The amazingly touching melody of Adagio created by Jazzotto Albinoni. Thanks to the work and writings of the biographer Remo Jazzotto, the society learned about the works of the great master Tomaso Albinoni.
The Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era, Tomaso Albinoni, is considered to be the author of the famous "Adagio" opened by 20th century society. During his life he became famous for 53 operas, 40 cantatas, 79 sonatas, 59 concerts, 8 symphonies and other works. Many handwritten scores did not survive to this day, the reason for the bombing in 1944 in Dresden. Today, instrumental pieces by the master are more often performed.
Biographical facts
Unfortunately, little is known from the life of a musician. He was born on June 8 in 1671. Having matured, he learned to play the violin and sing. Father, Antonio, a former prosperous merchant and patrician, provided his son with a prestigious teacher. No authentic name has been preserved, it is suggested that it is D. Lehrentsi. The boy studied easily and after 3 years already performed works of his own composition. Having lived a long creative life, Tomaso Albinoni died at 79 years old, in 1751 in Venice.
Career
Without financial distress, the composer did not seek prestigious positions, writing works at home. Perhaps this helped the development of a quick career.
1694 - the first opera Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra was released. The publication of the collection, which included Opus No. 1, written for compatriot Pietro, patron and philanthropist of young authors and musicians, Cardinal Ottoboni.
1700th year - served the Duke of Mantua as a violinist and dedication to that Opus No. 2.
In 1701 - the writing of Opus No. 3, for the Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand III, which became a popular work.
It is believed that part of the composer's life is connected with Florence. There, in 1703, the performance of Griselda, the opera of Tomaso, took place.
At the same time with the writing of operas, the composer writes a lot of instrumental music. By 1705, time was devoted to a trio of sonatas and violin concerts.
1711 - transition to professionals, and until that time he considered himself a Venetian amateur. In 1719 he composed solo sonatas and concerts for oboe.
1718 - inclusion of the concert in G Major in a collection of 12 selected Italian author's concerts, where the composition was awarded first place.
1722 - the year - having become famous in his homeland, he is invited to Munich by the elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II, to conduct the opera.
In 1742, a compilation of violin sonatas in memory of the composer was published in France, considering him dead. In fact, Tomaso died 9 years after publication.
Creativity Albinoni
Along with the works of the famous Italian instrumental masters of that time - Martini, Veracini, Corelli, Vivaldi and others, the few compositions of Albinoni lost. Tomaso's works were appreciated much later. But there is evidence that the composer's work was noted during his lifetime. For example, Johann Bach, trying to teach students to feel harmony, wrote 2 clavier fugues based on the compositions of Albinoni. He gave bass scores as exercises. Concerto in G Major Tomaso is the best work in the collection of the great composers of Italy, published in Amsterdam in 1718. Compositions are attractive for their perfection, rigor, beauty without exaggeration - signs that distinguish high art.
Tomaso Albinoni created 53 operas, 28 of them, with historical and mythological subjects, were performed in theaters of Venice.
The story of the famous Adagio
The society met Adagio Albinoni in 1958. The work was created by Remo Ghazotto on the basis of a handwritten fragment found where the burnt library of Dresden stood. Milan's biography researcher Albinoni found a bass part and fragments of the first six measures of a slow melody. By 1945, Adagio was restored. So the genius Albinoni became the author of the work, having finally become world famous.
Critics deny authorship, and perhaps the composer himself would have done the same if he lived at that time. So the melody composed by Jazzotto. Perhaps in this way, Remo tried to revive the glory of the great master. Who, if not a biography researcher, should know that Giovanni is not too well known. The work has become so famous that it is used as a background in movies, television shows, sounds in commercials. Adagio is also performed at funeral ceremonies along with the funeral music of Grieg and Chopin.
Personal life
At 34, Tomaso married Margarita Raymondi. At the ceremony, a young husband and wife invited a close friend, Antonino Biffy, bandmaster of St. Mark's Cathedral. After the marriage, the newlyweds went to live in Verona. After the maestro’s wife died, he lived alone, in his hometown, without talking to anyone. Albinoni died at the age of 79. The presumptive cause is a diabetic crisis. The composer was buried near the church of San Marco.
