Giovanni Legrenzi

Giovanni Legrenzi (baptized August 12, 1626 – May 27, 1690) was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late 17th century, and extremely influential in the development of late Baroque idioms across northern Italy.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Clusone (town and commune in Lombardy, Italy)), Died May 27, 1690 (Venice (capital city of Veneto, Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-050539 12-in. 5/9/1940 Che fiero costume (What strange whim pursuing) (Arietta from Eteocle and Pollinice) Fritz Kitzinger ; Ezio Pinza Bass vocal solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Legrenzi, Giovanni," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/407672.

Legrenzi, Giovanni. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/407672.

"Legrenzi, Giovanni." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/407672

External Sources

Discogs: Giovanni Legrenzi

Grove: Giovanni Legrenzi

IMSLP: Giovanni Legrenzi

RISM: Giovanni Legrenzi

Britannica: Giovanni Legrenzi

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Legrenzi, Giovanni, 1626-1690 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80158654

Wikidata: Giovanni Legrenzi - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q354947

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37115920

MusicBrainz: Giovanni Legrenzi - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/82df2c6f-0b9a-4db3-9c18-648342bcf83c

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/64981 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/64981

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