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Portrait of Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni

Baroque · 1671–1751

Tomaso Albinoni had the luxury of independence. Born in Venice in 1671, the son of a wealthy paper merchant, he never needed a church or court job and liked to describe himself as a Venetian dilettante, an amateur, though there was nothing amateur about the output: some fifty operas, now almost entirely lost, and books of instrumental music that circulated widely in print. His oboe concertos were among the first by any Italian composer to be published, and Bach thought well enough of his themes to build keyboard fugues on them.

There is a twist to his fame. The famous Adagio in G minor attached to his name was actually put together in the twentieth century by his biographer Remo Giazotto, who claimed to be working from a surviving fragment.

Start with the Oboe Concerto in D minor, op. 9 no. 2, whose slow movement shows what the real Albinoni sounded like. Then enjoy the Adagio, knowing its story.

83 works in the catalog, across 4 genres. Log what you listen to with Opus, the classical music journal for iPhone.

Chamber

  • 12 Balletti à tre, for 2 violins, cello and continuo, op. 3
  • Adagio, for violin, strings and organ in G minor, T. Mi 26
  • Adagio in G minor, for harp
  • Concerto à 6 in C for Trumpet, Oboes and Bassoon
  • Da l'arco d'un bel ciglio, solo cantata for voice and continuo in G minor, op. 4, no. 2, "Under ye gloomy shade"
  • Sinfonia a 4 for Strings
  • Sonata
  • Sonata
  • Sonata a5 no. 4 in C minor, op. 2, no. 7
  • Sonata da chiesa in E minor, op. 4, no. 2
  • Sonata di Concerto à 7 in D for Solo Trumpet and Strings
  • Sonata per camera for Violin, Cello, and Continuo in A minor, op. 6, no. 6
  • Sonata per camera for Violin, Cello, and Continuo in D major, op. 6, no. 7,
  • Sonata à6 in C for Solo Trumpet and Strings
  • Sonata à cinque for Violin, 2 Violas, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 2, no. 9
  • Sonata à cinque for Violin, 2 Violas, and Continuo in C major, op. 2, no. 3
  • Sonata à cinque for Violin, 2 Violas, and Continuo in G minor, op. 2, no. 11
  • Sonata à sei for Trumpet, 2 Violins, 3 Violas, and Continuo in C major, T.So.1
  • Vien con nuova orribil guerra, for soprano, 2 trumpets and ensemble
  • Violin Sonata in B flat major, T.So.32, "Dresden Sonata no. 1"
  • Violin Sonata in G minor, T. So 33, "Dresden Sonata no. 2"

Orchestral

  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in D minor, op. 9, no. 2,
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in A major, op. 10, no. 5
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 10, no. 1
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 10, no. 12
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 10, no. 3
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C minor, op. 10, no. 11
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in F major, op. 10, no. 7
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in G minor, op. 10, no. 2
  • 12 Concerti a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in G minor, op. 10, no. 8
  • Concerto a 5 in D minor, op. 9, no. 2 for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 1 in B flat major, op. 5, no. 1
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 2 in F major, op. 5, no. 2
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 3 in D major, op. 5, no. 3
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 4 in G major, op. 5, no. 4
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 5 in A minor, op. 5, no. 5
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 6 in C major, op. 5, no. 6
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 7 in D minor, op. 5, no. 7
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 8 in F major, op. 5, no. 8
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 9 in E minor, op. 5, no. 9
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 10 in A major, op. 5, no. 10
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 11 in G minor, op. 5, no. 11
  • Concerto a cinque, for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo no. 12 in C major, op. 5, no. 12
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in A major, op. 7, no. 7
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 7, no. 10,
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 7, no. 2
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 7, no. 5
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in D major, op. 7, no. 1
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in D major, op. 7, no. 8
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in D major, op. 9, no. 12
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in F major, op. 9, no. 3
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in G major, op. 9, no. 6
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Oboes, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 9, no. 9
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Solo Violins, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 9, no. 1,
  • Concerto a cinque for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in G major, op. 7, no. 4
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 7, no. 3,
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 9, no. 11,
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 7, no. 12
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in C major, op. 9, no. 5
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in D major, op. 7, no. 6
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in F, op. 7, no. 9
  • Concerto a cinque for Oboe, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in G minor, op. 9, no. 8
  • Concerto a cinque for Solo Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Continuo in A major, op. 9, no. 4,
  • Concerto for 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Bassoon, and 2 Continuos in G major, op. 7, no. 4a
  • Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo in C major, op. 7, no. 11
  • Concerto for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo in B flat major, op. 2, no. 6
  • Concerto for Strings and Continuo in D major, op. 9, no. 7
  • Concerto for Strings and Continuo in F major, op. 9, no. 10
  • Concerto for Trumpet and Organ in F major, op. 2, no. 2
  • Concerto in C for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo, no. 12
  • Concerto in E minor for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello and Continuo, op. 2, no. 4
  • Concerto in G for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, and Continuo, op. 2, no. 8
  • Concerto in G for 2 Violins, Viola, and Continuo, T.Si8
  • Flute Concerto in G
  • Sinfonia for Strings in G minor
  • Sonata di Concerto à 7, for trumpet, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, and continuo in D major, T. Si 1
  • Trumpet Concerto in B flat major
  • Trumpet Concerto in C

Stage

  • Astarto
  • Engelberta Opera
  • Il Nome glorioso in terra, serenata Opera
  • La Statira Opera

Vocal

  • Magnificat in G minor

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