Leonardo Leo

He became a student at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini at Naples in 1703, and was a pupil first of Francesco Provenzale and later of Nicola Fago.

It has been supposed that he was a pupil of Pitoni and Alessandro Scarlatti, but he could not possibly have studied with either of these composers, although he was undoubtedly influenced by their compositions.

His most famous comic opera was Amor vuol sofferenza (1739), better known as La Finta Frascatana, highly praised by De Brosses.

Leo was the first of the Neapolitan school to obtain a complete mastery over modern harmonic counterpoint.

Undated operas: Label: Archiv Masters (Disc Title: Italian Violin Concertos) Orchestra: The Raglan Baroque Players Label: Hyperion (Disc Title: The Neapolitans - Pergolesi, Durante, Leo) Label: BIS (Disc Title: Leo-Six Cello Concertos) più dell'usato, cantata for solo voice & strings- Conductor: Cosimo Prontera Performer: Cristina Miatello, Emanuele Bianchi Orchestra: La Confraternita de' Musici Label: Tactus (Disc Title: Leonardo Leo: Serenate e Cantate) For a more complete discography of Leo, see http://www.leonardoleo.com/discography.htm[2]