Platti - Cello Concerto in D minor, WD 657 (Urtext Edition)
Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763) was an Italian Baroque composer and oboist. In 1722, he was called to Würzburg to work for the prince-bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg. There, he married Theresia Langprückner, a soprano Read more
Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763) was an Italian Baroque composer and oboist. In 1722, he was called to Würzburg to work for the prince-bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg. There, he married Theresia Langprückner, a soprano singer with whom he had at least two children. Platti spent the rest of his life in Würzburg, working as a singer, instrument virtuoso, composer, and conductor.
The original score for this work is housed in a private collection. The solo cello part goes up to C2 in the second movement, but in the first movement only to an A4 (middle harmonic). The finale is a 4-voice fugue.
This set contains the score and all performance parts.
ASTA level: 3