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Gottfried Finger
12+ albums
baroqueCzechcomposerClassical18th century
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Gottfried Finger (c.1660 –1730), also Godfrey Finger, was a Moravian Baroque composer Many of his compositions were for the viol; he also wrote operas. He was born in Olomouc, modern-day Czech Republic, and worked for the court of James II of England before becoming a freelance composer. After a contest in London to set "The Judgement of Paris" as opera, in which Finger came fourth, he left England and moved to Germany. He died in Mannheim, and was buried on 31st August 1730. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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A Ground in D Minor
634240 Airs anglos pour la flute, 3me livre: A Ground
4213Aria et variationes in D major
3154Violin Sonata No. 52 in E Major, RI 135
2545Sonata a tre chori in C Major
996Fantasia in G Minor: VI. Allegro
677Prelude
608Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major: I. —
529Sonata a 5 in B-Flat Major: IV. Allegro
4710A Ground
46albums
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Finger: The complete music for viola da gamba solo
A Bohemian in London
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Music for European Courts and Concerts
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Finger: Music for European Courts and Concerts
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Finger: Sonatae pro diversis instrumentis, Op. 1
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Italian and English Music for Recorder and Lute
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Rococo - Musique à Sanssouci
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Recorder Recital: Schneider, Michael - Handel, G.F. / Telemann, G.P. / Barsanti, F. / Scarlatti, A. / Sammartini, G. / Mancini, F. / Castrucci, P.
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Finger: Virtuoso Music for 2 Bass Viols
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Mr Handel's Dinner
The Music of Cosmos
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Bach, J.S.: Jauchzet Gott in Allen Landen! / Zelenka, J.D.: Psalm 112 (Cantatas for Soprano and Trumpet)