(July 2023) Episode 512 is TOMASO ALBINONI, a Venetian composer in the Baroque era, a contemporary of Bach and Vivaldi. By background he was more an amateur rather than professional musician, but was a prolific composer of operas, cantatas and chamber pieces (although many have been lost). I like the collections of concerti best. What his works lack in technical complexity they make up for in melodic beauty; Bach composed some works based on Albinoni’s themes.
Favorite piece: Concerto, Opus 6, No. 11 in A Major (I, II, III, IV)
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: If you also enjoy Baroque you will like Albinoni. It’s a highly orthodox style, and I admit I’m not expert enough to notice the differences.
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