Pietro Locatelli - Concerto, Op. 4, No. 12 (1735)

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (3 September 1695 in Bergamo – 30 March 1764 in Amsterdam) was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist.

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From 6 Introduttioni teatrali Op. 4 and 6 Concerti Op. 4:
XII. Concerto No. 6 in F major 'con quattro violini obbligati e tutte le altre parti' (1735)
Dedication: Signor Abraham Vermeren

1. Allegro (0:00)
2. Largo (3:26)
3. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro (7:53)

Musica Antiqua Köln conducted by Reinhard Goebel

When Locatelli went to Amsterdam in 1729, he discovered the centre of European music publishing. He published his Opp. 2–6, 8 and 9 and a new edition of Op. 1 in Amsterdam, and Op. 7 in the neighbouring city of Leiden. He took great care to achieve flawless editions. Locatelli gave the well-arranged works to different publishers, and he edited and sold the less-arranged works.

Not only Op. 1 was composed in his early years, but also Op. 3 and parts of Op. 2 and 4 to 8. Locatelli obtained a privilege which protected Opp. 1–8 (which were also issued in Leiden, in Holland) from unauthorised reprints and prevented the import of reprints. In his application for the privilege, he referred to himself as an "Italian music master living in Amsterdam".[26] As a consequence of the privilege, Locatelli had to give free copies to the Leiden University library; thus, the first prints have been preserved up to the present. An exception was Op. 9, which was published after the expiry of the legal protection.

Locatelli's works can be divided into three categories:

a. Works for his own performances as a virtuoso;
b. representative works for larger ensembles;
c. chamber music and small works arranged for small ensembles.

Locatelli's Concerti Op. 1, Op. 7 and those from Op. 4 are modelled on Corelli's Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6. The Introduttioni teatrali Op. 4 follow the format of the Neapolitan opera sinfonia.