Joaquim José Antunes

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Joaquim Joze Antunes (Lisbon,c 1725 - Lisbon,c 1790), Portuguese Harpsichord maker,

One of the most important 18th century Portuguese harpsichord makers and a member of a family of keyboard instrument makers, located in Lisbon.

[edit] Recordings of Antunes Instruments

• [1]Amon Ra CD-SAR 43 Carlos Seixas Harpsichord Sonatas,

played by Robert Woolley on a harpsichord made by Joaquim Joze Antunes in Lisbon in 1785. The instrument is in the Finchcocks collection, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom. The recording was made at Finchcocks in December 1988.

• Metronomist MET1064 Manuel Blasco de Nebra Sonatas & Pastorelas played by Carole Cerasi.

The recording was made at Finchcocks in November 2002.

• Portugalsom CD 870023/PS Carlos Seixas Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Cremilde Rosado Fernandes

on a harpsichord made by Joaquim Joze Antunes in Lisbon in 1758. The instrument belongs to the collection of the Music Museum Lisbon.

[edit] Extant Instruments by Antunes

• 1758 harpsichord in the Music Museum, Lisbon.
• 1785 harpsichord in the [2]Finchcocks collection, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom.