Portuguese composer Francisco António de Almeida is remembered today for a small but significant collection of secular and sacred vocal works and the "Sinfonia No.1' belongs to latter part of Almeida's career as a composer at the court of D. João V in Lisbon, c1726.Following a resurgence of interest in Almeida's work with recent performances of the dramma comico La Spinalba' and his oratorio La Giuditta' the Sinfonia No.1' newly engraved from manuscript is a valuable addition to the canon of ...