A. Marcello - Oboe Concerto in D Minor - Mov. 2-3/3

ALESSANDRO MARCELLO (1684-1750)

Concerto for oboe, strings and basso continuo in D minor

2. Adagio

3. Presto

Performed by Concerto Italiano
Directed by Rinaldo Alessandrini

*Alessandro Marcello was an Italian nobleman and dilettante who dabbled in various areas, including poetry, philosophy, mathematics and, perhaps most notably, music.

A slightly older contemporary of Antonio Vivaldi, Marcello held concerts at his hometown of Venice. He composed and published several sets of concertos, including six concertos under the title of La Cetra (The Lyre), as well as cantatas, arias, canzonets, and violin sonatas. Marcello often composed under the pseudonym Eterio Stinfalico, his name as a member of the celebrated Arcadian Academy (Pontificia Accademia degli Arcadi).

Although his works are infrequently performed today, Marcello is regarded as a very competent composer. His La Cetra concertos are "unusual for their wind solo parts, concision and use of counterpoint within a broadly Vivaldian style," according to Grove, "placing them as a last outpost of the classic Venetian Baroque concerto."

Alessandro's brother was Benedetto Marcello, also a composer.

**This concerto is part of Marcello's "concerti a cinque" published in 1716. It is one of the most performed oboe concertos in the oboe repertory. In the past, and continuing to the present, it has been mistakenly attributed to both Benedetto Marcello and Antonio Vivaldi. J.S. Bach made the piece famous by writing a transcription of the piece in C minor for Harpsichord (BWV974).

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[phoebess8]

wow this doesn't sound like an oboe...

[HARMONICO101]

Baroque oboe.

[shaynohhhmac]

why dont you use any vibrato?

[HARMONICO101]

Becuase in the barouqe era, when this was written, vibrato was treated as more of an ornament than a necessity. in fact, constant vibrato has only been the norm since the mid 19th century.

[bojned]

only 41 rating for this piece of mastery? People of the whole world, shame on you :)

[SecondAgeOfReason]

Hopefully you can employ some of the more interesting harmonies of the past few hundred years if you write black metal yourself. Most of what I've heard is like tech death but more bland and cliche.

[weareallmusicians]

Harmonico101, good job, thank you for uploading so much great music.

[mhlakersfan]

lol i searched my name (marcello) and this came up. i also play the oboe!

[MetalMastersMortimer]

The favourite of my mother, a very loved piece of mine. I can't measure how fulfilled I feel when listening to this. As a poet I love art, and as an art lover I love music, and as a music lover I love this. And you know why? because there never was a music genre to make me feel as well as classical music does. This is art! This is the real art! And this comes from a black metal listener.

[LilBoaCOnstrictor]

One of the most beautiful pieces ever written for the oboe. 

[helloabbylyons]

who is the oboist?

[MrHarKon]

What album is this off?

[pepeillo444]

Pero este tío quién es el "Keny Gy"?? vaya hortera

[dziabaq]

@HARMONICO101 Yes, that is true!

[demarezmichel]

Bel ensemble

Michel & Jean