Pietro Nardini

Nardini was born in Livorno and at the age of 12, he became a pupil of Giuseppe Tartini in Padua. In 1740, he moved to Lucca. He was invited to the court of Maria Theresa in Vienna more than once. In 1762, he moved to Stuttgart, where he joined the court of Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and performed at his summer residence Ludwigsburg Palace. He was appointed conductor, succeeding Niccolò Jommelli. In 1765, he traveled to the courts of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony. In 1770, he moved back to Italy to assist the suffering Tartini. The next year, he became Kapellmeister, succeeding Carlo Antonio Campioni in Florence. The rest of his life, he stayed at the court of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, but performed in Naples, Pisa and Rome. • Illustration — Pietro Nardini As a friend of Leopold Mozart, he witnessed the arrival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on his first visit to Italy and his attempts to find a sustainable position in 1770–1771. He also met the Bohemian composer Václav Pichl, Kapellmeister to Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, governor of Lombardy. In 1778, he was invited by Catherine the Great. Nardini is mentioned in English writer Hester Lynch Piozzi's Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey Through France, Italy, and Germany (1789) as playing a solo at a concert Mrs Piozzi and her husband, Gabriele Piozzi, gave in Florence in July 1785. Though Nardini was not a prolific composer, his works are known for their sentimental but melodious tunes and usefulness in technical studies. Among the best known are the Sonata in D major and the Concerto in E minor. He was a teacher to many students: Bartolomeo Campagnoli, Filippo Manfredi, Thomas Linley the younger, Giovanni Francesco Giuliani and perhaps Giuseppe Cambini and Gaetano Brunetti. Nardini died in Florence on 7 May 1793, aged 71.

Vocal Music Operas (Intermezzi), Oratorios, Cantatas, Sacred vocal music, Masses, Motets, Psalms, Antiphons, Arias, Songs Instrumental music Violin Concertos, Keyboard Concertos, Violin Sonatas, Duos, String Trios, String Quartets, Chamber Music, Symphonies and other Orchestral Works

Pietro Nardini is recorded as a citizen of Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Recorded with the occupation composer. Classed in the genre classical music.