Harmoniae Varietates

Italian instrumental music was at its zenith when the works of these ten composers were written and each of those selected was a significant figure in the expansion of music for the harpsichord. Frescobaldi, represented by two athletic Toccatas, was influential across Germany while Merula’s beautiful Capriccio and Zipoli’s gracefully austere Sonata in C major reveal the breadth and variety to be found in Italian keyboard music of the period. The Venetian-born Pescetti draws the music from the Baroque onward to the new galant style.

Anonymus , Giovanni Picchi (1572-1643) , Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) , Bernardo Storace (1637-1707) , Tarquinio Merula (1590-1665) , Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) , Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) , Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710) , Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704-1766) , Leonardo Leo (1694-1744)

• Anonymus: Ballo del Granduca
  +Giovanni Picchi: Toccata
  +Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccaten II & VII
  +Bernardo Storace: Toccata & Canzon; Balletto
  +Tarquinio Merula: Capriccio
  +Domenico Zipoli: Sonata III
  +Alessandro Scarlatti: Toccaten II & IV
  +Bernardo Pasquini: Toccata im 2. Ton; Bizzarria & Variazione
  +Giovanni Battista Pescetti: Sonata IV
  +Leonardo Leo: Trattenimento