D'Alessandro: Chamber Music for Winds & Piano

On this CD:

1. Sonatina glocosa, for clarinet & piano, Op. 6a
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro
Performed by Dmitri Ashkenazy

2. Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 46 first version
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro

3. Sonata for oboe & piano, Op. 67
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro

4. Suite for clarinet solo, Op. 64
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro
Performed by Dmitri Ashkenazy

5. Sonatina for flute solo, Op. 19
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro

6. Recitative & Waltz-impromtu for oboe & piano, Op. 20
Composed by Raffaele D'Alessandro

Tracks:

Adagio
Cannon
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Minuet & Badinerie
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6: Musette
Piccolo Concerto in A Minor, P. 83: Larghetto
Oboe Concerto In C Minor: Adagio
Badinerie & Gigue
Cantata 'Wachet auf,' BWV 140: Wachet auf
Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6: Allegro
Adagio For Oboe, Cello And Strings
Tambourins
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D, BWV 1068: Air On The G String
Concerto Grosso In D, Op. 6, No. 10: Gavotte
Trumpet Concerto In D: Andante For Strings
Trumpet Voluntary

Customer Reviews:

The Pachelbel Canon.......2005-07-26

First, let me state that I've only heard this version of the Pachelbel Canon. I overheard a co-worker playing it at her desk and decided that I wanted a copy, too! I've not regretted it! It is one powerful "mellowing" agent for me! Excellent playing, the sound is "decent." I usually give four stars if the sound is not the best, but this group deserves it! Five stars!

My favorite classical/baroque cd.......2003-12-18

I original grew up on baroque and classical music as a child because my parents were/are big fans of the music. Over the years, my tastes branched out into rock and roll and other genres of music but I always seem to come back to baroque and classical music. Over the years I have bought a quite a few classical cds. Some were good and some were mediocre. "Pachelbel Canon, Albinoni Adagio and Other Baroque Melodies" is by far my favorite of all the baroque/classical cds I have bought over the years. I was first given the cassette version in my freshman year in college by my parents. I eventually bought the cd version a couple of years ago. Pachelbel's "Canon" is definitely my all time favorite baroque song. The version on this album is by far my favorite arrangement. I still get the chills every time I listen to the song. I can truly never get sick and tired of listening to "Canon". When I first listened to this album, it was the first time I heard Albinoni's "Adagio". It is truly one of the most beautiful pieces in baroque history. Just like "Canon", I love the arrangements for Bach's "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" and"Wachet auf". The arrangements for those two songs simply takes my breath away. I have listened to countless different arrangements of those two songs but none have come close to the versions I have heard on this album. I may not be a classical/baroque afficienado but I certianly know what I like and I like what I heard on this album.

WARNING!! A great cd BUT...........2001-03-10

I know I gave this cd 5 stars; it deserves it. Every piece is so finely textured and lush. BUT the version of the Canon on this cd, as beautiful as it is, IS NOT the original version recorded by Paillard. This cd contains a new version which has been slightly re-arranged and speeded up a bit. The version on this cd is a minute shorter than the original which can be found on the ERATO cd, "PACHELBEL CANON/ FASCH/CONCERTO". Definitely buy the Erato cd first--this contains the "must-have" rendition of the Canon. But, of course, after you buy that one, you will probably want to buy this one as well. I have yet to hear any piece of music done by Jean-Francois Paillard that I have not loved.

least favorite arrangement of my "most favorite" piece.......2000-12-27

I LOVE pachalbel canon. I have several different arrangements. However I was dissapointed by this arrangement and by the accompanying baroque compositions on this CD. For those who have never heard the canon, or have only heard this arrangement -- you will still love it. It is, after all, an incredible piece of music. However, try another CD for an even more moving rendition.

