(Giuseppe Matteo Alberti)
This piece was composed by Giuseppe Matteo Alberti in Bologna, Italy, probably around the turn of the 17th-18th Century. It is of the Baroque period and the composer is said to have been greatly influenced by the work of Antonio Vivaldi. ” Con Sordini” is an instruction for the musician to play the piece using a mute. The movements of the piece are listed as:
(i) Allegro
(ii) Adagio
(iii) Allegro Spiritoso
I Solisti Veneti recordings
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in A major
Sony Classical SK 47228 (CD: Italian Flute Concertos)
Conductor – Claudio Scimone
Flute – Jean-Pierre Rampal
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