Hailing from a family of six musicians and art lovers, Leonora Duarte (1610–1678) has left seven “sinfonias” for five violas da gamba for posterity. 
By Clara Gallière
A Flemish composer and musician of Jewish origin, Leonora Duarte (1610–1678) is the author of a single surviving work, the Sinfonias. Let us step into this consort for five viols.
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