For years, I’ve been fascinated by Tomaso Albinoni, the Baroque composer whose presence in the public “eye” is tied almost exclusively to a single piece: the bleak and ubiquitous Adagio in G minor, ...

Donald Macleod examines the few known facts of Albinoni's life, most of which was spent in his native Venice. Despite the lack of biographical information, the composer is an interesting and rather ...

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 ...

(12) Trio Sonatas Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer Federico Guglielmo, Violin (L')Arte dell'Arco Albinoni published these trio sonatas in 1694; that’s 14 years before Corelli’s own Op 1 Trio Sonatas ...

Sometimes things are not quite what they seem. Take the case of the composer who was so successful in his day that he had an impostor, yet he's best remembered now for things he didn't actually write.

Ana Her celebrates the life and work of Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni, known for his operas and instrumental music, marking the 350th anniversary of his birth on 8 June 1671. It is thought that ...

Film soundtracks from Flashdance to Gallipoli have called upon the stately spare sadness of Albinoni’s Adagio, so much so that it has been denuded of meaning. The work itself isn’t even authentic.