Organ Sonatas 2 & 18 (V.1)

1. Sonatas (20) for organ, No 2 in A flat, Op 65
Composed by Joseph Rheinberger
with Michael Pohl

2. Trios (10) for organ, Op 49
Composed by Joseph Rheinberger
with Michael Pohl

3. Sonatas (20) for organ, No 18 in A major, Op 188
Composed by Joseph Rheinberger
with Michael Pohl

Tracks:

Carnival Of The Animals - Bruno Canino
Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 - Lynn Harrell
Thais - Julian Lloyd Webber
Adagio - Janos Starker
Apres Un Reve - Bruno Canino
Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Webber
Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
Traumerei (Dreaming) - Bruno Canino
Notturno: Andante - Julian Lloyd Webber
Sicilienne - Bruno Canino
An Die Musik, D547 - Bruno Canino
Reverie - Julian Lloyd Webber
Prayer - Bruno Canino
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Bruno Canino
Salut D'amour, Op.12 - Bruno Canino
Valse Sentimentale, Op.15 No.6 - Samuel Sanders
Kol Nidrei, Op.47 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

Air (Air On A G String) - Julian Lloyd Webber
Clair De Lune - Julian Lloyd Webber
Elegie, Op.24 - Jullian Lloyd Webber
Andante - Heinrich Schiff
Romance In D Minor, Op.62 - Julian Lloyd Webber
Beau Soir - Bruno Canino
Sicilienne, Op.78 - Bruno Canino
Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 No.2 - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cantabile - Samuel Sanders
Liebesleid - Samuel Sanders
Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Janos Starker
Bereuse - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cantilena - Julian Lloyd Webber
Melodie, Op.20 No.1 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Customer Reviews:

really like it.......2007-03-05

This is the first classical cd I have ever bought. The two-disc album was a great price. I really love the performance of Lynn Harrell. I like the collection of Adagios because they are perfect to fall asleep to or study to.

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Focus on the Recordings
This is a fantastic deal!
Excellent, Broad Selection
$70....when was this???
$70/40... you do the math.

Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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ASIN: B00062FLHY
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

Focus on the Recordings.......2007-07-23

I've made this small review of the Vivaldi Masterworks set because it is SO difficult to find a review of such a big collection.

The price is killer and you HAVE to buy it, but be warned: these are not the best recordings, you get what you pay for.

First of all, I'm not a Vivaldi expert, but I've heard his compositions throughout my life in so many different places and recordings and have a vague idea of how some have to be played. Secondly, I'm not a classical music connoisseur, but I love it and have over 300 discs of various composers and styles. Third, I know what a good audio recording should sound like and this will influence my critique of some discs in the collection. Finally, it's easy to get lost among all the tracks contained, so in some cases I will give you my favorite tracks in a disc.

I'm sorry, but I've only reached disc 20 of the box-set, as I listen to more this review will be expanded.

DISC 1:
Why would you use an AAD recording as a first impression for a 40 disc box-set and for the "Four Seasons", which is probably Vivaldi's best know work. The concertos are played enthusiastically, but lack any additional virtuosity to put it ahead of other much better recordings out there.

DISC 2:
Same as DISC 1, played and recorded by the same people.

DISC 3:
The pieces in this disc are VERY well played, nonetheless, you can hear heavy breathing from the soloist which can be a bit annoying.

DISC 4:
Very well performed as well, heavy breathing is less present.

DISC 5:
A very good recording, excellent execution by the hapsichord and good by the recorder.
Tracks 4, 6, 7 and the whole "La Notte" are extraordinary.

DISC 6:
Exquisitely recorded and performed by the Budapest Strings.

DISC 7:
Marvelous performance on the whole disc.
Tracks 22 & 24 are non-plus-ultra.

DISC 8:
Great performance too.
Suggested tracks: 7, 12, 15, 24

DISC 9:
To have an original baroque organ playing is a plus.
Solo strings are lacking in quality (for example: tracks 6 & 7).
Suggested tracks: 1, 4, 8, 15

DISC 10:
Despite being and ADD recording, the quality is fairly good. The cello is very well played.
Suggested tracks: 3, 4, 12
Excellent track: 13

DISC 11:
Same musical group and soloist as DISC 10. The contrabass is extremely distorted sometimes, and if you take into consideration that this is an ADD recording, it can get pretty bad. Some background noise is perceived.
Suggested tracks: 3, 6, 9

DISC 12:
The compositions are somewhat boring, either way the performance is plain decent.
Suggested tracks: 10, 12

DISC 13:
Good performance and sound quality.
Suggested tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7
Excellent track: 12

DISC 14:
Good performance and sound quality too.
Suggested tracks: 10, 14, 16
Excellent track: 5

DISC 15:
Badly mixed, the basoon is blocking the whole ensamble by being in the foreground.
The playing precision is lacking.
An AWEFUL thing about this recording is that you can hear the basson key-sticking with the instrument and the saliva. It's horrible.
Such a pity, the sound of the basson with other instruments can be pretty interesting.

