ALBINIONI: Oboe Concerti vol. 3

Georgiadis, John;
Camden, Anthony;
London Virtuosi;
Alty, Alison

8.553035

The present recording includes two of the single-oboe concerti in Opus 7: Nos. 6 and 12. Both have finales in 3 / 8 or 6 / 8 that exploit Albinoni's favourite rhythmic device of hemiola (where twice three units becomes thrice two units or the reverse). Their outer movements are spacious, always presenting the main oboe theme twice in succession on its initial appearance. • The fourth concerto from Opus 7 exemplifies the four string concerti in this collection. It is closely related to the Sinfonia in G major included paraphrases of those in the sinfonia, while the subsidiary material is unchanged. Self-borrowing of this kind was normal among Italian composers of Albinoni's generation. In place of the fugue that ends the sinfonia, however, the concerto has a tripping, dance-like movement in 3 / 8.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

21-11-1994

730099403528