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Italian Oboe Concertos - Platti, Salieri, Rosetti, Besozzi

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Nicholas, Peter, Ward, Anthony, City Of London Sinfonia, Lloyd, Camden
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 01, 2002
Catalog #
8554772
UPC
636943477229

About

Whether or not the oboe's your thing, this recording promises baroque/classical-period concerto fans a solid hour of pleasant listening. The exceptional quality of the opening G minor work by 18th-century composer Giovanni Platti rewards multiple hearings for its splendid, agile melodies, flowing rhythmic style, and, most of all, it's exquisitely lovely slow-movement solo lines. Oboist Anthony Camden, a soloist of vast experience and well-deserved acclaim, lavishes care and artful expression on this and all the other works on the program, enhancing even the less-illustrious works--the relatively routine if still agreeable Salieri and Rosetti pieces--with his facile technique and eloquent articulation. His tone is at once warm and tangy, very easy on the ear, and, as a singer with a text, he effectively alters its quality as the music suggests. Equal in interest to the Platti is the concerto by Carlo Besozzi (1738-c. 1798), a piece that offers the soloist some wonderful virtuoso challenges, highlighted by an exciting cadenza in the opening Allegro and fancy passagework in the concluding Allegretto. Camden is partnered by an excellent and responsive City of London Sinfonia, sympathetically directed by Nicholas Ward. The sound is appropriately full-bodied with a touch of brightness that serves the music and solo instrument well. --David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Allegro 04:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Giovanni Benedetto Platti
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  2. 2 Largo 04:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Largo
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Giovanni Benedetto Platti
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  3. 3 Allegro 03:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Giovanni Benedetto Platti
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  4. 4 Allegro spiritoso 07:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Antonio Salieri
    Performer
    Peter Lloyd, Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  5. 5 Largo 06:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Largo
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Antonio Salieri
    Performer
    Peter Lloyd, Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  6. 6 Allegretto 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Allegretto
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Antonio Salieri
    Performer
    Peter Lloyd, Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  7. 7 Allegro 07:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Carlo Besozzi
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  8. 8 Andante 06:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Andante
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Carlo Besozzi
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  9. 9 Allegretto 08:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    Allegretto
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Carlo Besozzi
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward
  10. 10 Rondeau in F 03:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Rondeau in F
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Antonio Rosetti
    Performer
    Anthony Camden
    Ensemble
    City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Nicholas Ward