Luigi Gatti - Serenata in D-major

Luigi Gatti

(Lazise, October 7, 1740 (11 October, the date generally recorded, was the day of his christening) – Salzburg March 1, 1817) was a classical composer. He was born in Lazise in 1740, the son of an organist, Francesco della Gatta. He was ordained a priest in Mantua. In the 1780s he became Hofkapellmeister in Salzburg and Leopold Mozart showed his irritation at not receiving it himself. Between 1801 and 1804 Gatti helped Mozart's sister, Nannerl to locate unknown pieces by Mozart. He died

in Salzburg in 1817. He is famous for writing oratorios, cantatas, sextets and septets.

Serenata in D-major for oboe, bassoon, 2 horns and string quintet.

Mov.I: Allegro 00:00
Mov.II: Adagio alla Romanza 12:04
Mov.III: Menuetto 22:03
Mov.IV: Allegro 27:11

Ensemble: Calamus Ensemble