Alessandro besozzi biography

Hannah Schendel, Music Director
September 15, 2024

If you’ve ever dreamt of taking a trip to Italy, this concert is for you! Experience the rich history of Italian opera through the dramatic overture of Verdi’s Luisa Miller and discover the charming Baroque Oboe Concerto in G Major by Besozzi. Respighi’s evocative Trittico Botticelliano and Fontane di Roma paint vivid musical portraits of art and important landmarks. We will explore three paintings by renowned Italian Renaissance artist, Sandro Botticelli and take a walking tour through Rome to view four famous fountains. Each of these pieces showcases the incredible diversity and breadth of Italian classical music.

Join us on October 6, 2024 at 3:00 pm at Hopkins High School for this free performance with guest artist Cassie Pilgrim, Principal Oboe, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. You can find full event details here.

Here’s a bit more about this exciting performance:

Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture to Luisa Miller
An eminent composer in 19th-century opera, Giuseppe Verdi is known for his unique ability

Alessandro Besozzi

Italian composer

Alessandro Besozzi (born 22 July 1702 in Parma – died 26 July 1793 in Turin) was an Italian composer and virtuosooboist.[n 1] He was a member of the ducal Guardia Irlandese from 1714,[1] a hautboy band created by Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma in 1702, where he worked with his father Cristoforo Besozzi and his brothers Giuseppe and Paolo Girolamo Besozzi.[n 2] After leaving the company on 20 April 1731, he worked in Turin with his brother Paolo Girolamo at the court of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.[2]

The uncle of Antonio Besozzi and Gaetano Besozzi,[3] he played concerts in various European cities with his younger brother Paolo. They went to Paris to play in the Concert Spirituel from 30 March to 29 May 1735, taking part for a time in the musical chapel of Versailles.[1] He also gave singing lessons, met many important personalities of the musical world throughout Europe,[n 3] and had many students who became successful musicians themselves like Johann Christian

Who was Alessandro Besozzi?

Alessandro Besozzi was an Italian composer and virtuoso oboist. He was a member of the ducal Guardia Irlandese from 1714, a hautboy band created by Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma in 1702, where he worked with his father Cristoforo Besozzi and his brothers Giuseppe and Paolo Girolamo Besozzi. After leaving the company on 20 April 1731, he worked in Turin with his brother Paolo Girolamo at the court of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.

Uncle of AntonioBesozzi and Gaetano Besozzi, he playedconcerts in variousEuropeancities with his youngerbrother Paolo. They went to Paris to play in the ConcertSpirituel from 30 March to 29 May 1735, taking part for a time in the musicalchapel of Versailles. He also gave singing lessons, met many importantpersonalities of the musicalworldthroughout Europe, and had many students that becamesuccessfulmusiciansthemselves like JohannChristianFischer and Georg Druschetzky.

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