Camerata Bern

On this CD:

1. Études (5) for string orchestra
Composed by Frank Martin
Performed by Bern Camerata

2. Variations for oboe & string orchestra
Composed by Rudolf Kelterborn
Performed by Bern Camerata

3. Pavane couleur du temps, for string quintet
Composed by Frank Martin
Performed by Bern Camerata

4. Eisblumen, for 7 scodatura strings
Composed by Heinz Holliger
Performed by Bern Camerata

5. Sommernacht for strings, Op 58 ("Pastoral Intermezzo")
Composed by Othmar Schoeck
Performed by Bern Camerata

6. Alveare vernat für Flöte und 12 Solo-Streicher
Composed by Klaus Huber
Performed by Bern Camerata

Tracks:

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canon In D
Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater Theme)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Water Music: Allegro-Andante(Allegro da capo)
Water Music: Air
Water Music: Bourree
Water Music: Hornpipe
Xerxes: Largo
Sound Of The Trumpet, Sound
The Four Seasons 'Winter': Largo
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Adagio In G Minor
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Concerto For Lute In D Major: Largo
Christmas Concerto: Allegro, Pastorale. Largo
Concerto No. 1 For Oboe & String Orchestra: Adagio - Allegro
Concerto No. 12 In B Minor: Aria. Larghetto e Piano
Le Coucou
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

I'm Mad About Baroque.......2007-01-05

I love this CD and am so pleased to have purchased it. I put it on almost daily at work -- it is the perfect length equipt with the perfect choice music.

Amazing!.......2002-12-18

I thouroughly enjoy this CD! The music is beautiful enough to listen to all by itself, but also quiet and peaceful enough to listen to while studying for exams or doing homework. Mad about Baroque has been in my discman for many weeks and accompanied to the library many times. This is a great CD!

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Bach: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Vivaldi: Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B00008RV2C
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

Allegro Assai - I Musici
Preludio - Henryk Szeryng
Prelude In C Major, BWV 846 - Andras Schiff
Air - Thurston Dart
Aria - Christophe Rousset
Toccata - Wolfgang Rubsam
Fugue - Wolfgang Rubsam
Sinfonia - Heinz Holliger
Largo Ma Non Tanto - David Oistrakh
Jesu, The Joy Of Man's Desiring - Julius Katchen
Allegro - Musica Antiqua Koln
Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Badinerie - Christopher Hogwood
Allegro - Trevor Pinnock
Fugue - Trevor Pinnock
Prelude - Mischa Maisky
Fugue In G Minor 'The Little', BWV 578 - Helmut Wacha

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The Red Priest how he should be played
Splendid selection, great performances

Mad about Vivaldi

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001GKW
Release Date: 1993-08-10

Tracks:

The Four Seasons - Spring: Allegro
The Four Seasons - Spring: Largo
The Four Seasons - Summer: Presto
The Four Seasons - Autumn: Allegro
The Four Seasons - Winter: Largo
The Four Seasons - Winter: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C: Largo
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C: (Allegro)
Guitar Concerto In C: Allegro
Guitar Concerto In C: Largo
Guitar Concerto In C: (Allegro)
Flute Concerto No. 3 In D ('The Bullfich'): Allegro
Flute Concerto No. 3 In D ('The Bullfich'): (no tempo indication)
Flute Concerto No. 3 In D ('The Bullfich'): Allegro
Flute Concerto No. 3 In D ('The Bullfich'): Gloria - Gloria in excelsis Deo
Lute Concerto in D: (Allegro giusto)
Lute Concerto in D: Largo
Lute Concerto in D: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Mandolins In G: Allegro molto
Concerto For 2 Mandolins In G: Andante
Concerto For 2 Mandolins In G: Allegro
Concerto For Diverse Instruments In C: Allegro molto
Concerto For Diverse Instruments In C: Andante molto
Concerto For Diverse Instruments In C: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

The Red Priest how he should be played.......2000-12-03

I was given this CD many years ago, and to this day it has remained my favourite. Vivaldi's beautiful simplistic melodies in the largo movements and awe-inspiring scalar variations make his music a delight to listen to. Simon Standage's energetic performance of the famous allegro from spring, and the beautifully ornamented largo from the same concerto are a terrific opening. His amazing precision while playing the extremely difficult tempo impestuoso dell'estade (presto from summer), and the charming third movement from autumn are all played as I have never heard before. Perhaps the best of all is the largo from winter, which is played so beautifully, with amazing accuracy on the trills, and few ornaments to keep it sweetly simplistic are all true signs of genius.

