Francesco Barsanti

Short bio Francesco Barsanti

Birthday: 1690

Died: 1772

Genre: Classical

Period: Baroque

Full biography Francesco Barsanti

Francesco Barsanti was an Italian composer who lived during the 18th century. Born in Lucca, Italy in 1690, Barsanti received his early music education in his hometown before moving to England in the early 1720s.

Barsanti's time in England was marked by a productive and successful career as a composer, performer, and music teacher. He made a name for himself in London's vibrant music scene, writing both instrumental and vocal works that were well-received by audiences and fellow composers alike.

One of Barsanti's most notable contributions to music was his work on developing the sonata form. Specifically, he is credited with popularizing the use of a four-movement structure consisting of a fast movement, slow movement, dance-like movement, and concluding fast movement. This structure became a hallmark of the classical sonata and is still widely used today.

In addition to his work as a composer and performer, Barsanti was also a dedicated music teacher. He taught several prominent musicians of the time, including the young composer and performer Carl Friedrich Abel.

Overall, Francesco Barsanti was an important figure in the development of both the classical sonata and the music scene in London during the 18th century. His contributions to music continue to be celebrated and studied today, nearly three centuries after his death.

Compositions featuring Francesco Barsanti

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major	8:20 min	Chamber Music	1690
2	Ouverture for 2 violins, viola & continuo in D minor, Op. 4/2	5:29 min	Chamber Music	-
3	Sonata in B flat, Op 2/2	10:00 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
4	Sonata for treble instrument & continuo in A minor	9:20 min	Chamber Music	-
5	Sonata for recorder in E minor	7:45 min	Chamber Music	-
6	Sonata for recorder & continuo in G minor, Op. 1/3	10:19 min	Chamber Music	-
7	Sonata for recorder & continuo in F major, Op. 1/ 5	11:03 min	Chamber Music	-
8	Sonata for recorder & continuo in D minor, Op. 1/1	8:12 min	Chamber Music	-
9	Sonata for recorder & continuo in C minor, Op. 1/4	8:33 min	Chamber Music	-
10	Sonata for recorder & continuo in C major, Op. 1/2	8:53 min	Chamber Music	-
11	Sonata for recorder & continuo in B flat major, Op. 1/6	10:52 min	Chamber Music	-
12	Sonata for flute & continuo in A minor, Op 2/4	10:20 min	Chamber Music	-
13	Overture for 2 violins, viola & continuo in G major, Op. 4/9	3:38 min	Chamber Music	-
14	A Collection of Old Scots Tunes	9:17 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
15	Concerto Grosso No. 10, Op. 3/10	9:45 min	Concerto	-
16	Concerto Grosso No. 7, Op. 3/7	9:52 min	Concerto	-
17	Concerto Grosso No. 6, Op. 3/6	8:16 min	Concerto	-
18	Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3/2	11:09 min	Concerto	-
19	Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3/1	10:05 min	Concerto	-
20	Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3/9	7:34 min	Concerto	-
21	Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3/5	7:23 min	Concerto	-
22	Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3/4	8:27 min	Concerto	-
23	Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3/3	10:28 min	Concerto	-
24	Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 3/8	7:33 min	Concerto	-
25	Concerti Grossi (10), Op 3		Concerto	-
26	Concerti Grossi (6) from Sonate Notturne, Op.6	72:52 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Francesco Barsanti

