Concerti Grossi Op.6 is considered to be the first collection of mature compositions of this genre. Corelli is believed to have composed all Concerti Grossi Op.6 in the 1680s, but the first edition was not published until 1714; the most famous Concerto Grosso in this collection is Concert No. 8, the so-called Christmas concert (fatte per la notte di Natale). Like its seven previous concerts, this concert is more like a church sonata, sometimes there are changes in tempo within the individual movements. While in the original the soloist group – consisting of two violins and a cello. This is accompanied by a string orchestra, in the transcription by Carlo Balmelli of which two are clarinets and one bassoon and are contrasted with a woodwind ensemble.

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