Sinfonia in B-flat major for two oboes, two horns and strings

Sinfonia in B major for two oboes, two horns and strings is one of several instrumental works by Domenico Cimarosa. The parts for this particular Sinfonia are located in the Zentralbibliothek in Solothurn, Switzerland.Cimarosa, Domenico. “Sinfonia, B flat majeur (fur 2 Oboen, 2 Horner und Streichorchester)”

(Germany, Partitur-Bibliothek, Breitkopf & Härtel – Wiesbaden 1980) The instrumentation of this work was written perfectly for the orchestras in Naples which maintained two oboes, two trumpets (who doubled on horn), and strings.Rossi, Nick, and Talmage Fauntleroy. 1999. Domenico Cimarosa: his life and his operas.

Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.

Though there are few current recordings of the Sinfonia with 2 oboes, 2 horns, and strings, a similar version of the sinfonia written with a solo flute was recorded in 2009 as part of a project to record music from the private collection of Bertel Thorlvaldsen. The music from both pieces is almost the same except for the change in solo instruments.Bay, Rudolf, Bombelle, Toke Lund Christiansen, Domenico Cimarosa, Inger Dam-Jensen, Gaetano Donizetti, Dorthe Dreier, et al. 2009. CIMAROSA, D Symphony in B flat major. Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd. http://library.stanford.edu/naxos_id=DACOCD424

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