Ferdinando Gasparo Turrini: Sonata n.2 in La Magg.

Composer: Ferdinando Gasparo Turrini (1749-1812)
Harpsichordist: Ero Maria Barbero

Ferdinando Gasparo Turrini da Salò, also known as "Blind Bertoni" or "Little Bertoni", because he had been a pupil of his uncle Ferdinando Bertoni, was born in 1749 in Salò in Northern Italy. He began his career as Harpsichordist for a Venetian theatre. Tragically, he lost his eyesight at the early age of 23 in 1772, after which he was taken on as organist for the church of Saint Justine in Padua. He remained there until in the invasion of Padua by Napoleon's Armies in 1800, when he moved to Brescia, where he died in 1812 (Barbero, 1997, p. 5).

References
Barbero, M., E. (1997). Ferdinando Gasparo Turrini - Sei Sonate per Cembalo - Ero Maria Barbero [CD]. Milan, Italy: AGORA; 1997. 1 CD: Sound, Booklet.