Giuseppe Baldassare Sammartini (1695 - 1750) was an Italian composer and oboist during the late Baroque and early Classical era. Due to his professional instrument, many of these sonatas were written for the flute, recorder, and oboe. Sammartini's most famous piece is without question his 'Recorder Concerto in F'. This three part concerto (Allegro-Siciliano-Allegro assai) features extensive finger- and tongue-twisting passagework.