Canon is over 100 stars!!.......2000-12-21

The version on this album of 'Canon In D' just BLEW ME AWAY when I first was spellbound by it at the end of 'Ordinary People' movie. It literally affected and changed my life forever....it has and STILL gives me hours and hours,years and years of happiness. This song has played for SO many events in my life. Happy,Sad,Painful,!!!! I've written poems to and about this song trying to articulate the itensity of it. I've choreographed and performed ballet dances to it. I've 'picked out by ear' the ENTIRE song on the piano and can play it on nearly every single instrument I pick up, even if I can't play that instument,it doesn't matter. That song had to have been written by God Himself for the Angels of Heaven. Pachabel must've eavesdropped,wrote it down and it enchants any symphony,every instrument that plays it.This version of Canon especially, is an ethereal gift of gold for our souls to experience on earth.It is sublime in the purest rawest sense. It is pure magical musical glitter......It will touch you and you will melt. It speaks directly to the deepest part of you. Listen to it LOUD on a good stereo system and lie down on the floor with only candlelight around you. Light incense,close your eyes, and I DARE you not to cry by the end of it.

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The Best Of Baroque Collection
Outstanding sampler

Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
George Frideric Handel , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Tomaso Albinoni , Alessandro Marcello , Jeremiah Clarke , New York Sinfonietta , Philadelphia Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Hartmut Haenchen , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Raymond Leppard , Richard Kapp , Max Goberman , Eugene Ormandy , Vladimir Goischmann , Glenn Gould , Carolyn Watkinson , Teiko Maehashi , La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , and William Bennett
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Tracks:

Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Violin Concerto In E Major, RV269 'Spring': I. Allegro
Adagio
Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Concerto For Guitar, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo In D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
Orchestral Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Excerpt)
Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Te Deum In D Major: Introduction
The Anna Magdelana Notebook: Minuet
Canon For 3 Trumpets And Strings
Xerxes: Largo ('Ombra mai fu')
Abdelazer: Rondeau
Le Tambourin
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio
Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Piano Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Lute Suite In E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude
Prince Of Denmark's March
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Largo. Pastoral ad libitum
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

The Best Of Baroque Collection.......2004-02-22

This compilation album features some well-known Baroque Era musical works and serves as a perfect introduction to classical music. The great Baroque composers are showcased here - Bach, considered the greatest of them all, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and others. The Baroque period (from 1600 to 1750) was a time of great development and change in music. Before the Baroque Era, music was single-melody and primitive, in much the same way it had been since the Old World of the Greeks and Romans. Plaintive chorus was the only new invention of the medieval days- the Gregorian monk chant and Hildegard Bingen's nuns' chant. But during the Baroque Era, instruments were created and with them a new sound. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, drums, violins, violas and most significantly the trumpet, was played in a new medium called the orchestra. This music was played before royalty, kings of England, Germany and France, and often elitist aristocratic crowds. The same applied to Baroque Opera, which re-told Greek legends and classical heroes through music and the human singing voice of opera. Finally, music broke out from the old and into the new.

Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the best of the Baroque composers. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, for harpsichord (the earliest piano or keyboard instrument), as well as the organ. Among Bach's popular pieces are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (which is the theme for "Dracula" and was made into an orchestra version by conductor Leopold Stokowski as seen in the Disney film Fantasia of 1940), his Brandenburg Concertos- a total of six concertos that showcase the tone color of several instruments of the orchestra and are considered the height of the Baroque musical style. The Brandenburg Concerti that are most famous are th 3rd and 5th. Bach's Golberg Variations for keyboard are also very virtuosic as well as his Organ Preludes. Bach's Orchestral Suites are the skeletons of the first symphonies, even if it it's not exactly a symphony form, and Bach's cantatas and Mass In B have long been hailed as the best works of chorus.

George Frederic Handel, a German-born composer, adapted the Italian musical technique, especially the new invention of opera, but performed publically in England, even writing the famous "Messiah" oratorio in English. Handel's skills were most keen in the orchestra. His "Concerti Grossi" which total a number of 12, are virtuoso and expressive of instrumental color. The Water Music and the Royal Fireworks music are also very famous and written in a grandiose style that was quintessentially Baroque. Vivaldi, a former priest, became a composer who specialized in small-scale chamber music. He created the "tone poem" long before it was even called that in the 19th century. His "Four Seasons" are his most acclaimed. The music expresses the four seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. The violins, the woodwinds, the trumpets, each deliver a picture of pastoral scenes. Vivaldi also wrote numerous other concerti, including some for mandolin, an early guitar.

This collection is a must have for music lovers.

Outstanding sampler.......2001-02-25

It is impossible of course to capture Baroque music on a single CD, but if you want just one it doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding and generous selection of many of the best known excerpts of the period, excellent performances throughout, and superior sound quality. Even the casual listener will recognize many of these great works, such as the theme from Masterpiece Theater, Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Water Music, and so on.

