Wassenaer, Concerto Armonico No. 6 Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766) published his collection of concertos titled “Concerti Armonici” anonymously in 1740. The Concerti Armonici consist of six sets of concertos, with each set containing six individual concertos. These were until recently falsely attributed to the … Read more
Vivaldi, Concerto No. 11, Op. 3 (L’estro Armonico) Most people are familiar with the concertos of Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) known as The Four Seasons written in 1723. We featured that work here. But Vivaldi composed more than 500 concertos. His first collection of concertos, opus … Read more
Corelli, Concerto in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4 Way back at the beginning of this series, we had a brief discussion of the concerto grosso. We’re talking about Performance Pick 10, a concerto grosso by Handel—218 picks ago. We briefly mentioned Corelli and his … Read more
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G Major, Op. 6, No. 1 The concerto grosso is a Baroque compositional form that pits a small group of instrumentalists against a larger orchestra. The term came into use with works by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), and the form was adopted … Read more
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos are among his most popular works. The dedication page to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt from 1721 when Bach was Kapellmeister for Prince Leopold in Köthen. The premier performance would … Read more
