Giuseppe Demachi (1732-c.1791) - Sinfonia in Es-Dur

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Composer: Giuseppe Demachi (1732-c.1791)
Work: Sinfonia in Es-Dur (à piu strumenti)
Performers: Capella Wеilburgеnsis; Dοris Hagеl (conductor)

Sinfonia in Es-Dur
1. Allegro 0:00
2. Andante 7:18
3. Menuetto 11:20
4. Rondo 13:58

Drawing: Christian Gottlieb Geissler (1729-1814) - Retour du Conseil général à Genève (1789)
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Giuseppe Demachi
(Alessandria, 7 June 1732 - London, c.1792)

Italian composer and violinist. In 1763 he was first violinist in the town orchestra of Alessandria, and not a member of the Turin court orchestra, as many dictionaries state. He was in the service of Count Sannazzaro of Casale Monferrato from 1765 to 1769 (though in 1768 he is known to have been active in Saluzzo) and again from 1773 to 1776. By 1771 he had settled in Geneva, where in 1774 he was first violinist of the Concerto di Ginevra at the newly founded Société de Musique. In Geneva on 15 February 1775 he performed with the Czech clarinettist Joseph Beer. There too, he had his first works published by the editor Suzanna-Pernette Scherrer and worked with the violinists Gaspard Fritz and Friedrich Schwindl. He is listed in Casale until 1777. In 1791 he gave concerts in London, using the title maître de concert of the Princess Nassau-Weilburg. His works follow the galant style of Boccherini, but also employ a dramatic colouring in the manner of Tartini; his symphonies reflect the growing taste for programme music. His compositions include four sinfonia concertantes, several symphonies (of which one is titled Le campane di Roma), 56 trio sonatas, 18 duos, 10 violin concertos and six orchestra quartets. #ClassicalMusic