Konzert 4 Violinen
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Product ID: FV2 1997
By Leonardo Leo
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Friedrich Vieweg Musikverlag
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String Orchestra
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Leonardo Leo (1694-1744)
Leonardo Leo (August 5, 1694 – October 31, 1744), more correctly Lionardo Oronzo Salvatore de Leo, was an Italian Baroque composer.
Leo was born in San Vito degli Schiavoni (current San Vito dei Normanni, province of Brindisi), then part of the Kingdom of Naples.
Leo was the first of the Neapolitan school to obtain a complete mastery over modern harmonic counterpoint. His sacred music is masterly and dignified, logical rather than passionate, and free from the sentimentality which is present in the work of Francesco Durante and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. His serious operas suffer from a coldness and severity of style, but in his comic operas he shows a keen sense of humour. His ensemble movements are spirited, but never worked up to a strong climax.
A fine and characteristic example of his sacred music is the Dixit Dominus in C, edited by CV Stanford and published by Novello. A number of songs from operas are accessible in modern editions.
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