G. B. Gervasio (ca.1725–after 1786) is most famous for having written the earliest extant method book for Neapolitan mandolin (i.e., modern tuning/stringing). Six of his multi-movement sonatas for solo mandolin and basso continuo have also survived (four of the six in the key of D). Weirdly, the Italian label Tactus released two complete, period-instrument recordings of the sonatas in 2019: Sergio Zigiotti accompanied by the diverse instrumentation of the Inchordis Ensemble (TC 720701) and Marco Giacintucci accompanied by Walter D'Arcangelo on harpsichord (TC 720702: which claims to be the first complete recording in spite of its sequentially later catalog number). I suspect neither artist knew the other was recording this body of work . . . for release by the same record label. Weird.
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