Unknown Albinoni
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Much of Baroque composer Tomaso Albinoni's work was lost in World War II bombings (even his most famous work, the Adagio in G Minor, is a reconstruction of a fragment). Famous as an opera composer in his time, it's the instrumental work that has stood the test of time. Tonight we'll hear Albinoni's Oboe Concerto in B-flat with soloist Hans de Vries; Bob Van Asperen leads Alma Musica Amsterdam.
Johann Sebastian Bach was such a fan of Albinoni's music that he used it to instruct his own students — when he wasn't writing music for that specific purpose, that is. Case in point: Bach wrote his six Trio Sonatas (originally for organ) to be used in his son Wilhelm's musical education. We'll hear a version of the Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor for recorder, violin and continuo as arranged and performed by Musica Pacifica.
Johann Sebastian Bach was such a fan of Albinoni's music that he used it to instruct his own students — when he wasn't writing music for that specific purpose, that is. Case in point: Bach wrote his six Trio Sonatas (originally for organ) to be used in his son Wilhelm's musical education. We'll hear a version of the Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor for recorder, violin and continuo as arranged and performed by Musica Pacifica.
