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1. Concert 1, for various instruments & continuo (Concerts royaux)
Composed by Francois Couperin
Performed by Jaap ter Linden, Davitt Moroney
2. Concert 2, for various instruments & continuo (Concerts royaux)
Composed by Francois Couperin
Performed by Jaap ter Linden, Davitt Moroney
3. Concert 3, for various instruments & continuo (Concerts royaux)
Composed by Francois Couperin
Performed by Jaap ter Linden, Davitt Moroney
4. Concert 4, for various instruments & continuo (Concerts royaux)
Composed by Francois Couperin
Performed by Jaap ter Linden, Davitt Moroney
Couperin: Concerts royaux, Music, Jaap ter Linden, Francois Couperin, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music
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A to Z of Classical Music
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004YYRT Release Date: 2000-10-17 |
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Is it a two-CD set with a particularly thick booklet, or a 562-page book with a compilation album attached? Either way, the unpretentious text by Keith Anderson offers an introduction to the lives and works of dozens of composers, together with recommended recordings from the Naxos and Marco Polo catalogs. Anderson includes a useful 59-page glossary of musical terms and an extensive listing of classical pieces used in films. The odd thing about the 36 extracts and complete pieces on the CDs is that they do not form an A-to-Z at all. Rather, they are arranged chronologically, from 1,000-year-old Gregorian chant to the opening movement of contemporary composer Philip Glass's Violin Concerto. Between these two points is the early music of Palestrina and Byrd; the Baroque glories of Vivaldi and Bach; the 19th-century Romantic masters, from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky; and such 20th-century greats as Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. Opera, song, and chamber music are barely represented, but only so much can fit into 151 minutes. Essentially a deluxe sampler of the vast Naxos catalogue, the discs offer a good introduction to some of the most famous and melodic music ever composed, while the book will be very useful to newcomers to the potentially confusing world of classical music. --Gary S. DalkinAlbum Description
A-Z of Classical Music is a remarkable 562-page, illustrated bok, detailing the lives of all the great composers as well as many less known, but equally fascinating, musical masters. Like the Naxos range of recording itself, A-Z of Classical Music is a rich source of inspiration for anyone either just embarking on a lifetime of musical enjoyment or for whom classical music has long been a way of life. Included within is an extensive glossary of musical terms plus a unique guide to classical music used in acclaimed films. Two-and-a-half hours of the finest music from across the centuries are contained in the accompanying CDs.Customer Reviews:
LETTER PERFECT CLASS(ICAL) ACT!.......2003-01-19
Great Tracks -- Great Value -- Great Book, Who Can Complain?.......2002-08-30
At this price, how can one complain?.......2001-09-30
Still, any possible weaker performances are of little importance after you get your hands on the fat booklet with over 500 pages. The booklet offers a short intro about the great composers, a glossary of musical terms, a list of works used in films and dozens of illustrations of several composers.
Overall, at this price, this is a must-have pack for any beginner, and might be useful for the occasion "quick check" of the work of many composers. Do not expect many detail, nor references to all the works of some composers; I often got frustrated with the lack of detail in some cases, but in general, the booklet is very effective for a quick reference.
You will need more titles that offer more complete information, and you won't truly learn to love classical music just by reading it, but it is small and compact.
It really puzzles me why Naxos did not include a full index of composers, a serious omission. To find a particular composer you will have to look for it yourself in over 500 pages. Also, the separation of the text is not so good, making the search even a bit slower. The lack of the index is truly annoying and I am sure it will be corrected in future editions.
Even with a few weaker pieces and the lack of the index, at this price, there isn't much to argue about. This is truly a bargain that you should not miss. I would also recommend the A-Z of Opera, which offers a bigger booklet with over 700 pages, focusing on opera works and mentioning several composers that are absent from the A-Z of Classical. That other booklet has a very complete index, and much clearer text layout and separation, that's the way both booklets should have been designed.
The two sets complement each other very well. Highly recommended.
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Music at the Court of Louis XIV
Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00018D5TE Release Date: 2004-03-23 |
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François Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux
Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007Y8A9W Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
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Couperin composed these delectable works in 1714 and 1715 for the Louis XIV's Sunday chamber music concerts. When they were published in 1722, he specified the instruments employed in those concerts without indicating how they're used in each of the 25 movements in these four suites. Jordi Savall has taken his cue from Couperin's open-ended particulars to allot lead voices and parts to fit each movement's character, with marvelous results. The music ranges stylistically from lugubrious Preludes to court dances and folk-inspired tunes. Savall and his outstanding players make this graceful music irresistible, finding in it not only courtly elegance but also unexpected expressiveness, as in the melancholy opening Preludes and elsewhere. Everyone will have their own favorite tracks (movements) to return to as "encores" after the disc ends, but be warned: it's hard not to continue on to the next track, and then the next, till you've played the disc through again. This is one of those "don't-miss-this-one" discs. Enjoy! --Dan DavisCustomer Reviews:
Pure enjoyment.......2005-09-22
Good but not Great........2005-08-08
Sublime Music.......2005-08-01
In the service of the king.......2005-07-27
Sublime Savall..........2005-04-13
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Walter van Hauwe: Blockflutes 2
Manufacturer: Channel Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000003UZ3 Release Date: 1995-08-22 |
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François Couperin: La Sultanne, Préludes & Concerts Royaux
Manufacturer: Alpha Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007VF200 Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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François Fernandez, Luis-Otavio Santos, violins; Alfredo Bernardini, oboe; Emmanuel Balssa, Jérôme Hantaï, basse de viole; Elisabeth Joyé, François Guerrier, harpsichord
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F Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux, 1722 /Le Concert des Nations * Savall
Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006FNF38 Release Date: 2005-06-14 |
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Couperin: Music for Harpsichord, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000014CJ Release Date: 1997-02-04 |
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Francois Couperin on Naxos.......2006-04-12
No more to be desired if only enjoyment is first concern.......2005-09-26
Grrr..........2004-02-05
Naxos strikes again.......1999-05-08
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Couperin: Concerts Royaux Nos.1-4
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000009MN4 Release Date: 1998-09-08 |
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The decade between 1970 and 1980 saw a tremendous burgeoning of historically informed performance practice in the United States and Europe. Period-music ensembles appeared up all around the world to perform early music, especially from the baroque, on authentic instruments or reproductions. This was an exhilarating time, captured on record by the now-defunct SEON label. Sony Classical is now reissuing a series of SEON recordings, including this one. They immortalize many of the pioneers of the movement--for example the bassoonist Milan Turkovic, the recorder and transverse flute virtuoso Frans Bruggen, and the keyboard master Gustave Leonhardt. The performances on this disc are heartfelt and touching. There is an ease and confidence about them that warms to the ear. --Gwendolyn FreedCustomer Reviews:
BREATHTAKING.......1999-05-25
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Louis XIV
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00066K15C Release Date: 2005-02-08 |
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Francois Couperin: Concerts Royaux; Pieces A Deux Clavecins
Manufacturer: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001TYN Release Date: 1994-11-22 |
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