Francisco Xavier Baptista (d. 1797) was one of the most important composers in the field of the Portuguese repertoire for keyboard instruments of the second half of the eighteenth century. His collection of twelve sonatas for harpsichord published in Lisbon around 1770 features amongst the rare works for keyboard instruments which were printed in Portugal in the course of that century. Despite the importance of his work and the relevance of his professional activity as organist of the Basilica de Santa Maria in Lisbon Read more on Last.fm