Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819) - Sonata (II) for the harpsichord, Op.2

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Composer: Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819)
Work: Sonata (II) for the harpsichord, Op.2 (World Premiere Recording)
Performers: Sibelius + Harpsichord samples (edited by Pau NG)

Sonata (II) for the harpsichord, Op.2
1. Allegro spiritoso 0:00
2. Andante 6:26
3. Rondo 10:15

Drawing: Edward Francis Burney (1760-1848) - The Triumph of Music (c.1815)
Image in high resolution: https://flic.kr/p/2mrRPfk
Painting: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) - Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819) (c.1780)
Image in high resolution: https://flic.kr/p/2keFWe5

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Charles Rousseau Burney
(1747 - London?, 23 September 1819)

English composer and music teacher. The youngest son of Richard Burney of London and Barbone Lodge, Worcester, he was nephew, pupil and son-in-law of Charles Burney (1726-1814). Later, he worked as a keyboard teacher, occasional composer and musician. He was documented as harpsichordist at the Worcester Festival in 1767. He had married on 20 September 1770 his cousin Esther (Hetty) Burney (1749-1832) with who performed duets on two harpsichords (On November 12, 1775, the couple performed a duet by Johann Gottfried Müthel published in 1771). As a composer, he published few works; air with variations for the pianoforte (London, c.1796), Four sonatas for the harpsichord or pianoforte with an accompanyment for a Violin and a Duett for two performers on one instrument (London, n.d.) and Two Sonatas for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte and a Duet for two performers on one instrument (London, n.d.). Acquaintance of the painter Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), he corresponded him with an accuratted portrait. His brother was the artist Edward Francis Burney (1760-1848) and among his daughters, the musician Cecilia Burney (1789-1821).