The orchestration of Michel Blavet's A minor Concerto is slightly unusual due to its omission of violas, though other composers of the period also used this scoring.
Composer Biography
Antonio Vivaldi, a composer on this album, was nicknamed 'Il prete rosso' (the red priest) because of the color of his hair.
Composition History
The flute concerto by Giuseppe Tartini, a composer on this album, was a great sensation when it was found in the library of the Academy of Music in Stockholm in 1954.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Tartini, a composer on this album, discovered the 'third sound' or 'resultant tone' in 1714, which is the sound produced when two notes are played together.
Composer Biography
Johann Joachim Quantz, a composer on this album, was employed as court musician for Frederick the Great in Potsdam from 1741 until his death.
Composer Biography
Michel Blavet, a composer on this album, was the great flute celebrity in Paris and became solo flautist at the Opera at the age of 23.
Performer Biography
Per Øien, the flautist on this album, was awarded the Princess Astrid Music Prize in 1965 and has been principal flautist of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra since 1967.
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