Composer: Tomaso Albinoni
Performer: Anthony Robson, Catherine Latham
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90
Conductor: Simon Standage
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN0792
Release: 2013
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Oboe Concerto in D major, Op. 7, No. 1
01. I. Allegro – II. Adagio
02. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Oboes in C major, Op. 7, No. 2
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Adagio
05. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 3
06. I. Allegro
07. II. Adagio
08. III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in G major, Op. 7 No. 4
09. I. Allegro
10 .II. Adagio
11. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Oboes in C major, Op. 7, No. 5
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Adagio
14. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in D major, Op. 7, No. 6
15. I. Allegro
16. II. Adagio
17. III. Allegro
Concerto for 5 instruments in A major, Op. 7 No. 7
18. I. [Allegro]
19. II. Adagio
20. III. Allegro
Concerto for 5 instruments in D major, Op. 7 No. 8
21. I. [Allegro]
22. II. Largo
23. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in F major, Op. 7, No. 9
24. I. Allegro
25. II. Adagio
26. III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 10
27. I. Allegro
28. II. Adagio
29. III. Allegro
Concerto for 5 instruments in C major, Op. 7 No. 11
30. I. Allegro
31. II. Adagio
32. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in C major, Op. 7, No. 12
33. I. Allegro
34. II. Adagio
35. III. Allegro
CD 02
Violin Concerto in B flat major, Op. 9, No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Concerto Op. 9 No. 2 for oboe & strings in D minor
04. I. Allegro e non presto
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Oboes in F major, Op. 9, No. 3
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Allegro
Concerto for Strings in A major, Op. 9, No. 4
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in C major, Op. 9, No. 5
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Adagio (non troppo)
15. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and continuo in G major, Op. 9 No. 6
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Adagio
18. III. Allegro
CD 03
Concerto for Strings in D major, Op. 9, No. 7
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante e sempre piano
03. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in G minor, Op. 9, No. 8
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, Op. 9, No. 9
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Adagio (non troppo)
09. III. Allegro
Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 9, No. 10
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allegro
Oboe Concerto in B flat major, Op. 9, No. 11
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegro
Concerto for 2 oboes, strings and continuo in D major, Op. 9 No. 12
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Adagio
18. III. Allegro
Sinfonia for strings in G minor
19. I. Allegro
20. II. Larghetto e sempre piano
21. III. Allegro
During the 1990s, Collegium Musicum 90 and Simon Standage released several volumes of Albinoni concertos, which proved popular with critics and public alike. The concertos were released as discs of single oboe concertos, double oboe concertos, and string concertos. In this re-issue on the Chaconne label, the concertos are presented in opus number order, showing the contrasting colours and tonalities of the concertos as they originally appeared.
Dating back to the second decade of the eighteenth century, Albinoni’s twenty-four Concerti a cinque, Opp. 7 and 9 – eight for a single oboe, eight for two oboes, and eight for strings alone – were the earliest such works by an Italian composer to be published. Here the oboe functions, in its relationship with the strings, almost like a singer. The fact that the composer entitled these works ‘Concerti con oboe’ (with oboe), not ‘per oboe’ (for oboe), signifies that the strings (and in particular the first violin) play a role nearly as important as the wind instrument. An interesting contrast between the opus numbers can be found within the double oboe concerto form, with those belonging to Op. 7 boasting an almost Vivaldian vigour and much variety in texture, while the later works are consistently larger in scale, and more regular in form. Among string concertos, Op. 9 No. 7 is the most elaborate concerto for solo violin by Albinoni, and Op. 9 No. 10 the last example of its type in the composer’s œuvre.
Founded by Simon Standage and the late Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 has a well-established reputation for its performances of baroque and classical music using period instruments, its repertoire ranging from chamber pieces to large-scale works for choir and orchestra. Under its exclusive contract with Chandos Records, Collegium Musicum 90 has made more than sixty critically acclaimed CDs. The ensemble is joined here by the two oboe soloists Catherine Latham and Anthony Robson. Internationally recognised as a leader in the field of performance on historical oboes, Robson is Principal with both Collegium Musicum 90 and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.