Both the cover, with its row of pears, and the booklet, which discusses the evolution of the Italian Baroque concerto and in general terms, give the impresssion that this is a generic collection of "sinfonias and concertos," to use the title wording. It's actually something a good deal more specific: all the pieces but two feature a recorder soloist with a fairly challenging part. The other two pieces are an oboe concerto by Albinoni and a violin concerto by Giuseppe Torelli, similar in tone to his familiar trumpet works. ...
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Both the cover, with its row of pears, and the booklet, which discusses the evolution of the Italian Baroque concerto and in general terms, give the impresssion that this is a generic collection of "sinfonias and concertos," to use the title wording. It's actually something a good deal more specific: all the pieces but two feature a recorder soloist with a fairly challenging part. The other two pieces are an oboe concerto by Albinoni and a violin concerto by Giuseppe Torelli, similar in tone to his familiar trumpet works. The "sinfonias" by Alessandro Scarlatti do not represent a distinct type; they come from a 1715 volume with the ambiguous title Sinfonie di concerto grosso. Two are essentially recorder concertos, while the Sinfonia No. 4 in E minor lies somewhere between a duo concerto for recorder and oboe and a concerto grosso with winds and strings in the small concertino group. As long as you know what you're getting into, buy with confidence; these are top-notch Baroque concerto performances...
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