CARLO BESOZZI (1738 - 1791)
For some 200 years from the second half of the 17th century the Besozzi family, principally oboists, played an active part in the musical life of northern Italy, and elsewhere in Europe. Antonio Besozzi served from 1738 at the court in Dresden, where his son Carlo was born. Like his father, Carlo became an oboist and served for a number of years at the Dresden court; he also won a wider reputation as a virtuoso.
Carlo Besozzi left two oboe concertos and 24 sonatas for two oboes and two horns, with bassoon.