cello. Frank Zappa (1940–1993) found out about him and performed Francesco Zappa's Opus 1 trios and Opus 4 sonatas on a digital synthesizer called the Synclavier. The recordings were released on the album Francesco Zappa in 1984. Frank Zappa described the album as "His (Francesco Zappa's) First Digital Recording in over 200 Years". While assumed by many to have been related, Frank Zappa stated in The Real Frank Zappa Book that in fact they were not. The first recording of Francesco Zappa's symphonies was made by the New Dutch Academy directed by Simon Murphy; PENTATONE PTC 5186 365, released in 2009. The recording features American Baroque cellist Caroline Kang in the solo role in Zappa's "cello symphonies". Works Duets: 6 Sonatas for keyboard/harpsichord and violin, Opus 6 (Paris, n.d.) 6 Duos (violin, cello/2 violins) (Paris, n.d.) Duo for 2 cellos, Ms., m. 5740, Sammlung Hausbibliothek Trio sonatas, 2 violins and bass: 6 Trios (London, 1765), Opus 1 (The Hague, n.d.) 6 Trios Opus 2 (London, ca. 1767) 6 Trios Opus 3 (Paris, n.d.) 6 Trios Opus 4 (London, n.d.) 6 Sonates à deux Violons & Basse, (The Hague, n.d.), Sammlung Thulemeyer Other Works: 6 Symphonies (Paris, n.d.) 2 Romances, 1 violin (The Hague, n.d.) Sonata for cello, Mus. ms. 23490, Berlin Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz Sinfonia con Violoncello obbligato No. 1 for 2 violins, viola, violoncello obbligato, 2 oboes, 2 horns, Ms., m. 5737, Sammlung Hausbibliothek Quartetto Concertante for 2 violins, viola, cello, "composta all Aya li 8 Liuglio 1788," Ms. m. 5740, Sammlung Hausbibliothek 7 Pieces, 2 for piano, 5 for 1 violin, piano, Opus 11 (The Hague, n.d.) 2 Sonata à tre for violin, violoncello obbligato, bass, in Early Cello Series, xxiii (London, 1983) Other works: Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Bad Schwalbach Evangelisches Pfarrarchiv, Milan Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi References Further References Francesco Zappa, Symphonies, edited by Simon Murphy, The Hague, 2007 Francesco Zappa, Symphonies, Simon Murphy (conductor), New Dutch Academy, PentaTone Classics SA-CD, 2009 Simon Murphy and Cornelia Klugkist "ZAPPA IN THE NETHERLANDS New Discoveries on the life of Francesco Zappa (1717 – 1803), Cellist and Composer at the 18th Century Court of Orange in The Hague" Spring 2013 at http://www.newdutchacademy.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96:zappa&catid=40:articles&Itemid=55 Francesco Zappa, "Sinfonie", critical edition by Jacopo Franzoni (Milano: Ricordi, 2010 - Archivio della sinfonia milanese, 3) Jacopo Franzoni, "Chi Era Francesco Zappa?" in "Antonio Brioschi e il nuovo stile musicale del Settecento lombardo" by Davide