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The concerto in C major for two oboes (Op 9 No 9) is based around an arpeggiated figure, first heard in unison in the strings, and once again shows Albinoni’s gift as a melodist. The slow second movement is full of suspensions, made all the more telling by the use of the rich six-part texture. The concluding Allegro, too, is built on an arpeggio, and provides the accompanying strings with at least as much to play as the soloists.

from notes by Robert King © 1990