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Classic Elegance
Extremely Short But Good Sound Quality!
Sweet music
A Great Album... despite being Leppard-ized
Wonderful

Pachelbel's Canon: Baroque Favorites

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ASIN: B0000025TV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Canon
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Sinfonia
Sarabande
Air
Rondeau
Badinerie
Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Largo
Rondeau
Introduction
Adagio
The Prince Of Denmark's March

Customer Reviews:

Classic Elegance.......2006-11-03

The listener cannot go wrong with this disc. The Canon in D, in particular, is the best arrangement yet.

Extremely Short But Good Sound Quality!.......2006-05-26

Although the arrangements are very different from the way these great compositions were originally written, this is still a very enjoyable listen and is a great sampler of the Baroque genre of Classical music for those new to the field. The movie "Ordinary People" introduced the masses to Leppard's version of "Canon" which has since become the most familiar and favorite one.

What's good about this collection is also that you get along with the usual pieces that you'd expect to find on any best of Baroque compilation such as Bach's "Air" and Handel's "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" gems such as my favourite piece here, Vivaldi's "Largo" the melody of which is brilliantly played on classical guitar and is probably one of the most emotionally beautiful pieces of classical music you'll ever hear.

Overall, the sound quality is very good too for an undigitally remastered cd and the reason is explained on the back of the cover which says the recordings have been digitally transferred from "newly remixed original session tapes" and seeing as how the oldest material here was recorded in 1975 by which time they had quite decent sound recording technology translates into great sound quality overall.

The problem with most "good" classical music by the giants such as Bernstein and Von Karajan is that they were recorded decades ago and many times before the 50s on terrible equipment and sometimes worse, in mono! and so you'll have to imagine how good they must have sounded live in the concert hall because they sound horrible on disc.

Final verdict: recommended for the surprisingly good sound quality for a classical disc and as a Baroque sampler (albeit quite short playing time) for those curious and new to the idiom.

Sweet music.......2005-07-29

In listening to many arrangements of Baroque music available in the market today, I have found none better than Great Performances: Baroque Favorites. I first purchased the cassette version almost twenty years ago, and I have worn out the poor thing. I purchased other arrangements of Pachebel's Cannon, and was not satisfied. I am pleased that the CD version of this performance is available and meets high quality audio standards.

A Great Album... despite being Leppard-ized.......2005-06-07

This CD album consists of... literally... Baroque favorites... including Pachelbel's timeless Canon, Albinoni's Adagio, and J. S. Bach's Air. Beginner or collector of Classical Music, it's worth part of one's personal music library. Since I'm so accustomed of listening to Baroque music on modern instead of period instruments, this is a perfect CD for me to own.

Although some of the pieces, especially Pachelbel's Canon, were arranged, they are nice arrangements. The more tedious version on the Canonwe're likely to listen has been fancified as if in a modern-day Re-mix. I love the arrangement; kinda gives me another perspective for the piece. The remaining unarranged pieces are performed very well with the orchestra.

Tough luck finding another album with more authentic versions if you're not fond of arranged versions.

Wonderful.......2004-05-11

I grew up not really appreciating classical music...and now in my early twenties I figured "hell, I should try out a new road". I found this cd...because I used to have a midi track of canon that came with my old computer and I remember listening to it in the 7th grade. I found the version on here to be more moving then any of the other adaptations on any other disc. I find this record to be like a neil young record. Very bare. I know some might say that these peices in their raw form were much more bare...considering they were written with less or any strings. Or some would think that it's crazy talk to compare neil young with anything "classical"...but I don't think so.

Buy this strictly for canon...the other peices are strong as well...but I think there's probably other composers that do the bach and vivaldi better. The handel is also most enjoyable.

