Main Performer: Béla Bánfalvi (Violin); Lajos Lencsés (Oboe)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Budapest Strings Orchestra
Recomended Retail Price: 11.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: 1 Plus / Coda Distribution Ltd
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 2 hours 56 minutes
Genre(s): Orchestral
SPAR Code: DDD
EAN: 4006408510932
Catalogue Number: 51
Work 1
Work Title: (12) Concerti a cinque, Op. 9
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in B flat 2. No. 2 in D minor 3. Adagio 4. No. 3 in F 5. No. 4 in A 6. No. 5 in C 7. No. 6 in G 8. No. 7 in D 9. No. 8 in G minor 10. No. 9 in C 11. No. 10 in F 12. No. 11 in B flat 13. No. 12 in D
Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: Published 1722
Date Recorded: 1992/3
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Strings Orchestra
Main Performer: Béla Bánfalvi (Violin), Lajos Lencsés (Oboe)
Advantages: Relaxing, serene, dreamy Disadvantages: The first track is not actual Albinoni
...an appropriate introduction to the rest of the music actual Albinoni.
Many of the tracks are concertos for solo violins against the typical larger string orchestra of violin, viola, cello and continuo (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20). The continuo instrument, usually being a harpsichord or organ. The baroque era is dominated by the use of strings and here they can be appreciated for their outstanding qualities. The adagios are slow, smooth and serene decorated with trills and turns.
Albinoni was also credited for being the first Italian composer of Oboe concertos. A number of the tracks on the album feature solo oboes against the larger string orchestra (tracks 4, 7, 10, 13). Albinoni's uses the oboe almost like a singer creating a lyrical and pleasant melody to the accompanying strings.
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Advantages: Gorgeous music, played with much passion Disadvantages: None really
...Gerhardt, has a particular interest in more unusual repertoire. One of the great advantages of this CD which should make it even more attractive to the potential buyer, is that both artists have frequently worked together in the past, which in my opinion is always a good thing when it comes to collaborating on a recording. The orchestra is the BBC Scottish Symphony.
Music and Performances:
Ernö Dohnányi (1877-1960) - Konzertstück in D major Op. 12: Dohnányi was born in Bratislava (his grandson is the eminent conductor Christoph von Dohnányi) and first established himself as a virtuoso pianist. However, after Johannes Brahms complimented him on his first composition efforts, he combined his playing career with his composing. Dohnányi's music is very much in the Brahmsian, Romantic tradition and this is especially evident...
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...A cracking cd if you loooovvvveeeee clasical sounds like me I can't get enough!
Johann Pachelbel
Canon in D major for strings & continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Toccata und Fuge D minor, BWV565
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 BWV 1048: Allegro
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Adagio in G minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622)
Andante (Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467)
Lacrimosa (Requiem in D minor, K. 626)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegretto (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral")
Adagio sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No. 2 -"Moonlight")
Allegro con brio (Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67)
Choral: Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125)
Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings Op.11...
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