DISC 16:
Violins sound a bit off tempo.
Suggested tracks: 4, 8

DISC 17:
Good sound quality and performance.
Suggested tracks: 1, 7, 9

DISC 18:
Despite being an old recording, it is a very welcome one.
The performance is very well above par. Tempo is fantastic.
The quality of the recording could have been better due to some string plucking that is heard and which can become bothersome.
These are some of Vivaldi's best know tunes.
Suggested tracks: 4, 6, 13
Excellent tracks: 1, 3

DISC 19:
Lively recording.
Track 6 is the same piece found in another disc in the collection, but with a better performance.

DISC 20:
By now you've heard all of this pieces before in the other discs. Nothing new here, nor better.

This is a fantastic deal!.......2007-02-25

If you are a fan at all of the Four Seasons you should love this music. I will admit right now that I am a classical music fan. I don't write or perform it. I am a novice listener. I have never taken any music lessons(though I am leaning in that direction) and certainly have not gone through any university music training. I started out in rock and roll but found classical as I got older and fell in love with it a few years ago.

With that context in mind I do hope I am able to recognize quality and this work is of the highest. It helps when you are starting with good ingredients in the first place. You can't bake great bread without great ingredients and Vivaldi's music library has some of the greatest musical ingredients of the last 300 years. They are very much the foundation for modern western culture and music. His talent is woven through what we are

The first 26 CDs are instrumental starting with the four seasons and working through many of the Master's many popular works. I will admit the four seasons are not the best interpretation I have heard but it is definitely acceptable. The rest of the music shows us many facets of the Baroque style and you can see themes emerging through some of the pieces that give us a 'fingerprint' of Vivaldi's style and the parameters of the stylistic leanings of the genre at the time. If you want to immerse yourself in 18th century music this is your chance

This music would be ideal for someone who owns a store and is looking for background music. With over 26 CDs of instrumental music alone you could have those constantly looping and you'd probably never get bored of them(OK I may be stretching it a little there). The reason is that the music does not leave a bad 'aftertaste' in your mind. It fits into the background as easily and naturally as it is to listen to it consciously in the foreground. If you are a fan of classical Baroque you don't usually need to be in the mood for this, it will adjust your mood to itself and Vivaldi's music is almost always of an uplifting sort if this collection is any indication. If you want something to listen to at your job 8 hours per day this is good for the mind and it would take you over a week to get through it if you listened to it every minute of every work day. You will also work without the worry of the music distracting your concentration. I find it enhances it when I'm working. I don't know how well this would work on school kids but teachers might want to try playing this during school time. You may create a few geniuses, we certainly could use more!

If you are looking for something to ease your sleep and oil your dreams I have put these CD's on in the background. Not only can I easily fall asleep when they are playing quietly in the background but it helps you sleep and you wake up in a very pleasant atmosphere if the music is still playing quietly when you wake(you probably would need to rip them to your MP3 player to do that). It's like napping at a classical music concert without the worry of being nudged by your spouse or offending the other concert goers with your snoring. That will be quite a unique experience for you and possibly give you some real sweet dreams. It has for me

So to wrap it up this is very intelligent, uplifting music that is great for your mind and your soul. It is definitely worth the purchase if you are a fan of the Four Seasons and the Baroque genre in my novice classical music fan's opinion

Excellent, Broad Selection.......2007-01-25

This 40-cd collection affords me a rare pleasure almost daily: the thrill of hearing something new by Vivaldi. Despite my best efforts over the years, I've managed to miss hearing a lot of great works by the master. Listening to a single CD now and then, catching tunes on the radio... you can't possibly get a comprehensive understanding of Vivaldi's output that way.

But when you work your way systematically from CD 1 through 40, you're sure to find many pleasant surprises. I've been skipping through everything I already know -- in some cases, it has only taken me about a minute to get through a whole CD (first 3 seconds of each track is usually enough). But then I stop and listen carefully three or four times to anything that's new.

Ah, what a pleasure. I've already acquired some new favorites. And some old standbys have proved even more rewarding, e.g. at first I thought RV 127 (CD 7, tracks 10-12) was performed too slowly (Naxos No: 8.553742 is much faster), but now I'm not sure; maybe it's BETTER that way! I can't recommend this set highly enough.

