Preludio of Sonata No. 6 by Lodovico Giustini, Cristofori Piano l Met Music
Cristofori Piano: Sonata No. 6 in B flat major, 1st movement by Lodovico Giustini
Dongsok Shin performs the Preludio of sonata number 6 in B flat major by Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument's inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), in Florence, 1720. This sonata is from the 12 Sonate da cimbalo di piano e forte detto volgarmente di martelletti, Op. 1, written in 1732. These are the first known pieces to have been composed specifically for the piano.
Production support was provided by The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation
Dongsok Shin performs the Preludio of sonata number 6 in B flat major by Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument's inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), in Florence, 1720. This sonata is from the 12 Sonate da cimbalo di piano e forte detto volgarmente di martelletti, Op. 1, written in 1732. These are the first known pieces to have been composed specifically for the piano.
Production support was provided by The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation