Cristofori Piano: Sonata number 6 by Lodovico Giustini

Dongsok Shin performs the Giga of Sonata number 6 in B flat major by Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument’s inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), in Florence, 1720. This sonata is from the 12 Sonate da cimbalo di piano e forte detto volgarmente di martelletti, Op. 1, written in 1732. These are the first known pieces to have been composed specifically for the piano. Production support was provided by The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation. A production of the Digital Media Department The Metropolitan Museum of Art Produced and Directed by Christopher Noey Edited by Kate Farrell Camera by Kelly Richardson and Jessica Glass Lighting by Ned Hallick Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio by David Raymond Production Coordinator: Stephanie Wuertz Production Assistants: Sarah Cowan, Maureen Coyle Organized by the Department of Musical Instruments J. Kenneth Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge