Dardanus

On this CD:

1. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Overture, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

2. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Marche pour lesw différentes nations, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

3. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Menuet en rondeau, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

4. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Tambourins I et II, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

5. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Entrée pour les guerriers, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

6. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air vif, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

7. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Rigaudons I et II, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

8. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Ritournelle vive, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

9. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air grave, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

10. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air vif, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

11. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Entrée d'Iphise, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

12. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air en rondeau, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

13. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Menuets I et II, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

14. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Tambourins I et II, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

15. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Prélude (Hippolyte et Aricie), transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

16. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Entrée des songes, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

17. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Sommeil, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

18. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Calme des sens, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

19. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air vif, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

20. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Gavotte vive, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

21. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Air de triomphe, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

22. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Bruite de guerre pour entr'acte, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

23. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Contredanse, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

24. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Entrée de Vénus, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

25. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Gavottes I et II, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

26. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Chaconne, transcribed for organ
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Viviane Loriaut

Tracks:

An Untold Story: Assaggio No.1 In G Minor - Johann Helmich Roman
The Legend Of Casanova: Tambourins I/II From Daro - Jean-Philippe Rameau
I Yield To Love: Cello Concerto No.3 In D Minor - Leonardo Leo
Eternal Damnation: Overture From Les Fetes De Polymnie/Overture From Platee/Overture From Zoroastre - Jean-Philippe Rameau
The Doge's Decree: Concerto In C Major - Antonio Vivaldi
A Venetian Virgin - Alexandre Desplat
San Cremori At Dawn: Concerto In C Major For Harpsicord And Strings - Giovanni Paisiello
A Lover's Duel: Overture From La Madrilena - Vicente Martin Y Soler
A Terrible Mistake: Concerto A 5, Op.9, No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
A Secret Lover?: Sinfonia From The Opera Farnace - Antonio Vivaldi
Marriage Is A Safe Haven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
Trailing Guardi: Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.11 In E Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
The Noble Pig: Concerto Per Quartetto No.8 - Francesco Durante
Paprizzio's Arrival: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.2 In D Minor - Tomaso Albinoni
Inquisitor Pucci - Alexandre Desplat
: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
A Big Idea: Harpsicord Concerto In B Flat Major - Francesco Durante
A Nom De Plume/Carnivale!: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.6 In G Major/Bouree From Les Plaisirs Champetres - Tomaso Albinoni
The Plume's Nom Is Casanova! - Sonny Kompanek
Dancing At The Doge's Ball: Riguadon From Water Music Suite, No.3 In G Major/Bouree From Music For Royal Fireworks/Loure From Tafelmusik1 - George Frideric Handel
One Step Closer To Heaven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni
Casanova's Confession: Sonata Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
The Hanging: Violin Concerto 'Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'INvenzione' Op.8 No.11 In D Major - Antonio Vivaldi
A Great Escape: Overture From Zais/Overture From Nais/Overture From Achante Et Cephise Ou La Sympathie - Jean-Philippe Rameau
My Place Is With Casanova: Overture From Le Temple De La Gloire/Overture From Zais/Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
All's Well...:Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni

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The action in this tale about the 18th century adventurer and (at least in popular lore) seducer is set in Cassanova's native Venice in the mid-1700s, so it makes sense that the soundtrack would be loaded with Baroque pieces. The Venice-based Tomaso Albinoni is featured prominentaly, along with heavyweights such as Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Baptiste Rameau, and George Frideric Handel, and lesser-known composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Durante, and Alexandre Desplat. Er, actually Desplat is a contemporary French film composer who also released his score for the couldn't-be-more-different Syriana shortly after Casanova came out. Of the two pieces he penned here, "A Venetian Virgin" is in pure Baroque style, while "Inquisitor Pucci" betrays a more modern film-music vibe. Meanwhile, orchestrator Sonny Kompanek rearranged a couple of the tracks and authored the tense "The Plume's Nom Is Casanova," which doesn't sound embarrassing sandwiched between pieces by Albinoni and Handel. Overall, it would have been nice to get longer excerpts from the pieces--many feel chopped into too-small fragments--but the music's innate grace and elegance can't be beat for a period film. Or for any film, really: Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major ("The Doge's Decree") will be familiar to buffs, who will remember it featuring prominently in the Dustin Hoffman-¬Meryl Streep showdown Kramer vs. Kramer back in 1979. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Sheer Beauty for the Ears.......2006-07-25

For those that purchased this CD, I need not get into how masterfully infectious the movie was. After the first viewing, I found it charming, but after the second, I was hooked by the witty, clever story holding fun twists all along the way. So while I could go on and on about the movie and all of its wonderful aspects, the score was simply priceless. Apt in every scene, and all done with incredible baroque music that I had never had the opportunity of hearing before the film.

The disc walks you through the movie with no changes that I could tell from the original score. The only omission I found was that the song dubbed "Casanova's Theme" is played in much greater length in the closing credits, and that didn't seem to make it to the CD. Not a terrible loss.

Authenticity can sound great as well!.......2006-07-11

As an avid baroque music listener and performer, I can attest to the delightfully pleasing performances on the soundtrack as well as the painstakingly accurate performance practices utilized in the recording of this soundtrack.

The producers of this film fortunately went to the trouble of hiring some of the top period performance musician-specialists in the country (perhaps in the entire world) to record the soundtrack to Casanova. I know, because several of them were faculty members of the Oberlin Conservatory Baroque Performance Institute who went AWOL to Hollywood in June 2005 for the recording sessions. We all forgave them, and were actually quite excited that period music performance was having its day on the silver screen.

Do not miss this exquisite potpourri of wonderful baroque composers' works performed as closely as humanly possible to the way that they heard their works during their lifetimes! The film may not have been intended to be historically accurate (part of the fun), but the music certainly ended up that way. Not only that, but it sounds heavenly (unlike Casanova's antics) and up-to-date, not musty and old as if it were sealed in a museum case.

a little world of baroque sound.......2006-02-26

Lots of interesting baroque music unknown to me and
put together in dramatic sequences that add zest and
class to the listening experience. Also wonderful to
play in auto while driving thru boring country or in
slow moving traffic!
This CD will get a lot of play from me.
5 Stars!

Wonderful relaxing music........2006-02-25

Saw the movie and had to have the soundtrack. Great music to relax by. When you need to get away from the cares of the day the classics can't be beat. The producers of this movie certainly chose wonderful music to accompany it.

-.......2006-02-18

Good music but each is too short.
The original version of each may be better.

Average customer rating:

Great Collection
A remarkable anthology
High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music

Essential Baroque

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Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2007-01-19

Essential Baroque is a great collection, especially for the price. It has two CDs packd full of the best Baroque music. Like most Baroque collections, it has the best of some of the better known artists like Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi. However, unlike most other collections, it excels in adding some good pieces from lesser known artists from the period.

A remarkable anthology.......2005-09-08

A fine selection of pieces excerpted from the chamber ensemble, solo and opera repertory. Some recordings, though from paramount artists, are elderly; yet, performers are anyway flawless. It may be objected that a few of Vivaldi's masterpieces were disregarded.

High-quality, marvelously varied intro to baroque music.......2003-12-13

I am buying this as the perfect gift for Russian and Chinese scientist friends. They have knowledge of classical music but perhaps not much about baroque music, which achieved special popularity in the U.S. during the 1970's and 1980's. Russians seem to have more familiarity with romantic classical music, while the more recently arrived Asian classical buffs have special affinity to the "Classical" classical period and the great 19th Century romantics. How can a baroque sampler be better than with a span of music ranging from solo harpsichord to full orchestra and chorus, and from the very familiar (Pachelbel Canon and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah) to a trio sonata by Zelenka and the Dardanus Overture by Rameau. Not only that, but both the period instrument and living tradition baroque styles are represented by noted performers (e.g. Trevor Pinnock and Christopher Hogwood; and Henryk Szeryng, Andras Schiff, Pepe Romero, and Alicia de Larrocha, respectively). The producers were careful enough to state that the "Albinoni Adagio in g minor" was actually composed by Remo Giazotto - though in fact Giazotto did use a fragment of Albinoni. This is definitely not a supermarket special, but a box of choice musical bonbons.

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Love it!
Fantastic!
Rameau, Minkowski: an intelligent concert!
A beautiful bit of late Baroque Color
A hoot!

Rameau: Une Symphonie Imaginaire

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ASIN: B000935TV8
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

Ouverture
Scene Funebre
Air Tendre
Tambourins I & II
Air Tendre Pour Les Muses
Contredanse
Air Gracieux
Gavottes I & II
Orage
Prelude
La Poule
Musette
Ritournelle
Riguadons I & II
Danse Des Sauvages
Entre De Polymnie
Chaconne

Customer Reviews:

Love it!.......2006-11-10

Love it, love it, love it. Have not stopped playing it since it arrived and haven't gotten sick of it yet either. I bought it because I heard just one track briefly on the radio - bit of a gamble but it paid off. Great to drive to! Love the fast violin playing and the french horns. Rameau was one cool dude. Can't wait to share it with my dad. Am even wondering if I could wire the garage for sound so we can listen to Rameau while working there over Christmas! (Sorry this is not a high brow, classical music critic kind of review with lots of technical observations - I'm just a passionate classical music lover speaking from the heart).

Fantastic!.......2006-07-15

Great,I heard this piece on ABC Classic fm yesterday,the 14th of July....Amazon is a day late.Thank you to the programmer,they often use the savage dance as a theme.I must have this CD the thumping tympani and the tambourine really brightens up my day.I didn't even know there was a fugal bassoon movement!
The true french baroque is far better than any thing Handel could wright or borrow.Vivre Rameau!Beautifully played by all,the tempo and ornamentation's are perfect in all parts.Vivre Les Musciens du Louvre!Vivre Motorola for having a camera on their phones so I don't have to remember how to spell in french.
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Rameau, Minkowski: an intelligent concert!.......2006-04-14

Minkowki dedicated this album to his father, Dr. Alexandre Minkowski. The symphony imaginaire recorded live, is for him a personal intimate selection. This is intelligent, sensitive and extremely well played music by Rameau.
I stumbled upon this recording after being impressed by the last Bartoli recording with Les Musiciens du Louvre. Happy me!
The SACD is worth it.

A beautiful bit of late Baroque Color.......2005-09-12

I plan to give copies of this CD to my friends whose musical taste froze 35 years ago and who think of Baroque music as just so much "sewing machine music". Rameau was an imaginative instrumental colorist, and these dance pieces, taken from several of his operas and ballets, show him at his best in that regard.
While the conceit of calling this a "symphony" may seem strange, the pieces are arranged to form a nice sequence and, most importantly, are engagingly played by this early music ensemble. The interpretation is lively and the playing stylish. The sonics are detailed without being analytical.
I would recommend this to anyone as an introduction to the joys of French Baroque, but would encourage a follow-up purchase of one of the full operas.

A hoot!.......2005-08-20

Within a few seconds after pressing the "play" button for this CD, the sound of a percussionist beating the tar out of the tympani emergeged from my speakers. The waps and thumps are intermittenly interrupted by an orchestra on steroids. From there this production goes on a musical romp that I regret hearing come to an end. I'm not sure if this is authentic French baroque; but as a musical listening experience it is a blast. Great sound. Great energy. Wonderful music.

Rameau - Dardanus / Ainsley, Gens, Naouri, Delunsch, Courtis, Kozena, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski

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a stunning opera full of highlights
Bravo Me Minkowski!
Best recording of a Rameau opera to date
Vrai Francais...
Another Rameau gem

Rameau - Dardanus / Ainsley, Gens, Naouri, Delunsch, Courtis, Kozena, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski
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ASIN: B00004R9F6
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

Ov - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 1. Ariette: 'Regnez, Plaisirs, Regnez' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 1. Air Pour Les Plaisirs (Gai Et Gracieux) - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 1. 'Je Veux Que Sous Mes Lois'/Duo: 'Plaisirs, Enchainez-Les' - Francoise Masset/Mireille Delunsch/Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 1. Air Pour Les Plaisirs (Tres Vif) - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 1. 'Quel Calme!' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 1. Air: 'Brisez Vos Fers' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 1. Prld Et Choeur: 'Nos Mains Forgent Les Traits' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 1. 'C'en Est Trop' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 1. Air: 'Troubles Cruels' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 1. Ariette: 'Quand L'aquilon Fougueux' - Mireille Delunsch
Prologue, Scene 2. Marche Pour Les Differentes Nations (Gai)/Choeur Des Differentes Nations: 'Par... - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 2. Air Gracieux (Sans Lenteur) 'L'Amour, Le Seul Amour' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 2. Menuet Tendre En Rondeau - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 2. Premier Tambourin/Deuxieme Tambourin (Reprise) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Prologue, Scene 2. 'Pour Celebrer Ce Jour Heureux' - Francoise Masset
Prologue, Scene 2. Reprise De L'Ov - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 1. Prld Et Air: 'Cesse, Cruel Amour' - Veronique Gens
Act One, Scene 2. 'Ma Fille, Enfin Le Ciel Seconde Mon Courroux' - Russell Smythe
Act One, Scene 3. Prld: 'Princesse, Apres L'espoir' - Laurent Naouri/Veronique Gens
Act One, Scene 3. 'Par Des Noeuds Solennels'/Duo: 'Manes Plaintifs, Tristes Victimes' - Russell Smythe
Act One, Scene 3. Choeur Des Peuples Et Des Guerriers Phrygiens: 'Par Des Jeux Eclatants' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 3. Entree Pour Les Guerriers (Majestueux) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 3. Air (Vif)/Ariette: 'Allez, Jeune Guerrier' - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski/Jean-Louis Bindi
Act One, Scene 3. Premier Rigaudon - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 3. Deuxieme Rigaudon/Choeur Des Peuples Et Des Guerriers Phrygiens... - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 3. 'Mars, Bellone, Guidez Nos/Leurs Coups'... - Laurent Naouri/Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act One, Scene 4. 'Je Cede Au Trouble Affreux' - Veronique Gens
Act Two, Scene 1. Ritournelle: 'Tout L'avenir Est Present A Mes Yeux' - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Act Two, Scene 2. 'On Vient ... C'est Dardanus' - Jean-Philippe Courtis/John Mark Ainsley
Act Two, Scene 3. 'Entendez Ma Voix Souveraine'/Choeur Des Ministres D'Ismenor... - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Two, Scene 3. Air (Grave) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Two, Scene 3. 'Suspends Ta Brillante Carriere' - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Act Two, Scene 3. Air (Vif) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Two, Scene 3. 'Nos Cris Ont Penetre Jusqu'au Sombre Sejour' - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Act Two, Scene 3. 'C'en Est Fait' - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Act Two, Scene 3. Choeur Des Ministres D'Ismenor: 'Obeis Aux Lois Des Enfers' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Two, Scene 5. Prld: 'Je La Vois' - John Mark Ainsley/Veronique Gens
Act Two, Scene 5. Gravement: 'Par L'effort De Votre Art Terrible' - Veronique Gens/John Mark Ainsley
Act Two, Scene 5. Air: 'D'un Penchant Si Fatal' - Veronique Gens
Act Two, Scene 5. 'Dieux! Qu'exigez-vous De Mon Zele?' - John Mark Ainsley/Veronique Gens
Act Two, Scene 6. 'Elle Fuit! ... Mais J'ai Vu Sa Tendresse' - John Mark Ainsley
Act Two, Scene 6. Entracte: Bruit De Guerre - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski

Tracks:

Act Three, Scene 1. Prld (Sans Lenteur)/Air: 'O Jour Affreux!' - Veronique Gens/Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Three, Scene 2. 'Princesse, Enfin La Paix Va Combler Mon Attente' - Laurent Naouri/Veronique Gens
Act Three, Scene 2. Choeur Des Phrygiens: 'Que L'on Chante, Que L'on S'empresse'/Recitatif... - Laurent Naouri/Veronique Gens
Act Three, Scene 3. Air En Rondeau (Gai)/Duo Avec Choeur En Rondeau: 'Paix Favorable, Paix Adorable' - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski/Francoise Masset/Jean-Louis Bindi/Chor Des Musiciens Du...
Act Three, Scene 3. Premier Menuet/Deuxieme Menuet En Rondeau: Air: 'Volez, Plaisirs, Volez' - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski/Magdalena Kozena
Act Three, Scene 3. Premier Tambourin/Deuxieme Tambourin (Reprise) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Three, Scene 4. 'Cessez Vos Jeux' - Russell Smythe/Laurent Naouri
Act Three, Scene 4. Choeur Des Phrygiens: 'Allez, Et Remportez Une Illustre Victoire' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 1. Prld Et Air: 'Lieux Funestes' - John Mark Ainsley
Act Four, Scene 1. Ritournelle (Gracieusement Et Un Peu Gai) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 1. 'Malgre Le Dieu Des Mers' - Mireille Delunsch
Act Four, Scene 1. Prld Et Air: 'Venez, Songes Flatteurs' - Mireille Delunsch
Act Four, Scene 2. Sommeil (Rondeau Tendre) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 2: Trio Avec Choeur En Rondeau: 'Par Un Sommeil Agreable' - Magdalena Kozena/Jean-Francois Lombard/Marcos Pujol/Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 2. Air (Tres Vif) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 2. Air: 'Un Monstre Furieux Desole Ce Rivage' - Magdalena Kozena/Jean-Francois Lombard/Marcos Pujol
Act Four, Scene 2. Air: 'Ah! Que Votre Sort Est Charmant' - Magdalena Kozena/Jean-Francois Lombard/Marcos Pujol
Act Four, Scene 2. Calme Des Sens (Air Tendre) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 2. Gavotte Vive - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 2. Air De Triomphe (Vivement)/Trio Des Songes Et Choeur Des Phrygiens: 'Il Est... - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Four, Scene 3. 'Ou Suis-Je!' - John Mark Ainsley
Act Four, Scene 3. Ariette: 'Hatons-nous; Courons A La Gloire' - John Mark Ainsley
Act Four, Scene 4. Prld: 'Voici Les Tristes Lieux' - Laurent Naouri
Act Four, Scene 4. Air: 'Monstre Affreux, Monstre Redoutable' - Laurent Naouri
Act Four, Scene 4. Tempete: 'Quel Bruit! Quelle Tempete Horrible!' - Laurent Naouri/John Mark Ainsley
Act Four, Scene 5. 'Mon Rival Va Perir'/Recitatif: 'Le Monstre Est Abattu': Quel Est Donc Le Heros.. - John Mark Ainsley/Laurent Naouri
Act Five, Scene 1. Ritournelle Et Choeur Des Phrygiens: 'Antenor Est Victorieux' - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski/Russell Smythe/Laurent Naouri/Veronique Gens
Act Five, Scene 2. 'N'en Doute Point; C'est Dardanus Lui-meme' - John Mark Ainsley/Laurent Naouri/Veronique Gens/Russell Smythe
Act Five, Scene 3. 'Mais Un Nouvel Eclat Embellit L'univers' - Russell Smythe
Act Five, Scene 3. 'Teucer, Bannissez Pour Jamais La Vengeance Et La Haine' - Mireille Delunsch/Russell Smythe
Act Five, Scene 3. Duo: 'Des Biens Que Venus Nous Dispense' - Veronique Gens/John Mark Ainsley
Act Five, Scene 3. Air Pour Les Plaisirs (Gai)/Choeurs De Amours: 'Nous Quittons... - Chor Des Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Five, Scene 3. Gavotte (Gracieusement)/Air: 'C'est La Constance' - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski/Francoise Masset
Act Five, Scene 3. Ariette: 'Pour La Fete Ou L'on Vous Appelle' - Mireille Delunsch
Act Five, Scene 3. Gigue (Vivement) - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski
Act Five, Scene 3. Chaconne - Les Musiciens Du Louvre/Marc Minkowski

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If there was any composer who could fit music to the special effects called for by the conventions of the French baroque tragédie lyrique, it was Jean-Philippe Rameau (patron saint of the late bloomers, who composed his first operatic masterpiece, Hippolyte et Aricie, at age 50). In the lesser-known Dardanus, Rameau's librettist provided plenty of such opportunities. In fact, he curiously goes beyond the French Age of Reason penchant for Greek myth by inventing his own prehistory for the mythic hero Dardanus (eventual founder of Troy). The story of rival factions, divine interventions, and love triumphing over obstacles political and personal clearly inspired some of Rameau's most adventurous musical evocations (just one example might be the fascinating harmonic language he uses to depict a magician commanding an eclipse). It's this spirit of daring experiment that Rameau expert Marc Minkowski relishes throughout this magnificent, high-octane, deftly tailored account. He fires the authentic-instrument group Les Musiciens du Louvre into his customary whiplash speeds, which are just perfect for the air of martial excitement that prevails, while the many dance-centered numbers have a muscular grace. The result in general is some of his best work to date on disc, with a special emphasis on the through line of the score. The cast is spectacular--young in demeanor, passionate, and superbly fluent in the idiom. Consider the vocal acting of Véronique Gens as the conflicted heroine Iphise (in love with her father's enemy), with its rich emotional involvement; there's an exciting chemistry between her and the title hero John Mark Ainsley, who gently tapers his vibrato into a beautifully nuanced tenor--now forlorn and outcast, now assertively heroic. Less satisfying is Laurent Naouri's inconsistently projected lower range as the antihero Anténor. The chorus has been beautifully prepared. For this recording, Minkowski uses Rameau's original 1739 version, with some interpolations of especially compelling material from the slimmed-down 1744 revision. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

a stunning opera full of highlights.......2005-05-17

My first exposure to French Baroque opera was the recording of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Armide, on the Harmonia Mundi label. This exquisite, climatic recording only whetted my appetite for more of the French Baroque style.

The last five to ten years have yielded a wealth of great baroque recordings, and Dardanus is a fine example. Marc Minkowski, a self-taught conductor, delivers a performance full of frisson and passion. It should be noted that this was captured from a live performance, though you'd never know it, so great is the audio quality. The fact that it is from a live source has brought some unwarranted, hyperbolic criticism from stuffy opera critics. They claim that it appears as more of a series of highlights, rather than a cohesive, dramatic whole. I heartily disagree, and am 100% satisfied with the orchestra and solo singing performances. There are points in which the orchestra plays very soft, and then fortissimo.

Rameau hits his stride in the last half of the opera. Hearing it for the first time, I can see how he is pushing French Baroque past what was done by Lully. Unlike Armide, which is uniform from start to finish, Rameau explores different moods and melodies. Consider the jubilant, joyful "Paix Favorable, Paix Adorable", and Ainsley's riveting, heartwrenching delivery of "Lieux Funeste". The latter floors me everytime I hear it.

This recording more than deserves a space in your operatic collection.

P.S.- Veronique Gens is a not a flavor-of-the-month soprano, that title belongs to Anna Netrebko!

Bravo Me Minkowski!.......2002-08-08

This is one of the best 18th century french opera recording you can acquire.
Do not hesitate.

Best recording of a Rameau opera to date.......2001-01-04

This certainly is not Rameau's finest opera, but this recording is marvelous. This was on my Amazon "wish list" and when I played it , I was very, very impressed with the excitement Maestro Minkowski generates from his orchestra. All 154 minutes of the 2 CD set are a pleasure to listen to. The Archiv (Deutche Grammophon) engineers have done a superb job in capturing the liveliness of the performance. The soloists are first rate, especially Veronique Gens. Rameau is gaining in prestige ( New York City Opera is staging his works) and this recording certainly will enhance his popularity.

Vrai Francais..........2000-07-28

Rameau, Dardanus.

This superb recording should please both those who consider themselves "Ramistes" and those who simply enjoy pre - 19th century music. Previous recordings of Rameau have always seemed to me to be rather dull, but this one is full of energy and commitment and directed with flair.

The cast is generally a good one, and in the case of the eponymous hero, sublime, and Minkowski obtains playing of real verve from his orchestra; the choral singing is incisive throughout. The part of the heroine, Iphise, is sung by the flavour-of-the-month soprano, Véronique Gens, and she never fails to give pleasure with her lovely tone, although her manner of address does not seem to me quite distinctive enough for a Rameau heroine, and her sense of the words is at times rather generalized. Her would - be lover Antenor is sung by Laurent Naouri, who gives a nobly dramatic account of "Monstre Affreux," and the wizard Ismenor is taken with credible sympathy by Jean-Philippe Courtis. Mireille Delunsch enjoys herself in the soubrette - ish role of Venus, and the much - hyped Magdalena Kozená turns up in a couple of smaller parts.

The finest singing on the recording is, appropriately, by the Dardanus, John Mark Ainsley, who takes himself completely seriously in the role - there is none of the tongue-in-cheek attitude that afflicts some singers in such parts, and he is equally credible as the conquering hero and the forlorn lover. His singing is always lyrical, his French completely idiomatic and his mastery of the complex music absolute, but it is his attention to words which gives the purest delight; at every turn one is startled by some grace in delivery or some nuance of phrasing - the little air "D'un Amant empressé lui parler le langage" is full of these, and his scene with Iphise is heart-rendingly done - "Vous fuyez, inhumaine" is an especially poignant moment.

There were one or two instances in his performance where I found myself wondering if his tone, with its distinctive sweetness, were not hardening a little, and if he is not doing too much of the wrong kind of music for him; his recent Lensky at ENO had wonderful moments but he struggled to rise above the orchestra during the aria. On the evidence of the present recording, he should perhaps be preparing to take on the mantle of the French classical tenor of our time, in such roles as Admetus and Pylades - amazing, really, to be able to say this about an English singer!

This "Dardanus" is fresh, vital and fascinating, combining the best virtues of live performance with an utterly precise sound. Fully deserving of five stars.

Another Rameau gem.......2000-05-10

After listening to DG's new Manon Lescaut, it is obvious that there are no decent Puccini tenors around, but while listening to this new Dardanus it also was obvious that these baroque operas are the real glory of our time. This is not the first recording of Dardanus, there was a 1977 recording in ERATO with a marvelous cast that included Frederica von Stade, Christiane Eda-Pierre and Jose van Dam, but it was incompetently conducted by Raymond Leppard with an inadequate modern-instrument orchestra. Now we are fortunate to have a very good and stylish period-orchestra recording from Radio France. John Mark Ainsley is certainly a better Rameau tenor than Jose Cura is a Puccini one. Veronique Gens is exquisite as usual and the rest of the cast is admirable, even if we miss the great Jose van Dam. If you have never heard a Rameau opera, you are missing a lot to put it mildly. Here is France greatest composer in all his glory.

Pachelbel Canon in D and Other Baroque Favorites

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Rameau: Une Symphonie imaginaire [Hybrid SACD]

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RAMEAU - MINKOWSKI & Les Musiciens du Louvre: sur le Ouvre posthume

Rameau: Une Symphonie imaginaire [Hybrid SACD]

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Release Date: 2005-07-12

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RAMEAU - MINKOWSKI & Les Musiciens du Louvre: sur le Ouvre posthume.......2006-12-28

Before Rameau (1683-1764) there was instrumentation; after Rameau, there was orchestration. Then came Mozart, Beethoven, von Weber, Berlioz, Fry, Lizts, Gottschalk, Wagner, Lèfébure-Wélly, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler, and the rest is part of the world's music history.

In the beginning, Rameau was an expert organist intensely interested with the exploration of new instrumental possibilities in music which he had already explored with organ music both as an instrumentalist and composer. He treated the organ as a great symphonic instrument rather than a polyphonic instrument. What we have here is what we call now "homophonic" music. He was not the only one to enter this form of thinking and composing; indeed there were others, but that does not take any away from his enormous accomplishments and advances in music theory.

Rameau was throughly contemporary with François Couperin Le Grand (1668-1733), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Giussepe Tartini (1692-1770), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) and many other very well known composers of the early and mid 1700's. There is no doubt that for the most part all of the above knew in great detail about each other's whereabouts and current musical developments; assimilation of each other's theoretical and compositional ideas and forms was a widely accepted practice during that time period.

Rameau as a matter of fact did not discover anything whether in music and/or instrumental sound acoustics but formally stated sound and acoustic "combinations" which if and when executed by composer and instrumentalists added to the clarity of the whole.

As our old friend Mr. Plato (428-347 BC) remarked (I hope more than once), the foundation of anything in this universe (music included) in itself is indifferent to the existence of our universe. Indeed, indifferent to our minds and evanescent existence. Put it another way, music would exist even if musicians and/or we the listeners did not. I know this could be a debatable philosophical point for some but that's a theme for another discussion somewhere else.

With his compositions Rameau explored first at the organ and then with opera, ballet and overtures orchestral and musical methods, and acoustic forms which in the end provided other musicians/composers in general with highly idealized representations of the real world, whatever the real world of acoustics in reality can be said to be.

There is so much music (of all kinds), and composers which to this date knowingly or not, having adopted and assimilated Rameau's dictums have achieved such a mastery of acoustic "combinations" with effects of space, sonority, tone placement, antiphony, echo, silence, etc., etc, that have made this a wonderful world. One that Rameau re-discovered and which now-a-days is an integral and essential part of recognized music theory.

Rameau wrote a number of "treatises" and books on music theory; the two most important are "Traité de l'harmonie" and "Gènération harmonique." In these two studies he described or "explicated" exhaustively all known to him blends of timbres/tones, space and reverberation combinations; to this day no musician could do without them! His main point was that melody and harmony are not independent of each other. These musical combinations were known by many, but Rameau was the first to write about them and put them to practice in a formal fashion - again - as far as we know now.

I may add here that organists in general knew what Rameau knew; organistis knew very well how to score and employ acoustics and concomitant specific reverberation times and silences to obtain desired sound effects with their organ compositions. J.S. Bach was a master of this technique incidentally. It was and still is part of every good organist to "have the knowledge" and the skills to partake with organ music in such way; we also intuitively know when an organist is not for whatever reason applying these acoustic principles during a performance, generally to everybody's dislike.

We must add here that Archangelo Corelli, Giuseppe Tartini and J.S. Bach for example scored "in scordatura" for string instruments, especially for viola da gambas but also for violins. Scoring "in scordatura" basically produces the same acoustical effects and results as those organists obtained with their organs;"in scordatura" in plain musical language means "mis-tuning." Scoring in this manner was a common practice during the 1600 and 1700's because it produced acoustical effects of the desired kind, that is, natural sound effects.

Never-the-less, Rameau was apparently the first one to write and compose music following "natural" sound combinations without the need for scordatura. This is Rameau's legacy for the ages.

He was (again, probably) the first to describe, justify and explain harmonic practice in music whithin a coherent system derived from the "nature" of sounds. It had been there all the time and Rameau just "nurtured" the idea. Again, we have here another example of "nature" and "nurture." Remember Mr. Plato's dictum?

Very few composers before Rameau had conciously exposed and/or utilized that knowledge aside for the ocassional "in scordatura." We must resort here to Nikolaus Harnoncourt's "The Musical Dialogue - Thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach and Mozart" and Paul Bekker's "The Orchestra" to fully understand the inner works of this process. I highly recommend lecture of these two capital books as well as Dr. Philip Gossett's English translation of Rameau's "Traité de l'harmonie."

With this SACD Marc Minkowski and his Les Musiciens de Louvre amply succeed in the representation of Rameau's orchestral music.

Rameau never wrote a symphony as such; let's consider that for a moment. At about the same time J.S. Bach was calling some of his compositions "Symphonias", but it was not ultil his son Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788) threw away the traditional polyphonic media (instrumentation) or subordinated them to the dominant idea of harmonic development that a "formal" symphonic form appeared; we call this "homophonic" music incidentally.

There were no symphonies until that time (C.P.E. Bach's time) but only "concertos" of the "grosso" kind. Concerti grossi (Italian for big concerts) were a popular form of Baroque music whereby an orchestra ensemble passed musical material between an small group of soloists (the concertino) and the full orchestra (the ripieno).

That's the main reason for the added title to this SACD: "...un symphonie imaginaire." This SACD is about symphonies; symphonies which were never formally scored by Rameau. We are asked here and now to think about this music as being an imaginary symphony...or pieces of symphonies, or opera...ballets. Indeed not an easy proposition but, just after the first few bars of the the first track we realize that Rameau had a new perspective in music; his music was all about orchestration.

Did Minkowski and his group succeed in their mission? Obviously the answer is a resounding yes! Minkowski and his musicians created these imaginary symphonies out of some orchestral music originally written for operas and ballets, and some specific overtures. These were orchestral parts composed during the last thirty years of Ramaeau's life. Previously he had only composed keyboard music mostly for organs.

Presently, the question might be as follows: where do we begin with this SACD?

The instruments: the instruments are all original period instruments
and tuned to a prevalent a'= 415 Hz (so it's stated in the notes and my chromatic tuner corroborates exactly that) and that's very different than today's a'= ~ 440 Hz. The instrument's sound in this recording is different, totally different, and the tuning of the strings bespeaks well of the mastery of this orchestra's players. Remarkable, it's all I can say!

Minkowski, the conductor. There is no doubt in my mind that he, along with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Andrew Manze, is the dominant figure in Baroque music at the present time. You can not do better than this or these if we include the other two conductors.

The musicians. What can I say about them? That they have perfect pitch? Yes. That they play all the notes? Yes. That their string instruments had to be re-strung to a'= 415 Hz instead of playing "in scordatura"? I think so. Can they play in harmony? This is a great rendition of musical harmony at it's purest form.

I think Rameau with this music and specially it's orchestration showed to the future the shape of things to come. This was the beginning of the end of the Baroque and the start of a new era.

There are no words that could possibly describe the level of excellence which is achieved in this and the other Baroque recordings this conductor and musical group have been involved with. We do know this is the normal state of affairs with Minkowski and the musicians that subordinate to him. This is absolutely perfect.

The sound, again, Archiv has produced another SACD reference recording. It's a true 5.1 DTS recording which means the sound will be coming out of six speakers if played in an SACD player. The total surround sound is as real as one could get and much better and more realistic than the same version in just plain stereo. In my opinion the SACD is far superior than the stereo version.

I would not hesitate for a moment in recommending this SACD or any other that Minkowski and his musicians throw at us. Please hit us again and again with recordings of this caliber.

FINAL WORDS: B U Y I T - NOW.

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Utter enchantment

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Customer Reviews:

Utter enchantment.......2005-11-01

I bought this CD three weeks ago in Melbourne and I have been playing almost every day ever since. I have many recordings of Rameau's operas and orchestral music and I bought this one out of sheer curiosity. I assumed it would be an attractive recording and I hoped it would have some nice surprises in store for me.

I was more than pleasantly surprised, I was/am utterly enchanted by this wonderful recording by the European Union Baroque Orchestra. Perhaps it is Roy Goodman's direction? Perhaps it is the fact that this band consists of young and enthusiastic musicians?

The music is, of course, all very exciting and beautiful - it is the great genius Jean-Philippe Rameau we're talking about here! The orchestra is not too large and not too small.

The music is played with great style, feeling and expressiveness. The rhythmic aspects of Rameau's music are brought out in a very tasteful and potent way.

Further evidence of the fact that Rameau is THE MAN! - and a very good debut on NAXOS from the European Union Baroque Orchestra. I hope we see many more recordings of this nature from this ensemble. More Rameau would be nice.

I would like to warmly recommend this delightful current recording to all music lovers.

DEBUT ~ Adelphi Saxophone Quartet ~ "Simply Four Saxophones

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Not that hot
How Adolphe envisaged the sound?
Saxophone Quartet the way it should be!
Crisp, Clean, Clear.....a beautiful recording.
Absolutely Incredible

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Customer Reviews:

Not that hot.......2003-07-02

I purchased this CD and was very disappointed in the quality of the playing. The four musicians play with an almost unbearably bright tone color and their technique together is not as clean as some other groups. Don't waste your time here - pick up a recording the Rascher Quartet or Paul Cohen's quartet instead.

