TOMASO ALBINONI

 

Concerti a Cinque Op. 10

 

Concerti a Cinque Op. 10

Concerto No. 4 in G Major

Concerto No. 11 in C Minor

Concerto No. 9 in C Major

Concerto No. 8 in G Minor

Concerto No. 5 in A Major

Concerto No. 7 in F Major

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor

Concerto No. 1 in Bb Major

 

Harmonices Mundi / Claudio Astronio

 

The Venetian composer Tomaso Albinoni was one of the very first composers to regularly use the three-movement form for concertos already employed by Giuseppe Torelli in his Sinfonias written for the instrumental groups at San Petronio in Bologna. His Concerti a cinque opus 10 were published Amsterdam in 1735 or 1736, when the composer’s international fame was already consolidated. Their success was closely linked to melodic inspiration, and the fact that the technical demands placed on performers were not excessive meant that these works were much sought after, especially by amateurs.

 

As well as being a harpsichordist, organist and conductor of the early instrument ensemble Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio is also a founding member of the Musica Antiqua association in Bolzano and works as artistic director of the International Festival of Early Music.

 

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