The flute concerto is a great choice to contrast the preceeding trumpet concerto's strength with the delicacy of a bird - a bullfinch if you please. Not to confuse delicacy with weakness, however. This piece is strong in its own right, within the arpeggios in the first movement and the mournful calling in the second are very powerful, but fightly and bird-like. The tone quality of the flautist, and the composer's own ability to mimic nature with a musical instrument make this piece a pleasure to listen to.

The mandolin and lute concerti are beautiful as well, and they show Vivaldi's versatility on all instruments perfectly. They sound as if they are written by a guitarist, not a violin virtuoso. Listening to this you feel as if you were being serenaded by a Venetian gondelier. The largos are soothing and relaxing, and the allegros are bright and energetic.

This recording does the Red Priest the full justice he deserves. His tremendous talent comes through, and complimented by the talent of the performers make this CD a worthy addition to anyone's collection, and I would highly reccomend you buy it.

Splendid selection, great performances.......2000-05-29

An excellent CD. Under the baton of Trevor Pinnock, the English Concert gives the best performance of the Four Seasons that I have ever heard...so alive and vibrant, the violins really "sing"! You only get part of this stunning Four Seasons and the opening of the Gloria(great singing and perfect tempo), but all of the other selections are the complete work. And what a glorious selection it is. I love the two guitar concertos(the Lute Concerto is played on guitar here). This CD really brings together one of the leading period instruments ensembles to perform Vivaldi(The English Concert) and one of the leading modern instruments ensembles(Academy of St. Martin in the Fields), so that you get both perspectives on this music. The "Bullfinch" Flute Concerto(played on "transverse" flute here) is particularly charming. A magnificent album. Go Mad About Vivaldi!

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Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni

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ASIN: B00070FZS0
Release Date: 2005-08-30

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Guitar Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B0000DJZ7L
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Sevilla - Eduardo Fernandez
Granada - Andres Segovia
Tango, Op. 165, No. 2 - Pepe Romero
Spanish Dance No. 5, Op. 37 'Andaluza' - Pepe Romero
Asturias - Pepe Romero
Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Eduardo Fernandez
Soleares - Eduardo Fernandez
Malague Pepe Romero
Romance D'Amore - Goran Sollscher
Bouree - Narciso Yepes
Gavotte - Pepe Romero
Canarios - Alexandre Lagoya
Sonata In E Major, K.380 (L23) - Pepe Romero
Cavatina - Goran Sollscher
Largo - Goran Sollscher
Allegro - Pepe Romero
Adagio - Pepe Romero
Villano Y Ricercare (Adagietto - Andante Moderato - Andres Segovia

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Verklärte Nacht
Thomas Zehetmair , and Camerata Bern
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004XO8D
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

Transfigured Night, Op.4
Four Transylvanian Dances: Four Transylvanian Dances: Lassu
Four Transylvanian Dances: Four Transylvanian Dances: Ugros
Four Transylvanian Dances: Four Transylvanian Dances: Lejtos
Four Transylvanian Dances: Four Transylvanian Dances: Dobbantos
Divertimento: Allegro Non Troppo
Divertimento: Molto Adagio
Divertimento: Allegro Assai

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Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht opens this stimulating program of 20th century pieces for string orchestra. It's an expansion of a piece originally written for a string sextet. Most performances by a larger ensemble, whether in concert or on disc, are overblown, with muddy textures. Not here. Zehetmair and the excellent Swiss players give an interpretation notable for its transparency as well as its intensity and wide dynamic range (characteristics shared by the other works on this superbly recorded disc). The Bartók Divertimento features playing of consummate polish and a concentrated power rarely heard in this work. The novelty is Veress's Four Transylvanian Dances. Despite the title, it's no lighthearted romp; Veress, like his mentor, Bartók, clothes serious purpose in folkish clothes. The Hungarian melodies lend a lighthearted touch to the second movement, but the opening Lassu conveys pathos; the finale is based on fierce, stomping rhythms that reach beyond mere village dances; and the longest movement is a solemn, nostalgia-drenched, slow movement. --Dan Davis

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Everybody's Vivaldi

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ASIN: B0007WQHXK
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

I. Presto - The Academy Of Ancient Music
II. Adagio - The Academy Of Ancient Music
III. Allegro - The Academy Of Ancient Music
I. (Allegro Giusto) - Goran Sollscher
II. Largo - Goran Sollscher
III. Allegro - Goran Sollscher
I. Allegro - The Academy Of Ancient Music
II. Largo - The Academy Of Ancient Music
III. Allegro Molto - The Academy Of Ancient Music
I. Allegro - Anthony Pleeth
II. Largo - Anthony Pleeth
III. Allegro - Anthony Pleeth
I. Vivace-Adagio - Michala Petri
II. Alla Breve (Guga Da Capella) - Michala Petri
III. Largo - Michala Petri
IV. Allegro Ma Non Presto - Michala Petri
I. Allegro - Michael Laird
II. Largo - Michael Laird
III. Allegro - Michael Laird
I. Allegro - Anna Maria Cotogni
II. Larghetto E Spirituoso - Anna Maria Cotogni
III. Allegro - Anna Maria Cotogni

Tracks:

I. Allegro - Simon Standage
II. Largo - Simon Standage
III. Allegro (Danza Pastorale) - Simon Standage
I. Allegro Non Molto-Allegro - Simon Standage
II. Adagio-Presto-Adagio - Simon Standage
III. Presto (Tempo Impetuoso D'Estate) - Simon Standage
I. Allegro (Ballo, E Canto De' Villanelli) - Simon Standage
II. Adagio Molto - Simon Standage
III. Allegro (La Caccia) - Simon Standage
I. Allegro Non Molto - Simon Standage
II. Largo - Simon Standage
III. Allegro - Simon Standage
I. Allegro - Goran Sollscher
II. Andante - Goran Sollscher
III. Allegro - Goran Sollscher
I. Allegro - Philip Pickett
II. Largo - Philip Pickett
III. Allegro - Philip Pickett
I. Allegro - Anna Maria Cotogni
II. Largo-Larghetto - Anna Maria Cotogni
III. Allegro - Anna Maria Cotogni

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TRACKS ARE...

Guitar Concerti
Vivaldi , Sollscher , and Camerata Bern
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E31S
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

TRACKS ARE..........2006-09-06

1. Concert for sounds, 2 violins and Continuo D major check valve 93
2. 2. Largo
3. 3. Allegro
4. Trio for violin, sounds and Continuo G - Moll check valve 85
5. 2. Larghetto
6. 3. Allegro
7. Concerto for 2 violins, Streicher and Continuo B major check valve 524
8. 2. Andante
9. 3. Allegro
10. Concert for 2 Mandolinen, Streicher and Continuo G major check valve 532
11. 2. Andante
12. 3. Allegro
13. Concert for 2 Violoncelli, Streicher Continuo G - Moll check valve 531
14. 2. Largo
15. 3. Allegro
16. Trio for violin, sounds and Continuo C major check valve 82
17. 2. Larghetto
18. 3. Allegro

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Nice concertos

Tomaso Albinoni: Concerti per oboe

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ASIN: B00000E4BV
Release Date: 1988-12-01

Tracks:

Con No.5 in C: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.5 in C: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.5 in C: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.12 in C: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.12 in C: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
Con No.12 in C: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.6 in D: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.6 in D: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
Con No.6 in D: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.8 in D: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.8 in D: 2. Largo - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.8 in D: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.11 in C: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.11 in C: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.11 in C: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.9 in F: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.9 in F: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
Con No.9 in F: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.3 in B flat: 1. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
Con No.3 in B flat: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
Con No.3 in B flat: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger
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Con No.2 in C: 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst
Con No.2 in C: 3. Allegro - Heinz Holliger/Hans Elhorst

Customer Reviews:

Nice concertos.......2005-03-19

Albinoni's oboe concertos are nice and appealing. I find Albinoni to be good reading music. Melodically lovely and simple in structure, Albinoni produced volumes of very nice baroque concertos. Albinoni's concertos work really good for oboe and Holliger does a good job performing these lovely concertos.

Not as sophisticated or profound as the masters of the baroque, Albinoni was never the less a fine craftsman. A night spent listening to Albinoni will not change your life, but it will put a spring in your step and get you humming some nice melodies.

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