Domingos Bomtempo - Quintetos com Piano

"João Domingos Bomtempo (...) was one of the most prominent figures in eighteenth century Portuguese music, due to his versatility as a composer, pianist, pedagogue and reformer, indeed a unique case in his time. His exceptional talent soon revealed itself not only in the choice of instrumental music as means of expression but also in a cosmopolitanism which, departing from the usual path of italian opera, stretched from Paris to London.
(...) The truth of the matter is that, until 1820, the composer divided his musical activity between Paris, London and Lisbon, untiring in his endeavours to assert himself as a composer and a pianist. (...)
Bomtempo's piano repertoire belongs to the same family of musicians as Dussek, Field, Clementi and Kalkbrenner (...)" [Vanda de Sá in the booklet]

more Bomtempo works

João Domingos Bomtempo (1775-1842):
Fantasy for Piano with String Quartet
Piano Quintet in E flat major, op.16
Piano Quintet in D major

Gabriela Canavilhas - piano
Quarteto de Cordas Capela

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