Albinoni – The Complete Concertos Op. 9 & Adagio for Organ and Strings 2 CDs

I Musici · Felix Ayo · Heinz Holliger · Maurice Bourgue
Label: Decca Classics – DUO Series
UPC: 028945633325
Catalog No.: 456 333-2
Format: 2 CDs (ADD Recording)
Total Time: 135 min (2h 15m 54s)
Release Year: 1997 (recordings 1967, Rome)
Country: Germany
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque · Concerto

Overview

This 2-CD set from Decca DUO presents the complete Concertos Op. 9 by Tomaso Albinoni, performed by the legendary Italian ensemble I Musici. Featured soloists include violinist Felix Ayo, oboists Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue, and harpsichordist Maria Teresa Garatti.

Recorded in June 1967 in Rome, these performances remain a benchmark of historically inspired Baroque interpretation. Alongside Op. 9, the album includes the famous Adagio in G minor for Organ and Strings, one of the most iconic works associated with Albinoni.

Product Features

• Complete set of Albinoni’s Op. 9 concertos (12 concertos).
• Star soloists: Felix Ayo (violin), Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue (oboes).
• Historic performance by I Musici, pioneers of Baroque chamber music.
• Includes the famous Adagio in G minor.
• Digitally remastered, Decca DUO release.

Track Listing

CD 1

• Concerto for Violin in B-flat major, Op. 9 No. 1 – Felix Ayo
• Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 9 No. 3
• Concerto for Violin in A major, Op. 9 No. 4 – Felix Ayo
• Concerto for Oboe in C major, Op. 9 No. 5 – Heinz Holliger
• Concerto for Oboe in G major, Op. 9 No. 6 – Holliger & Bourgue
• Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 9 No. 7 – Felix Ayo

CD 2

• Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 9 No. 8
• Concerto for Oboe in C major, Op. 9 No. 9 – Heinz Holliger
• Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 9 No. 10 – Felix Ayo
• Concerto for Violin in B-flat major, Op. 9 No. 11
• Concerto for Oboes in D major, Op. 9 No. 12 – Holliger & Bourgue
• Adagio in G minor for Organ and Strings

Total Time: 2h 15m 54s

Interesting Facts

• Opus 9 was published in 1722 in Amsterdam and dedicated to Maximilian II of Bavaria.
• Albinoni was one of the first composers to feature the oboe as a solo instrument in concertos.
• I Musici, founded in 1951 in Rome, became one of the leading ensembles for Baroque repertoire.
• Heinz Holliger, who participates here, is considered one of the greatest oboists of the 20th century.
• The Adagio in G minor, though partly reconstructed by Remo Giazotto, has become a symbol of Italian Baroque.

Publishers

© 1997 Decca Classics Productions Printed & Made in Germany DUO Series

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