Giovanni Maria Casini (16 December 1652 – 25 February 1719) was an Italian composer, notably of oratorios in his native

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.Howard E. Smither A History of the Oratorio: Vol. 1 2012 p 289 "the principal native Florentines whose oratorios were performed in Florence are Lorenzo Conti, Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Francesco Maria Veracini, Anton Francesco Piombi, and Giovanni Maria Casini."

Selected works and recordings

*''Pensieri in partitura'' for organ, Op.3 1714, recorded Francesco Tasini Tactus 2012 *Casini oratorio: ''Il Viaggio Di Tobia'' Laura Antonaz, Claudine Ansermet, Mya Fracassini, Jeremy Ovenden, Sergio Foresti, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis Dynamic, DDD, 2004 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Casini, Giovanni Maria 1652 births 1719 deaths Italian composers Italian Baroque composers