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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (June 8, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was a Venetian baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, some of which is regularly recorded. His “Adagio in G minor”, actually a later reconstruction, is one of the most frequently recorded pieces of Baroque music.

Born to Antonio Albinoni (1634–1709), a wealthy paper merchant and nobleman in Venice, he studied violin and singing. Relatively little is known about his life, especially considering his contemporary stature as a composer and the comparatively well-documented period in which he lived. In 1694 he dedicated his Opus 1 to the fellow-Venetian Pietro, Cardinal Ottoboni (grand-nephew of Pope Alexander VIII); Ottoboni was an important patron in Rome of other composers, such as Arcangelo Corelli.

Albinoni was employed in 1700 as a violinist to the Fernando Carlo, Duke of Mantua, to whom he dedicated his Opus 2 collection of instrumental pieces. In 1701 he wrote his hugely popular suites Opus 3, and dedicated that collection to Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany.

In 1705 he was married; Antonino Biffi, the maestro di cappella of San Marco was a witness, and evidently was a friend of Albinoni’s.

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1	Adagio full track	448
2	Adagio in G minor full track	429
3	Adagio For Strings	132
4	Adagio g-moll	129
5	Adagio For Organ & Strings	116
6	Allegro full track	90
7	Oboe Concerto No. 11, Op. 9: Adagio full track	86
8	Double Oboe Concerto No. 11, Op. 7: Adagio full track	61
9	Oboe Concerto No. 2, Op. 9: Adagio full track	60
10	I. Allegro e non presto full track	53
11	III. Allegro full track	45
12	Oboe Concerto No. 4, Op. 7: Adagio full track	39
13	I. Allegro full track	38
14	Double Oboe Concerto No. 9, Op. 9: Adagio non troppo full track	32
15	II. Adagio full track	30

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H_E_L_I_O_S wrote:
last month

Not in tour. So strange...)

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media7667 wrote:
April 2009

it's so ... beautiful ...

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josusexyman wrote:
March 2009

precious.....

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foreverdamned wrote:
February 2009

Shouldn't his name actually be changed to Tomaso Albinoni in Last.fm? I know that Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni is his full name, but was he ever credited as such for his work? I mean, even Wikipedia lists him as Tomaso Albinoni and not by his full name.

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daweedospina wrote:
February 2009

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sawworm wrote:
February 2009

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[deleted-user] wrote:
January 2009

Words fail me.....Adagio in G minor. Around 7 minutes in and the strings really kick in and tug at my heart! The most beautiful melancholy ever...
BB-Musikauswahl wrote:
January 2009

a sound of silence in times of loudness.

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spades801 wrote:
January 2009

yngwie

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PopeDaniel wrote:
January 2009

That song thingy he wrote or didn't really write is featured in one of this man's films (which you shold see, if you haven't--Its called "The Trial." Join his group if you have seen one and liked or if you just love brainy fat intellecual cinematic directors: http://www.last.fm/group/Orson+Welles+and+his+Mercury+Theatre

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Tut87 wrote:
January 2009

ziegenfisch, listen to Nothing else matters, then listen to St. Anger. ;) I could have the same example for Mozart too, but nothing comes to my mind now

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MartaIsaac wrote:
January 2009

Beautiful song.

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mellors- wrote:
November 2008

Lol it is pretty sad his best famous piece wasnt actually his, even if its based off it.. But then when even classical compilations cds that were theoretically put together by "experts" tag it as Albinoni what can you do?

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dynamomatrix wrote:
November 2008

Strong enjoyment

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Gamester wrote:
October 2008

Check out the new group dedicated to Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni! Join "Albinoni" group! :o)

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ziegenfisch wrote:
September 2008

Just listen to what is definitely Albinoni's music like the Oboe Concerts. Then listen to the Adagio in G minor. This is hardly the same handwriting, is it?

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Sax-Moryson wrote:
September 2008

I love it too

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NMorte wrote:
September 2008

Его музыка буквально заставляет сердце трепетать. Очень красивая

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trynity34 wrote:
June 2008

Serce drży gdy dźwięk do uszu dobiega Beautiful...

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spacepengu wrote:
May 2008

Thanks for your answer Luuttuaja.

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