Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1802) - Concerto (Fa maggiore) per Corno inglese
Performers: Juan Pedro Romеro (English horn); Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturiаs;
Nuno Coеlho (conductor)
Painting: Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler (1783-1831) - Vue du Pavillon de Harlem, prise vis a vis de Bois (1815)
Further info: Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1802)
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Italian oboist and composer. Born into a musical family, he toured Italy
as an oboist when he was 20 years old. In 1777, he was appointed oboist
at Archbishop Colloredo's orchestra in Salzburg. There, he became close
to Michael Haydn and the Mozarts, who wrote solo or obbligato English
horn parts for him. Leopold Mozart stated that he was ‘a favorite in the
orchestra’ and that he had learned much from the Italian oboist Carlo
Besozzi, who visited Salzburg in 1778. By 1780, he had settled in
Venice, where he was often employed as principal oboist of the San
Samuele, San Benedetto, and La Fenice theaters. In 1795, he was active
in London, where he performed his own concertos for oboe and English
horn during Joseph Haydn's last season and became the lover of the
famous soprano Brigida Banti, whom he accompanied on a few occasions.
Haydn himself judged that he played moderately; the critics, on the
other hand, were well-disposed towards him. In 1801, he moved to Lisbon,
where he was employed at the royal chapel for a short time before his
death. Some sources state that he died in 1810 or even as late as 1833.
As a composer, he wrote at least four concertos and several chamber
works. He mainly specialized in performance on the English horn, and
many sources consider him responsible for improvements to the
instrument. Many family members were musicians; among them, his sons
Angelo Ferlendis (1780-c.1823) and Alessandro Ferlendis (1783-c.1826)
were oboists, and his daughter Josepha Antonia Hyacitha Ferlendis
(1777-c.1810) was a soprano. His brother Pietro Ferlendis (1748-1836)
was also an oboist and composer. Pietro Ferlendis's sons Gerardo
Ferlendis (1770-1802), Faustino Ferlendis (1771-1855), and Antonio
Ferlendis (fl. 1796-1826) were also professional oboists.
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