Joan Baptista Pla (1720-1773) - Concert per a dos flautes en Re major (c.1754)

Описание: Autor: Joan Baptista Pla (1720-1773)
Obra: Concert per a dos flautes en Re major (c.1754)
Intèrprets: Jean Pierre RampaI (1922-2000, flute); CIaudi Arimany (flute); Franz Lizt Chamber Orchestra

Pintura: James Gillray (1757-1815) - Playing in Parts

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Joan Baptista Pla i Agustí
(Balaguer, 1720 - Stuttgart, 1773)

Catalan oboist and composer. He was a member of the Royal Guards band and played in Madrid court opera productions before travelling abroad. He was at the Portuguese court between 1747 and 1751, in Paris from 1751 to 1752, and in London from 1753 to 1754. From 1754 to 1767 he is recorded as being at the Duke of Württemberg's court, with visits to Italy and Paris in 1762-63. By 1769 he was back in London, and from 1769 to 1773 he was bassoonist at the Portuguese court. He was greatly attached to his younger brother José Pla, who accompanied him abroad and played in concerts with him. The sweetness and brilliance of their playing, their precision and empathy, were highly praised wherever they went. Juan was also a virtuoso salterio player. His compositions include five sonatas (in I-Gl), two concertos and at least one Italian aria (mentioned in Mercure de France, May 1752 and Dec 1763). Generally the 'Plas' instrumental works are in the italianate galant style of the period, with transitional elements. Structural weaknesses are offset by melodic charm and vivacity. A solo sonata and various concertos preserved in manuscript were obviously written for virtuoso players, whereas most of the printed works are suitable for amateurs. Performances, reprints and manuscripts dating from the 1770s, 80s and even as late as the early 19th century, particularly in England and Germany, testify to the music's continued popularity.