Albinoni was a Baroque composer who had a financially rather well-cushioned life, thanks to the shares he inherited in his father’s stationery firm, which manufactured playing cards, among other ...

Surely this is surprising because, after all, the famous Adagio in G minor is not only one of the best-known pieces of classical music but also one of the most popular among music lovers with a ...

That the simple, baroque movement purportedly written in the 18th century by an otherwise little-known Venetian composer lives on as one of the most popular, adaptable and recognizable pieces of ...

Unlike the famous Adagio, there is no question mark hanging over the authorship of one of Albinoni’s best-known works for oboe. During his lifetime, the self-styled Venetian dilettante became famous ...

This is the 16th of these monthly columns about £1 classical music records. I’ve learned so much researching them, but let me tell you: there haven’t half been times when I’ve found myself staring ...

Albinoni's Oboe: Tomaso Albinoni (toh-MAH-soh ahl-bee-NOH-nee) had a knack for writing for the oboe. He included it in many of his compositions. From a concert in Ann Arbor, Michigan, we'll hear the ...

Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music play music from one of Albinoni's 12 Concertos, Op. 9. (Decca 458 129) 5:00 ...

Zenobia, Movements: Sinfonia Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer Concerto de' Cavalieri Marcello Di Lisa, Conductor (La) Statira, Movements: Vien con nuova orribil guerra Ana Quintans, Soprano Tomaso ...

In his recent review of Manchester by the Sea, New Yorker critic Anthony Lane posits the following about the film's musical centrepiece: "Should Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor not be banned onscreen?" ...