Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783) Adagio

00:00 - Adagio from Concerto in B minor 04:30 - Adagio from Concerto in D major Laurence Dean & Christina Aherns-Dean, flute Hannoversche Hofkapelle ____________________________________________________________ Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 -- 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a great friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music. Hasse was born in Bergedorf, near Hamburg.