$70....when was this???.......2006-11-25

Wish the cost was $70 now. Guess the record producer (or Amazon) got tired of making less than $2 per CD.

$70/40... you do the math........2006-04-07

No, I don't own this collection...yet. However, the price of the collection compels me to review it beforehand. Never have I seen such a complete collection of Vivaldi compositions at such an incredibly low price. At $1.75 dollars a CD, the record producer (Brilliant Classics) isn't making much of a profit. The compilation pulls some of its works from DG Achiv Produktion's vault (see Standage), such as the violin concertos, as well as from unknown producers (the Poland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is heavily featured). The collection is so complete that it is academic, and I would not be surprised if music libraries quickly emptied it from Amazon's shelves. The collection is simply worth it for the incredible price (English Concert's recording of the violin concertos cost nearly 30 bucks, and is exactly featured here). Overall, the price alone makes this collection exceptionally attractive, and the ensembles featured aren't bad either.

Bach: Sonatas for Viola da gamba und Cembalo

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superb artistry and delicious tone
Not your grandmother's period performance
The best period recording of these works available
Superb

Bach: Sonatas for Viola da gamba und Cembalo

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Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

ASIN: B00004SZ37
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

Son No.4 in C, BWV 529: Allegro
Son No.4 in C, BWV 529: Largo
Son No.4 in C, BWV 529: Allegro
Son No.1 in G, BWV 1027: Adagio
Son No.1 in G, BWV 1027: Allego Ma Non Tanto
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Son No.1 in G, BWV 1027: Allegro Moderato
Son No.2 in D, BWV 1028: Adagio
Son No.2 in D, BWV 1028: Allegro
Son No.2 in D, BWV 1028: Andante
Son No.2 in D, BWV 1028: Allegro
Son No.3 in g, BWV 1029: Vivace
Son No.3 in g, BWV 1029: Adagio
Son No.3 in g, BWV 1029: Allegro

Amazon.com essential recording

Bach, like Handel and most other baroque composers, often reused compositions, either adapting and assembling portions of them to make new "compilation" works (as with the four short Masses) or rearranging them for other forces (as with the violin concertos Bach rearranged as harpsichord concertos). Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba and keyboard are just such rearrangements, all of trio sonatas for two melody instruments and continuo. This means that the keyboard isn't just harmonic accompaniment: It's a second melody instrument, an equal duet partner with the gamba. This can be difficult for a harpsichordist to pull off successfully, because the harpsichord can't sustain a note or vary its volume. (Bach didn't specify which keyboard instrument to use, however, and there are other interesting period instrument options possible.) Ton Koopman does his instrument proud, though--he's more famous now as a Bach conductor, but he came to prominence as a harpsichordist and organist, and his sparkling performance here shows why. Jordi Savall is probably the only viola da gamba player to have become famous beyond the small world of early-instrument aficionados. Granted, that's partly due to his conducting career, but no one can make this rather introverted instrument sing quite like Savall can. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

superb artistry and delicious tone.......2005-11-21

There is a large number of recordings of these pieces available today, but I would say this ranks as one of the finest, if not THE finest, available. Jordi Savall has a wonderful way of making the viola da gamba sound as well as it can all the time, and even in the most virtuosic passages of these pieces there isn't any "scratchy" playing like you will find in recordings by lesser gambists. Also present is the great sense of musicianship and sensitivity one would expect from Savall.

Ton Koopman is among the most famous harpsichordists and Baroque conductors in the world today, and he certainly does justice to the keyboard parts, which unlike most contemporary Baroque sonatas, are far more than mere accompaniment or continuo parts. Bach wrote a true trio texture here, and while I would wish that some of the harpsichord lines could come out more, others have written that the harpsichord is more present than in other recordings, so perhaps as a harpsichordist myself(and gambist) I am just being picky!

I own hundreds of dollars worth of Savall CDs and I would recommend this one just as heartily as the others. A great treat is the arrangement of the C major organ tio sonata for alto viol and harpsichord: perhaps the only "alto viola da gamba" sonata recording you can find. The now-rare instrument sounds beautiful and has a singing tone with lots of resonance in the lower range...a little like a viola but with a more transparent and clear tone.

Not your grandmother's period performance.......2002-08-06

Delicious. Despite the remarkable artistry that has come into the historical performance world in the past several decades, we've had to wait for this to hear the first truly remarkable recording of the gamba sonatas (although the Bylsma/van Asperen experiment impresses too). These little gems are fantastic-- much larger in scope and depth than the humble (to those who have not heard it) instrumentation would suggest. And, Koopman and Savall have thrown in a reworking of the similarily structured C-major trio sonata for organ to the CD's tremendous advantage.

