Organ Music: Toccate D'Intavolatura Libro II

On this CD:

1. Toccata for organ, No 1 on the fifth tone
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

2. Toccata for organ No. 2 in tone undecimo detto quinto (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

3. Toccata for organ No. 3 in tone duodecimo detto sesto (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

4. Toccata for organ No. 4 in tone duodecimo detto sesto (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

5. Toccata for organ No. 5 in tone 7 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

6. Toccata for organ No. 6 in tone 7 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

7. Toccata for organ No. 7 in tone 8 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

8. Toccata for organ No. 8 in tone 8 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

9. Toccata for organ No. 9 in tone 9 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

10. Toccata for organ No. 10 in tone 10 (Toccate d'intavolatura d'organo, Book 2)
Composed by Claudio Merulo
Performed by Francesco Tasini

Tracks:

Undecimo Detto Quinto Tuono: Toccata Prima
Undecimo Detto Quinto Tuono: Toccata Seconda
Duodecimo Detto Sesto Tuono: Toccata Terza
Duodecimo Detto Sesto Tuono: Toccata Quarta
Settimo Tuono: Toccata Quinta
Settimo Tuono: Toccata Sesta
Ottomo Tuono: Toccata Settima
Ottomo Tuono: Toccata Ottava
Nono Tuono: Toccata Nona
Decimo Tuono: Toccata Decima

Customer Reviews:

Space Music for the XVIIth Century.......2006-01-24

Organ music by Claudio Merulo (1533-1604) is less known than organ works by J.S. Bach. Merulo was one of the first composers who began to write developed insrumental pieces especially for organ. Music by Merulo is very beautiful, soft, relaxing, meditative and much more easy listening than that of great Bach. I could compare my feelings of this music with the impressions of "Shine On You Crazy Dimond" by Pink Floyd. Organist Franceso Tasini writes about it: "Merulo`s Tocatta lives, beats, glitters, shines in a sublime way with "the graceful manners" characteristic of "new modern style" [modern for the XVIIth century]".
Franceso Tasini deeply feels this music and plays organ of the XVIth century. Quality of record is very high (24 bits), so listening to this CD - real travel in space and time.

Les Lumières du Baroque: Une Encyclopédie Musicale (Box Set)

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Les Lumières du Baroque: Une Encyclopédie Musicale (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005REQH
Release Date: 2002-02-12

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Incredible sound, incredible performances
History of Baroque Music: great sound, wealth of information

History of Baroque Music

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000028TYP
Release Date: 1999-10-12

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For anyone with more than a casual interest in music, any music, A History of Baroque Music: Instrumental Music and its companion volume devoted to secular music will prove invaluable. Here, thoughtfully arranged as five thematic programmes, is an anthology that delivers exactly what the title promises, and in doing so lays out the foundations of Western music; not just classical music, but the folk tradition and most everything else that has developed since. Despite the budget price, the collection is attractively packaged like a miniature LP box set, each disc presented in its own tastefully designed card sleeve. There is an astonishing six and a half hours of music, from the emergence of instrumental forms in the early 16th century to the development of the baroque orchestra and the concerto, with the final disc being devoted to an exploration of the specifically German Lutheran and polyphonic tradition. The accompanying booklet sets the context with 25 pages of, clear, accessible English-language notes, making the collection appropriate for educational use as well as providing undiluted pleasure through the music of Bach, Corelli, Dowland, Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell, Telemann, Vivaldi, and many lesser-known composers. The recordings, taken from Harmonia Mundi's extensive back catalog, come from many of the top names in early music performance, including the Academy of Ancient Music, William Christie, Ensemble 415, René Jacobs, London Baroque, and Ton Koopman and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In other words, this is an anthology of the very highest quality, a rich banquet of absolutely wonderful music. --Gary S. Dalkin

Customer Reviews:

Incredible sound, incredible performances.......2002-12-03

This 5-CD set, one of three parts of an anthology of baroque music originally called "Pathways of Baroque Music," is undoubtedly the best introduction to Baroque music that has been issued, and it should be in the collection of every lover of Baroque or classical music. Unlike most anthologies or single-disk samplings of baroque music, the works are arranged according to genre and in historical order. Thus the set is extremely useful for increasing our understanding of Baroque instrumental music and its development, while giving us a taste of many composers and works that even hardened Baroque music lovers like myself may never have heard of.

What is more, the quality of the recordings and of the disks is unmatched -- I have never heard better sound out of my stereo equipment than I have with these disks, except perhaps when playing DVDs with 5-track surround sound and DTS. While these are only "conventional" CDs, I think they even sound better than the small number of SACDs that I have purchased. I wish harmonia mundi would re-release the whole 15-CD collection in large quantity so that we can purchase them new instead of used!

History of Baroque Music: great sound, wealth of information.......2002-01-30

This review is based on the French edition. The textual portion of the booklet is trilingual (French, English, German). The playlist is partly bilingual. The music is grouped and subgrouped by genre.

Disks:
The Emergence of Instrumental Music-transition from the earlier Renaissance: Improvisation, toccata, dance,etc.
Chamber Music
The Baroque Orchestra
Concerto
The Specifically German

All of the last four are similarly subgrouped.

The text is very informative about genres and specific compositions. This recording is refreshing in that it presents some lovely but lesser known music of the Baroque era.

Above all, Baroque music is a wonderful stress-buster. It is a shame this lovely collection has been so hard to get.

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