Pergolesi,Giovanni Battista(?); Trio Sonatain G minorfor 2 violinsand harpsichord
Thecirca 1780inLondonprintedbyPergolesiname12trio sonatasfrom whichIgor Stravinskycited severalissues inhis balletPulcinella(in faith,if it wereoriginal worksof Pergolesi),couldnowdoubtDomenico Galloattributed.They probablyoriginatedinthe 1750s.BothConcertiarmoniciand thetrio sonataswere therefore eligible forassessmentPergolesi,as its mainworksin the field ofinstrumental music, theywereno longerconsidered.Thatdoes not diminishthe absolutevalue of thismusicalcompositions, butqualifiestheir importanceas a harbingerofearly musicalclassics,astheywere consideredlong.Especially thetriosonatasas a musicmidcenturynotso advancedasthey weretwenty years earlierduring his lifetimePergolesiit.