Tracks:

Pre-Wedding, Signing Of The Registry And General Music: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Pre-Wedding, Signing Of The Registry And General Music: Concerto In D Minor - Siciliano
Pre-Wedding, Signing Of The Registry And General Music: Water Music Suite No.1 - Air
Pre-Wedding, Signing Of The Registry And General Music: Oboe Concerto In D Minor - Adagio
Pre-Wedding, Signing Of The Registry And General Music: Orchestral Suite, No.3 In D - Air
Ombra mai fu (Xerxes)
Prelude To The Ceremony: Caro mio ben
Prelude To The Ceremony: Bist du bei mir (Thou art Near)
Prelude To The Ceremony: Sich uben im Lieben ('Wedding' Cantata No.202)
Prelude To The Ceremony: Let The Bright Seraphim (Samson)
Prelude To The Ceremony: Trumpet Voluntary
Prelude To The Ceremony: Canon In D
Whrer'er You Walk (Semele)
Recessional: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Recessional: Water Music: Alla Hornpipe
Recessional: Cantata No.29 - Sinfonia In D
Recessional: Rondeay (Suite No.1 - 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme)
Recessional: Cantata No.51 - Alleluia
Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin)
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March (A Midsummer's Night Dream)

Customer Reviews:

Definitely worth a close look!.......2004-06-22

All of the songs on this CD are beautiful, and the CD is even labeled showing their choice of music dedicated to different parts of a wedding, but you don't have to use them as suggested. I arrived to Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary, less traditional than Wagner's Lohengrin but no less thrilling, and I thought it appropriate given the setting of a late a.m. garden wedding. We made our hasty exit to Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, which I have loved since I was a little girl and even though is called "'Arrival' of the Queen of Sheba", it was my wedding and I did it the way I wanted. Do it YOUR way, to music YOU love. It's your day! Good luck!!!!

A Perfect Gift.......2001-07-12

I love this cd! I actually own "Baroque for Bathtime" which is why I thought of this cd for my future sister-in-law. I think it will make a perfect little pre-wedding gift!

Great Music.......2000-02-23

I love this cd! Its probably one of the better buys I made concerning my wedding. Like most people, I have no idea what classical music is appropriate for a wedding, and for the wedding I hope to have. Listening to this cd has helped me make more intelligent choices and be more informed especially when I'm dealing with the church music director. I feel more confident knowing that I am familiar with the choices before me.

The renditions of the music is wonderful too. I always thought the Bridal Chorus from Lohegrin too "common" but listening to the orchestra and choir on this cd has changed my mind--its a beautiful interpretation of the song that's sure to bring a tear or two.

Baroque for Brides-to-be.......1999-12-04

Short and sweet: I am looking for wedding music to be played while guests are being seated, and I'm only having 2 songs sung by actual vocalists. Just listening to the music for reviewing is enough to bring tears to my eyes. My wedding is coming up in April 2000, so there is a lot of emotion going on inside of this bride-to-be. All in all, so far it is a beautiful album.

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A Special Note to Oboe Lovers!

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Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

Build Your Baby's Brian 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: Canon In D
Water Music (Suite No. 2): I. Allegro
Water Music (Suite No. 2): II. Alla Hornpipe
Water Music (Suite No. 2): III. Minuet
Water Music (Suite No. 2): IV. Lentement
Water Music (Suite No. 2): V. Bourree
'Spring' From The Four Seasons (Concerto In E Major, Op. 8, No. 1): I. Allegro
'Spring' From The Four Seasons (Concerto In E Major, Op. 8, No. 1): II. Largo
'Spring' From The Four Seasons (Concerto In E Major, Op. 8, No. 1): III. Allegro
Build Your Baby's Brian 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: Prelude To Te Deum
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: Trumpet Tune
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: Rondeau (Theme From Masterpiece Theatre)
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: Minuet In G Major
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: March For The Prince Of Denmark
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: Psalm 19 'The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God'
Oboe Concerto In C Minor: I. Allegro moderato
Oboe Concerto In C Minor: II. Adagio
Oboe Concerto In C Minor: III. Allegro
Build Your Baby's Brain 5, Through The Power OF The Baroque: 'La Follia' (Trio Sonata In G Minor, Op. 5, No. 12)
Build Your Baby' Brain 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: Minuet From Berenice
Build Your Baby' Brain 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: Music For The Royal Fireworks ('La Rejouissance')
Build Your Baby' Brain 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: 'Lift Up Your Heads' (From Concerto A Due Cori In F Major)
Build Your Baby' Brain 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: 'And The Glory Of The Lord' (From Concerto A Due Cori In B-Flat Major)
Build Your Baby' Brain 5, Through The Power Of The Baroque: 'Hallelujah' Chorus From Messiah

Customer Reviews:

A Special Note to Oboe Lovers!.......2003-04-11

To anyone who loves the oboe, this CD is worth buying if only for John de Lancie's famous rendition of the Marcello Concerto (the whole concerto is here), which is the best I have ever heard. His interpretation of the soaring slow movement is especially beautiful. The sound is very clear and the other selections (including a delightful version of Vivaldi's "Spring" concerto with flute instead of violin) are quite good, with perhaps a little too much emphasis on the pompous... But never mind all that: if you like the oboe as much as I do, this is probably one of the best available examples of de Lancie's wonderful sound and definitely worth the price of the whole CD!

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Much better than typical compilations.

Pachelbel: Greatest Hits

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Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

Canon In D - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Sonatine - Musica Antiqua Koln
Allemande - Musica Antiqua Koln
Gavotte - Musica Antiqua Koln
Courante - Musica Antiqua Koln
Aria - Musica Antiqua Koln
Sarabande - Musica Antiqua Koln
Gigue - Musica Antiqua Koln
Finale. Adagio - Musica Antiqua Koln
Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ - I Musici
Rondeau (Masterpiece Theatre Theme) - Simon Preston
The Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince Of Denmark's March) - Peter Hurford
La Volta - Rafael Puyana
I. Grave - Reinhold Friedrich
II. Allegro - Reinhold Friedrich
III. Adagio - Reinhold Friedrich
Prelude (Rondeau) - Marc Minkowski
Passacaille - George Malcolm
Overture In C 'Hamburger Ebb Und Flut' - Musica Antiqua Koln
Keyboard Sonata In G, Kk2 - Clara Haskil
Adagio - Staatskapelle Dresden
Trumpet Tune And Air - Philip Jones
La Poule - Cristophe Rousset
Largo (Pastorale Ad Libitum) - I Musici
Canon And Gigue In D For 3 Violins And Continuo - Musica Antiqua Koln

Customer Reviews:

Much better than typical compilations........2007-04-02

This and the other compilations in this DECCA series are excellent. Much thought went into the choices of recordings, with high caliber artists performing the selections. If only all compilations were this good . . .

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Got to be one of the best collections!

Greatest Hits Of 1721

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Allegro (From Water Music Suite No. 1)
Adagio (From Oboe Concerto In C Minor)
Sheep May Safely Graze (From Cantata No. 208)
Allegro (From Concerto For Two Trumpets)
Pastoral (From Concerto Grosso In G Minor)
'Plaisir d'Armour'
Largo (From Concerto In C For Mandolin)
'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring' (From Cantata No. 147)
Bandinerie (From Orchestral Suite No. 2)
Largo (From Spring - The Four Seasons)
The Prince Of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)

Customer Reviews:

Got to be one of the best collections!.......2001-01-27

Pachabel to Bach et al, this collection of the music of the 18th century is just outstanding. Exposed me to some music I never would have knew of, e.g. the hauntingly beautiful "Plaisir d'amour" by Martini and Marcello's Oboe Concerto.

Tracks:

Te Deum: Fanfare
Adagio
Gavotte en Rondeau
Largo: Serse
Aria
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Ave Maria
Concerto in D minor for trumpet & organ: I: Largo
Concerto in D minor for trumpet & organ: II: Vivace
Concerto in D minor for trumpet & organ: III: Furiose
Concerto in D minor for trumpet & organ: IV: Adagio
Concerto in D minor for trumpet & organ: V: Alla Breve
Trumpet Concert in B flat, Op.7 No.3: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concert in B flat, Op.7 No.3: II: Adagio
Trumpet Concert in B flat, Op.7 No.3: III: Allegrio
Trumpet Concerto in D, Op.7 No.6: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto in D, Op.7 No.6: II: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto in D, Op.7 No.6: III: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D: II: Grave
Trumpet Concerto In D: III: Aria
Trumpet Concerto In D: IV: Grave
Trumpet Concerto In D: V: Vivace
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: II: Larghetto
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: III: Vivace

Tracks:

Trumpet Volutary
Allegro spirituoso
Suite No.3: Air
Trumpet Tune
Cello Suite No.4: Bourree
Ave Maria
Exsultate jubilate: Alleluia
The Queen's Dolour
Chorale
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: II: Andante
Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: III: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto in F minor: I: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto in F minor: II: Largo e piano
Trumpet Concerto in F minor: III: Vivace
Trumpet Concerto In D Minor: I: Grave
Trumpet Concerto In D Minor: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In D Minor: II: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In D Minor: III: Allegro
Trumpet Concerto In C Minor: I: Allegro moderato
Trumpet Concerto In C Minor: II: Adagio
Trumpet Concerto In C Minor: III: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Flawless.......2005-12-05

I bought this cd simply for the performance Handel's Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the first time I heard the piece played it near brought me to tears. Clear, and powerful the organ does not over power the trumpet, rather it aids depth to the metal sound and a warmth unkown to it. The beauty cannot be described, you will not be dissapointed

A great disc of a huge player.......2000-08-09

hi! I have heard this disc as a friend of mine owns one.. I recommend and it to the trumpeters/brass players mostly, and everyone who likes the baroque music. the sound is fabulous,and the articulation as well,I think its very good collection of pieces...

Average customer rating:

The Ultimate Baroque Album

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music
ASIN: B00022LJLA
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

Allegro - Trevor Pinnock
Allegro Assai - The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
Adagio - Heinz Holliger
Preludio - Shlomo Mintz
Air (Air On A G String) - Sir Neville Marriner
Toccata - Simon Preston
Fugue - Simon Preston
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince Of Denmark's March) - John Wilbraham
Canon And Gugue In D Major - Reinhard Goebel
Fugue In G Minor, BWV 5789 'The Little' - Canadian Brass
Rondeau - Simon Preston
Contrapunctus IX - Sir Neville Marriner
Largo - Siegfried Behrend
The Arrival Of The Queen Sheba - Sir Neville Marriner
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Alla Hornpipe - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Rondeau - Sir Neville Marriner
Prelude - Peter Hurford
Adagio Of Strings And Organ In G Minor - Maria Teresa Garatti
Hallelujah - Trevor Pinnock

Average customer rating:

Different from what I remember
The best baroque deal I've found...

The Rage Of 1710

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Rondeau fromSinfs De Fanfares - Pierre Cochereau/Maurice Andre
Canon for 3 Vns & Continuo - Wurttemberg CO/Heilbronn Jorg Faerber
The Four Seasons: 3rd Movt From 'Autumn' - Susanne Lautenbacher
Prld from Partita No.3 for Solo - Susanne Lautenbacher
Con in F for 2 Hn, 2 Ob & Strs: Movt I - Alois Spach/Gottfried Roth
Adagio in g, for Strs & Org Continuo - Maurice Andre
Tpt Voluntary ('The Prince of Denmark's March') - Maurice Andre
'Air' from Ste No.3 for Orch - Mainz CO/Gunter Kehr
Con in a for Alto Recorder, 2 Vns & Basso Continuo Allegro... - Gunther Holler
'Hornpipe' from Water Music Ste - Hamburg State PO/Leopold Ludwig
Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hans hagen & His Orch
Giga from Con Grosso No.9 in A, Op.5 - Gli Accademici di Milano/Dean Eckertsen
Con in G for Fl & Strs - Alain Marion

Customer Reviews:

Different from what I remember.......2005-05-26

First off, the presented music is excellent sampler of Baroque music. The first piece by Mouret just brings "Masterpiece Theater" to the fore. The version of Pachebel's canon is well paced as far as I'm concerned. My first encounter with Albinoni's adagio was with the cassette version of this title.

However, the CD is not by the same company that produced the cassette years back. Noticeably missing is the Luigi Boccherini's Minuetto from string quintet in E major. That is the main difference and the reason for the four stars. Handel's Largo from "Xerxes" is present but I believe is done by a another group.

Considering when the cassette was originally released (~1978; Vox Turnabout), I suspect getting the master to transfer to CD was an adventure. The end result was the musical passages by Handel and Boccherini were essentially lost. That's just my take.

The bottom line is that this is a good introduction to Baroque music. Please don't hesitate to pick this up.

The best baroque deal I've found..........1999-05-04

This is a great collection, and for the $ -- can't be beat. The pacing of Pachelbel's cannon is excellent -- not overplayed, doesn't take itself too seriously. Just the music, as it was meant to be played -- simple, unadorned, and right on time...

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