B. Marcello - Concerto a Cinque in E Minor

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
9,119
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Nov 28, 2008

BENEDETTO MARCELLO (1686-1739)
*solo violin part reconstructed by Rinaldo Alessandrini

Concerto a cinque for violin, strings, and basso continuo in E minor

1. Adagio e staccato

2. Vivace

3. Adagio e staccato

4. Prestissimo

Performed by Cocnerto Italiano
Directed by Rinaldo Alessadrini

*Benedetto Marcello was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher.

Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and his compositions are frequently referred to as Patrizio Veneto. Although he was a music student of Lotti and Francesco Gasparini, his father wanted Benedetto to devote himself to law.

Indeed, Benedetto combined a life in law and public service with one in music. In 1711 he was appointed member of the Council of Forty (in Venice's central government), and in 1730 he went to Pola as Provveditore (district governor).

Due to his health having been "impaired by the climate" of Istria, Marcello retired after eight years to Brescia in the capacity of Camerlengo and there he died.

Benedetto Marcello was the brother of Alessandro Marcello (1669 -1747), also a composer of some note.

A musical rival of Antonio Vivaldi, Marcello published a satirical pamphlet entitled "Il Teatro all Moda" in which he vents his disdain for the state of "opera seria", and attacks Antonio Vivaldi and other major figures in Venetian opera at the time.

**This piece was transcribed for harpsichord by J.S. Bach (BWV 981). Bach's transcription was used as a basis for Rinaldo Alessandrini to reconstruct the solo violin part which was lost.

Category:

Music

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 1 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:

Uploader Comments (HARMONICO101)

  • do you also have his concerto a cinque in g minor?

  • No. This is the only piece of Benedetto's that I have.

Top Comments

  • wow, very nice. impressive, amazing.

  • at about 2:10 you'll hear a variant of the same fugue subject used by Vivaldi in his D minor concerto from L'Estro Armonico...

see all

All Comments (7)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • really beautiful

    i guess it's one of the 12 concertos of op 1

    up to now, it has been quite difficult to find something of this great author...

  • Very nice. I also didn't hear Benedetto before. But I still prefer his brother Alessandro. His oboe concert is my favorite :-)

  • Wonderful - such lovely and melodious music - I agree with berlinman46 - we are in your debt for sure - thank you !

  • Hi I have never heard of Benedetto Marcello before what wonderful music, many thanks as allways for the great postings. We are in your debt my dear friend, peace and love Paulx

Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more