12/10/2023 0 Comments Vivaldi marcello platti oboe convertosHe was of a family made wealthy from the manufacture of paper and, thus financially independent, had no need to look for work in the musical profession. Unlike Vivaldi, Albinoni was not associated with San Marco, nor with any of the ospedali which featured so much in the former's life. The great J S Bach certainly knew of both of them since he paid them what in those days was the compliment of using some of their music in the composition of his own. The first two composers represented here, Antonio Vivaldi and Tommaso Albinoni, were almost exact contemporaries in their native Venice and yet, in all probability, hardly knew each other. One of them was Friedrich Nietzsche, who later said: ‘When I search for a word to replace that of music, I can think only of Venice.' Music has for generations been an essential part of the allure that Venice has held for its myriad visitors. Of the five composers represented in this recording, four were either born or died in Venice, that great North Italian centre of culture where, fittingly, the first public opera house was built in 1637. Since the earliest form of the modern oboe dates from the middle of the seventeenth century, the peculiar-in the nicest sense of the word-sound of the instrument was appreciated throughout the latter half of the Baroque period. That the oboe should feature in many Baroque concertos is hardly surprising, not least since its penetrating timbre allows its deployment against numerically superior forces to singular effect, and its beauty of tone imparts to the solo line a distinctive and distinguished quality. As a vehicle for musical composition it presented a fascinating challenge that found its ultimate expression in the solo concerto. We are forever in the debt of our forebears in the Baroque period for their realization of the possibilities inherent in the concerto principle, and indeed their development of it. 'Nicholas Daniel's playing, beautifully controlled and judiciously ornamented, makes it easy to listen again to a choice selection' (Fanfare, USA) Despite the familiarity of most of its music, this is a very enjoyable and well recorded disc. The orchestra display stylishness, unanimity and moderated weight, under which the friendly jangle of the harpsichord is never concealed. He projects the spirit of each work and movement very well. The programme is, though, perhaps what we should expect from a soloist on his concerto debut disc, he plays quite superbly, with precise articulation, in fluid lines, and with a tone from which all sharp edges have been lovingly polished. 2 has had the lion's share of attention, even had Marcello been equally so, which he wasn't, how could you resist the familiar D minor? Albinoni, too, was generous to the oboe in his Concerti a cinque (Opp. Eleven of Vivaldi's 19 completed oboe concertos have been recorded, which leaves a fair tract of fresh ground to be tilled. Familiarity and popularity seem to be the key words in this programme, in which the remaining works are old friends, with a liberal choice of alternative versions on Compact Disc. Even the earlier Cimarosa, adapted by Arthur Benjamin from keyboard sonatas is an ersatz oboe concerto, albeit a successful and oft-recorded one. Bellini's charming work, more or less what you might expect of one whose name is so firmly linked to opera, is a product of his youth and his only concerto for any instrument It extends the past rather than smooths the passage to the twentieth-century revival of the form. Oboe concertos from baroque times are plentiful but thereafter the species became endangered romantic oboe concertos are something of a rarity. Notes: This concerto is based on four of Cimarosa's piano sonatas, adapted by Concerto for Oboe in C major by Domenico Cimarosa Concerto for Oboe in C major, RV 447 by Antonio Vivaldiĥ. Concerto for Oboe in D minor by Alessandro MarcelloĤ. Concerto for Oboe in E flat major by Vincenzo Belliniģ. 9: no 2 for Oboe in D minor by Tomaso AlbinoniĢ. Orchestra/Ensemble: Peterborough String Orchestraġ. Label: Helios Catalog #: 55034 Spars Code: DDDĬomposer: Tomaso Albinoni, Vincenzo Bellini, Alessandro Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi. Five Italian Oboe Concertos / Daniel, Peterborough Orchestra
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