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I began today with the express purpose of getting this blog post done, but somehow life got in my way as it has all week. Needless to say, I have not any planned words of wisdom to share with you, but I did manage to come up with both Music and Men before life became a major distraction in the middle of my day. Hopefully, next week my time will not be at a platinum premium price and I can continue the saga of My Life whence we meet again. Until then, please enjoy the aural and visual pleasures prepared for you as you scroll down the page.
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For your listening pleasure today we delve into Italian Baroque for a visit with Tomaso Albinoni. String instruments and especially the violin demanded a key position in
Baroque music particularly in Italy. Like many of his contemporaries
Tomaso Albinoni composed a large number of pieces for string ensemble
and many concertos for the violin.
With his concertos for one and two oboes Albinoni more or less introduced a new genre. He is the first Italian known to employ the oboe as a solo instrument in concerti (c. 1715, in his 12 concerti a cinque, op. 7) and publish such works, although earlier concerti featuring solo oboe were probably written by German composers such as Telemann or Händel. He did not copy Vivaldi’s violin concerto form but for both form and style drew on his vast experience as an opera composer.
Today's recording is a most entertaining Baroque music concert elegantly performed by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Nicol Matt, with Stefan Schilli, oboe, and Tanja Becker-Bender, violin. The complete play list may be found under the video.
With his concertos for one and two oboes Albinoni more or less introduced a new genre. He is the first Italian known to employ the oboe as a solo instrument in concerti (c. 1715, in his 12 concerti a cinque, op. 7) and publish such works, although earlier concerti featuring solo oboe were probably written by German composers such as Telemann or Händel. He did not copy Vivaldi’s violin concerto form but for both form and style drew on his vast experience as an opera composer.
Today's recording is a most entertaining Baroque music concert elegantly performed by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Nicol Matt, with Stefan Schilli, oboe, and Tanja Becker-Bender, violin. The complete play list may be found under the video.
00:00:00 Concerto a cinque, Op. 9/2: D Minor for Solo Oboe and Strings: Allegro non presto
00:03:43 Concerto a cinque, Op. 9/2: D Minor for Solo Oboe and Strings: Adagio
00:07:57 Concerto a cinque, Op. 9/2: D Minor for Solo Oboe and Strings: Allegro
00:10:48 Concerto, Op. 7/2: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:12:49 Concerto, Op. 7/2: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
00:13:49 Concerto, Op. 7/2: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:15:40 Concerto, Op. 7/6: D Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allego
00:18:21 Concerto, Op. 7/6: D Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Adagio
00:20:01 Concerto, Op. 7/6: D Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
00:22:15 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/9: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:26:15 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/9: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
00:28:45 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/9: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:32:14 Concerto, Op. 7/8: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: (no tempo)
00:34:32 Concerto, Op. 7/8: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: Largo
00:36:30 Concerto, Op. 7/8: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:38:16 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/5: C Major for Oboe and Strings: Allegro
00:41:36 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/5: C Major for Oboe and Strings: Adagio
00:43:33 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/5: C Major for Oboe and Strings: Allegro
00:46:42 Concerto, Op. 7/3: B-Flat Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
00:49:29 Concerto, Op. 7/3: B-Flat Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Adagio
00:51:32 Concerto, Op. 7/3: B-Flat Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
00:53:45 Concerto, Op. 9/3: F Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
00:58:15 Concerto, Op. 9/3: F Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
01:00:29 Concerto, Op. 9/3: F Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:04:25 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/11: B-Flat Major for Oboe and Strings: Allegro
01:08:28 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/11: B-Flat Major for Oboe and Strings: Adagio
01:11:08 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/11: B-Flat Major for Oboe and Strings: Allegro
01:14:28 Concerto, Op. 7/11: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:17:15 Concerto, Op. 7/11: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
01:19:06 Concerto, Op. 7/11: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:21:42 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/8: G Minor for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
01:25:43 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/8: G Minor for Oboe Solo and Strings: Adagio
01:27:49 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/8: G Minor for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
01:31:27 Concerto, Op. 7/5: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:33:19 Concerto, Op. 7/5: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
01:34:48 Concerto, Op. 7/5: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:36:09 Concerto, Op. 7/9: F Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
01:38:39 Concerto, Op. 7/9: F Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Adagio
01:39:36 Concerto, Op. 7/9: F Major for Oboe Solo and Strings: Allegro
01:41:59 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/6: G Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:45:36 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/6: G Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
01:47:59 Concerto à 5, Op. 9/6: G Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:51:00 Concerto, Op. 7/12: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:53:56 Concerto, Op. 7/12: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
01:55:55 Concerto, Op. 7/12: C Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
01:58:07 Concerto, Op. 9/12: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
02:01:16 Concerto, Op. 9/12: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: Adagio
02:03:26 Concerto, Op. 9/12: D Major for two Oboes and Strings: Allegro
02:04:56 Concerto for Violin and Strings, Op. 9/1: B-Flat Major: Allegro
02:08:09 Concerto for Violin and Strings, Op. 9/1: B-Flat Major: Adagio
02:09:55 Concerto for Violin and Strings, Op. 9/1: B-Flat Major: Allegro
02:12:23 Concerto, Op. 9/10 in F Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
02:15:52 Concerto, Op. 9/10 in F Major for Violin and Strings: Adagio
02:19:15 Concerto, Op. 9/10 in F Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
02:22:44 Concerto, Op. 9/7: D Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
02:26:14 Concerto, Op. 9/7: D Major for Violin and Strings: Andante e sempre piano
02:33:51 Concerto, Op. 9/7: D Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
02:36:32 Concerto, Op. 9/4: A Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
02:39:58 Concerto, Op. 9/4: A Major for Violin and Strings: Adagio
02:42:16 Concerto, Op. 9/4: A Major for Violin and Strings: Allegro
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Finally for today I have but one extraordinary model to display in a series of photographs by Mark Leighton. This series of photographic portraits perfectly illustrates the timeless incandescent beauty of youth. For those of you so inclined scroll on down and peruse them at your leisure. And all of you, thank you for the visit, come again and often and as always, Enjoy!
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