Francesco Maria Veracini

Francesco Maria Veracini (1 February 1690 – 31 October 1768) was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. As a composer, according to Manfred Bukofzer, "His individual, if not subjective, style has no precedent in baroque music and clearly heralds the end of the entire era", while Luigi Torchi maintained that "he rescued the imperiled music of the eighteenth century", His contemporary, Charles Burney, held that "he had certainly a great share of whim and caprice, but he built his freaks on a good foundation, being an excellent contrapuntist". The asteroid 10875 Veracini was named after him.

"Afternoon in the Garden" - Classical Landscapes - 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Italian Classical Masterpieces - 2025-06-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Sonate Accademiche - An Anthology - 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

"A Beautiful Afternoon in the Garden" - Baroque Classics - 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Violin Sonatas, op. 1 - 2024-11-24T00:00:00.000000Z

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