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Francesco Barsanti, Arcadia (6) – Sonate A Flauto Solo Con Basso Op.I, 1724(CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	2015	Glossa Music
2	Francesco Barsanti - Ensemble Electra (2) – Sonatas For Recorder And Basso Continuo(CD, Album)	2010	Not On Label (Ensemble Electra (2) Self-released)
3	Francesco Barsanti - Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, Attilio Motzo – Concerti Grossi - Opera III (Concerti VI, IV, VII, I, X)(CD, Album)	2006	Tactus
4	Francesco Barsanti / Concerto Caledonia – Mungrel Stuff(CD, Album)	2001	Linn
5	Francesco Maria Veracini, Francesco Barsanti, Bergen Barokk – Veracini / Barsanti(CD, Album, Stereo)	1997	Simax Classics
6	Corelli • Barsanti • Veracini • Bigaglia • Vivaldi • Marcello - Brüggen • Bylsma • Leonhardt – Italian Recorder Sonatas(CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo)	1994	TELDEC
7	Fontana, Barsanti, Telemann, van Eyck, Castello, Frescobaldi / Clas Pehrsson – Performs Recorder Music(CD, Compilation)	1994	BIS
8	Giuseppe Sammartini Sammartini, Francesco Geminiani Geminiani, Francesco Barsanti Barsanti, Pietro Castrucci Castrucci, Michel Henry, Roberto Gini, Diana Petech – Sammartini - Geminiani - Barsanti - Castrucci. Italian Musicians In London(CD, Stereo)	1994	Arts (3)
9	Francesco Barsanti, Jean-François Alizon, Pierre Bouillot, Martin Bauer (2), Elisabeth Geiger – Flauto dolce e traverso(CD, )	1994	Tamino
10	Francesco Barsanti, Arcadia (6) – Sonate A Flauto Solo Con Basso Op.I, 1724(CD, Album)	1994	Symphonia
11	Georg Friedrich Händel / Christoph Schaffrath / Francesco Barsanti / Georg Philipp Telemann - Renate Hildebrand, Bradford Tracey, Claude Wassmer, Pere Ros, Rolf Junghanns – Bläserkammermusik Auf Historischen Instrumenten(CD, Album)	1990	FSM (2)
12	Corelli • Barsanti • Geminiani • Veracini • Il Giardino Armonico – Sonate Italiane Per Flauto	1989	Nuova Era
13	Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Barsanti, Zdeněk Tylšar, Bedřich Tylšar, Dvořák Chamber Orchestra, Libor Pešek – Compositions With Two French Horns	1986	Supraphon
14	Beethoven, Mozart, Händel, Barsanti – Compositions With Two French Horns(LP, Compilation)	1986	Supraphon
15	Otto / Barsanti / Albinoni / Händel - Maurice André, Württembergisches Kammerorchester, Jörg Faerber – Vier Trompetenkonzerte	1981	His Master's Voice
16	Barsanti, Vivaldi, Marcello, Bononcini, Bitti, Veracini – Italienische Blockflötensonaten(LP, Stereo)	1978	Bärenreiter-Musicaphon
17	L. Vinci, G.B. Platti, R. Valentino, F. Barsanti, T. Albinoni, Gabriele Gallotta, Massimiliano Carraro – Il Magico Flauto Del '700 (Cinque Sonate)(LP, Album, Stereo)	1978	Ducale
18	Albinoni · Lully · Pachelbel · Byrd · Barsanti - Scottish Baroque Ensemble, Leonard Friedman – Music For Drumlanrig	1978	CRD Records
19	J. C. Pepusch, F. Barsanti, C. Dieupart, J. B. Loeillet, J. C. Schickhardt - Ferdinand Conrad, Hugo Ruf, Johannes Koch – The Recorder, Volume II(LP, Stereo)	1977	Musical Heritage Society
20	Clas Pehrsson, Bengt Ericson, Anders Öhrwall - Fontana / Barsanti / Telemann / van Eyck / Linde / Shinohara – Sonata Prima / Sonata C Minor / Sonate E Minor / Comagain / Fantasia En Echo / Amarilli, Mia Bella / Fragmente(LP, Album, Stereo)	1976	BIS
21	Georg Friedrich Händel, Francesco Geminiani, Georg Philipp Telemann, Francesco Barsanti, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl – Das Concerto Grosso(LP)	1971	Schwann 5x10
22	Franceschini, Gabrielli, Barsanti, Torelli, Corelli, Vivaldi – The Virtuoso Trumpet	1971	Concert Hall
23	Barsanti, Vivaldi, Marcello, Bononcini, Bitti, Veracini – Italienische Blockflötensonaten(LP, Stereo)	1970	Bärenreiter-Musicaphon
24	Luigi Boccherini, Francesco Barsanti, Giovanni Maria Placido Rutini, Francesco Maria Veracini, Domenico Zipoli / Solistes De La "Società Cameristica Di Lugano" – Les Maîtres Toscans Du XVIIIè Siècle(LP, Album, Mono)	1965	Cycnus
25	Domenico Cimarosa / Francesco Barsanti / Jean-Pierre Rampal, Robert Hériché, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Pierre Colombo (2) – Cimarosa: Concerto In G Major For Two Flutes And Orchestra/Francesco Barsanti: Concerto Grossi Op. 3, Nos. 4, 10(LP)	1955	L'Oiseau-Lyre
26	Maurice André, Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesco Barsanti, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi – L'Extraordinaire Maurice André Vol 2(LP, Album)	-	Philips
27	Maurice André, Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesco Barsanti, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi – König Der Trompete Vol. 2(2×LP)	-	Philips
28	Händel, Telemann, Barsanti, Schaffrath - Renate Hildebrand, Claude Wassmer, Bradford Tracey – Bläserkammermusik Auf Historischen Instrumenten Von Händel, Telemann, Barsanti, Schaffrath(LP, Album)	-	FSM (2)
29	Hertel, Fasch, Barsanti, Albinoni, Graun, Geminiani, Capella Clementina, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl – Concerti Barocchi(CD, Compilation, Copy Protected, Reissue)	-	Koch Treasure