It was as a virtuoso oboist that the Italian Giovanni Benedetto Platti entered the service of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, who had a pronounced taste for musical exoticism. But he soon revealed his gifts as a composer, notably in the works he wrote for his patron’s brother Rudolf Franz Erwein, an enthusiastic amateur cellist. His concerti grossi derived from chamber works by Corelli show him to be a worthy heir to the great Roman master of the genre. This title was released for the first time in 2008.
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO PLATTI Concerto grosso no.10 in F major / Fa majeur / F-dur after Corelli's Sonatas op.5, Kat.-Nr.544 · I. Preludio (2'24) · II. Allegro (2'12) · III. Sarabanda (2'30) · IV. Gavotta (0'29) · V. Giga (2'00) Concerto con violoncello obligato (VIII) in D major / Ré majeur / D-dur · I. Allegro (3'27) · II. Adagio (3'37) · III. Allegro (4'22) Concerto grosso no.4 in F major / Fa majeur / F-dur after Corelli, Kat.-Nr.540 · I. Adagio (1'45) · II. Allegro (2'15) · III. Vivace (1'02) · IV. Adagio (2'24) · V. Gavotta (2'21) Concerto “per Oboé” in G minor / sol mineur / g-moll Kat.-Nr.644 · I. Allegro (3'29) · II. Largo (4'34) · III. Allegro (3'22) Concerto grosso no.5 in G minor / sol mineur / g-moll after Corelli, Kat.-Nr.541 · I. Adagio (2'53) · II. Vivace (1'50) · III. Adagio (2'28) · IV. Vivace (1'29) · V. Allegro (1'40)
