Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51)
Donald Macleod explores Albinoni's life and work, discovering a composer whose music deserves to be far better know than it largely it is
Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod examines the few known facts of Albinoni's life, most of which was spent in his native Venice. His status as a composer was said to be that of a dilettante.
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Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod explores Albinoni's operatic output - only three of his more than 50 operas have survived intact - and considers issues of staging opera in the early 18th century.
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Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod considers Albinoni's contribution to the concerto, a form in whose development he played a significant role. His Opus 2 was a milestone for Italian composition.
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Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod explores Albinoni's small but elegant catalogue of chamber music, as well as the state of music publishing in the early 1700s, when piracy was rife.
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Composer of the Week - Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1750/51) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod considers the many patrons Albinoni had to ingratiate during his career, from the Marquis of Castelar to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
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