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Biography
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Francesco Geminiani
Real name: Francesco Saverio Geminiani
Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 2021
Francesco Geminiani (Lucca, 1680 - 1762) was an Italian violinist, composer and music theorist of the Baroque era.He was a pupil of Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti and he wrote the major parts of his works in England, where could enjoy some fame. Geminiani was a friend of Georg Friedrich Händel who often accompanied him on the harpsichord.