Giuseppe Sarti (1729-1802): Composer to the Tsars

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Giacomo Puccini named three criteria of Italian music: clarity, spontaneity, and simplicity. In this meeting we explore the music of Giuseppe Sarti -- favored in courts from Copenhagen to St Petersburg -- attending particularly to his strong dynamic contrasts. Puccini would have noticed the expressive clarity this creates. "What Makes It Italian?": According to Puccini is a music listening and discussion…