How Adolphe envisaged the sound?.......2003-06-27

This CD is well worth getting for the quality of the sound. I've never heard such a pure tone from the saxophone before and the four players here blend so perfectly that you are not actualy aware that it is saxophones playing. Listen to the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Marvellous! even though I can't help imagining Clarinets, Oboes and Basoons.
For anyone (like myself) who plays saxophone, this one is a must have as a reference CD on quality Classical Sax playing.

Saxophone Quartet the way it should be!.......2001-02-02

I was absolutely blown away by the musicality of the performers and how the intonation of the ensemble was perfect! Also, the pieces are very technically difficult, but played with absolute precision. I would recommend this CD to every sax lover!

Crisp, Clean, Clear.....a beautiful recording........2001-01-31

For anyone who loves the sound of the saxophone played the way it was intended by it's inventor...this is the recording for you. Everything about this recording is enjoyable...the selection of songs, the performance, the recording quality. I highly recommend this recording to anyone who loves the awsome beauty of the saxophone quartet.

Absolutely Incredible.......2001-01-09

This CD is absolutely amazing! I would recomend it to anyone. The performers do a great job, and I hope the produce another CD soon!

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Not great, kids need to really be in the mood
A different "baby classics" album
We all love this cd.
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Not great, kids need to really be in the mood.......2003-04-07

I bought this for my 5-year old daughter who loves litening to my classical music. She did not like it. It failed to grab her attention.

A different "baby classics" album.......2002-11-12

I've bought many CDs for my son (who is now 2), including various classical compilations for babies. However, most of them seem to comprise of the same two dozen or so "favourites" from the Baroque and Classical periods. Also, most of the selections are usually in slow tempo (in order to pass as "lullabies") whereas I find that babies respond better to rhythmic, upbeat tunes. I like this CD because it includes beautiful selections that are less overused, come from different epochs and styles, and are very suitible for small kids. The pieces are brief (babies have a short attention span)and upbeat. They won't put your child or yourself to sleep, but you can listen to them repeatedly without getting tired.

We all love this cd........2002-03-31

My kids love this cd. We kept checking it out from the library, so we finally decided to buy it. The kids like the picture of the baby running on the piano and they pretend they are doing the same thing while we listen to it. I love the music, so much of it is familiar and well loved.

Valuable resource.......2001-08-01

As a music educator, preschool teacher, and mother of three young children, I have reviewed many recordings for children. When evaluating a product, I do not necessarily look for songs I like to listen to, but selections that are well received by children. The producers of "Baby dance" did a wonderful job in choosing beautiful pieces with a fast tempo that encourage toddlers as young as 13 months to march, hop, and dance. Not all songs are from the typical classical music sampler tapes, introducing adults to other, lesser-known beautiful masterpieces. Most selections are less then 2 minutes long, wich proved the perfect time span for the attention of a 2-year old. I videotaped my youngest son when he was dancing to this tape as a 2-year old. He interpreted the feelings the music conveyed and moved his body according to these emotions - from wiggling to standing still and tuning in to crawling on all fours. I give workshops to early childhood educators and always recommend this title.

My preschooler really likes this one!.......2001-01-29

We first purchased this CD when my son was 18 months old, and he's really enjoyed it ever since. He's now 3 years old, and still asks for it to be played. The selections are short, but high energy and and lots of fun. This is a GREAT CD to have handy on those rainy days when you can't get out of the house! Incidentally, it's also recommended for preschoolers by Ed Hirsh, of the Core Knowledge series (What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know, What Your First Grader Needs to Know, etc), on his coreknowledge.org site.

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Best of a period
Best collection I've come across on one CD.

The Ultimate Baroque Collection

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005EBJ
Release Date: 1993-10-19

Tracks:

Brandenburgisches Konzert No. 3 BWV 1048: Allegro
The Indian Queen: Second Music
Concerto In G Major: Andante
Concerto Opus VIII No. 3, RV 293 'Autumn' In F Major: Allegro
Dardanus - Orchestral Suite: Ritournelle vive
Concerto For Flute In G Major: Allegro spiritoso
Canon In D Major
Overture, Suite No. 2 BWV 1067, In B Minor: Badinerie
Concert For Violin BWV 1042, In E Major: Allegro
Table Music, Ouverture No.1 In B Flat Major: Menuet
Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Presto
Deuxieme Concert: Menuets 1 & 2
Goldberg - Variationen BWV 988: Variations 4 & 5
Concerto Opus VIII No. 1 RV 269 'Spring' In E Major: Allegro
Come, Ye Sons Of Art: Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary - Overture
Water Music - Suite In D Major: Alla Hornpipe
Concert 'Dans Le Gout Theatral': Loure
Concerto RV 532: Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto In D Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Best of a period.......2004-11-13

This is by far my favorite off all my classical CDs. One of the best pieces is the Canon in D which is over 7 minutes. I love that piece, but this CD makes it shine. It is filled with the best Baroque from many different composers. No matter what type of classical you enjoy, this is a must for your collection!

Best collection I've come across on one CD........1999-01-08

This CD contains a very nice collection of Baroque snippets from several composers of the period. The composition variety is good and I give high marks for the interpretation on all the pieces presented.

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