Fernando De Luca (born 1961 in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
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) is an Italian
harpsichordist
A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord. Harpsichordists may play as soloists, as accompanists, as chamber musicians, or as members of an orchestra, or some combination of these roles. Solo harpsichordists may play unaccompanied son ...
, teacher and
composer.
He studied harpsichord with
Paola Bernardi.
He is known to some people for his efforts to perform and record, for the first time, the
Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his train ...
's Complete Harpsichord Compositions and
Johann Christoph Graupner
Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.
Life
Born in Hartmannsdorf b ...
.
He is also the first to have transcribed and recorded a number of orchestral pieces to the harpsichord, including the ''Sixty Complete Ouvertures'' from the Handel's
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...
s and
oratorio
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s. A large number of his performances is freely available on an increasing number of specialized Ancient Music web sites.
He approached the study of counterpoint and the art of improvisation with Mons.
Domenico Bartolucci
Domenico Bartolucci (7 May 1917 – 11 November 2013) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and was recogn ...
, who was Maestro di Cappella for the