Giovanni Picchi: Toccata (early italian keyboard music)

to watch in better quality:
http://www.vimeo.com/1218166

Giovanni Picchi (1571 ?-- 1643) was an Italian composer, organist, lutenist, and harpsichordist, Venetian School. He was the only Venetian of his time to write dance music for harpsichord.
He appeared as a lutenist on the title page of a dance manual by Fabritio Caroso (Nobilità di dame, 1600). In 1607 he was organist at the Venetian church of the Frari, and from 1623 to his death he was also organist at the confraternity Scuola di San Rocco. Instead of him, Giovanni Pietro Berti became organist at the san Marco.

Of Picchi's music, mostly instrumental music survives. This toccatta is included in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Further more there are some dances by him.
corpus of early music 38

ernst stolz cembalo
(after boni)

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[Dd4V]

1:05 - epic 

[ernststolz]

thanks

[asiestaremejor]

This instrument have a beauty and curious sound (unknow for me in other examples of this music).

Who was Boni and when he live??

Thanks for your answer and for this beauty piece!!

[ernststolz]

Yes it has a great sound indeed. You can google Boni quite easily.

[Nha1123]

Enchante

[ernststolz]

merci

[Grigeral]

I love the sound of the harpsichord :)

[marsvltor2]

The Italian harpsichord! So different from its northern European brethren. Lovely posting. P :-)

[FashionedUp]

Lovely!