Francesco Mancini (16 January 1672 ? 22 September 1737) was an Italian composer from Napoli. He was an important teacher and managed to obtain his greatest duty during Alessandro Scarlatti absence from Neapolitan court, between 1702 and 1708. In this period he was Director of the Conservatorio di S Maria di Loreto as well as being first organist and maestro of the Capella Reale. His works include 29 operas, sonatas, 7 serenatas, 12 oratorios and more than 200 secular cantatas in addition to assorted sacred music and a small amount of instrumental music. Today he is best known for his recorder sonatas. Text source : Wikipedia (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
