Giovanni Battista Martinis instrumental music, much of which remains unpublished, constitutes a corpus that is surprising both in quality and breadth. Symphonies and concertos for strings, wind, for solists (flute, violin, cello, harpsichord, horns)and concertante groups, chamber music (sonatas, fugues, trios, minuets, variations) form a versatile collection of compositions, ranging in genre from the sacred to the profane, from baroque style to early classicism.

Padre Martini tacklesmany di...