Venice, once a leading trade centre of the Mediterranean Sea, was also a musical centre. Operatic activities were particularly advanced there, with the dawning of the Reneissance. In the 18th century, it was in Venice that the baroque ensemble represented by Vivaldi's instrumental pieces reached its zenith. Albinoni and the Marcello brothers were also among the most prominent Venecian musicians in this period. "Concerto for Oboe and strings in C minor" was written by older Marcello, Alessandro.
The piece was used in an Italian film, "Love in Venice," directed by Enrico Maria Salerno in 1970, during the sequence where the protagonist, an oboe player, suffering from an incurable disease, made perhaps his last recording for a radio broadcast. This took place in Venice, a city full of tender memories for him, a man who had to part with his loving wife against his will.
Tis is one of the many classical masterpieces which became popular when used in films.
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