The best period recording of these works available.......2002-04-03

This has to be considered the definitive recording of the Bach gamba sonatas. Savall and Koopman are arguably the finest gamba and harpsichord players, respectively, in the world. The balance is slightly more harpsichord-heavy than is typically heard, but it allows both hands of the keyboard a chance at equality. Rather than be a viol accompanied by two keyboard lines, this is three individual lines of music, and Koopman is skilled enough to make it work. Listen for a few painfully long resolutions on half-cadences at the end of slow movements. It's the nice kind of pain. The addition of an arrangement of an organ sonata as a sort of fourth viola da gamba sonata is a pleasant treat.

For those of you who don't know these works, this is essential listening. The three gamba sonatas are among the last great pieces written for the instrument, which subsequently went out of style until relatively recently.

Superb.......2001-03-10

Savall and Koopman first recorded the three gamba sonatas over twenty years ago, so this new version was already up against stiff competition from the same pair of musicians. But what a revelation! While the two work together splendidly, the contrast between their approaches is what makes the collaboration so perfect. And, as one might expect, the added experience both have beind them make for a more relaxed, though hardly less engaging, performance. Savall's dynamic subtleties are matched by Koopman's strongly rhetorical approach and tighty controlled ornamentation. As an added bonus, one of the six trio sonatas (originally for organ) is added to fill out the disc. While there are plenty of recordings of these works in the catalogue, including excellent modern instrument performances by the likes of Kim Kashkashian on viola and many 'cellists, these should easily be THE performances to have, and not just for period-performance buffs.

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Cello Moods

Manufacturer: Philips
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Gentle Dreams: The Best of Julian Lloyd Webber
Lullaby
Julian Lloyd Webber plays Andrew Lloyd Webber
Unexpected Songs
Cello Adagios

ASIN: B00000IX78
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

Panis Angelicus
Chanson De Matin
Salut D'Amour
Jackie's Song
Reverie
Air On A G String
Meditation from Thais
Japanese Traditional: Sakura, Sakura
Ave Maria
String Quartet No.2: Nocturne
Melodie Op. 20 No.1
Nocturne, Op.9 No.2
Cello Concerto In B Flat: Adagio
Organ Sonata No.11 In D Minor, Op. 148: Cantilena
Kol Nidrei, Op.47

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It stays with them...
It all started with Beethoven
Not What I expected
Music, history, culture, & intriguing story -Amazing!
Great series, great collection

Classical Kids: Collection

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ASIN: B00000212C
Release Date: 1995-01-09

Tracks:

Orchestral Suite #3, 1/Minuet in G+/Gigue in G+ (French Suite #5) - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Chromatic Fantasy/Prelude in B - (WTC1) - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Introducing the Orchestra/Organ: Chorale Preludes, "Allein Gott" - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Brandenberg Concerto #5, MVT. 3 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Flute Sonata C+, MVT. 2/Organ; "Es Ist das Heil"/Orchestral Suite ... - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Prelude in C (WTC1)/Orchestral Suite #2, MVT. 2 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Bist du Bei Mir - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Orchestral Suite #2, Badinerie - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Orchestrak Suite #3, Air for the G-String - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Orchestral Suite #3, Gigue - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
"Adventure in Music" - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
Goldberg Variations/Art of Fugue - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
"Liebster Jesu"/Flute Sonata in C, MVT. 4 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir
"We Hasten, " Cantata #78 - Studio Arts Orchestra, The Toronto Boys' Choir

Tracks:

Symphony #7, MVT. 2
Symphony #5, MVT. 1
Piano Sonata, Op 90, MVT. 2/Flute Serenade, Op 23, MVT. 3/Violin ...
Pathue Sonata, Op 13, MVT. 2/Contradanse #1 in Major
Symphony #5, MVT. 2/Piano Sonata, Op 14 #2, MVT. 2/Flute Serenade, ...
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Moonlight Sonata, Op 27 #2, MVT. 1
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Symphony #6, Storm
Nel Cor Piu Variations
Piano Concerto #1, MVT. 1/Piano Concerto #5, MVT. 2
Bass Excerpts from Symphony #9/Violin"Spring Sonata"/Rage Over a ...
Symphony #9, MVT. 4
Sonata Opus 49 #2, MVT. 2
Symphony #6, Shepherd's Theme

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Lost in the Opera House: Oh Help Me (Zu Hilfe) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Papageno and the Birds: The Best Birdcatcher (Der Vogelfer) - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Queen of the Night: You Must Free My Daughter (O Zittre Nicht) - Marjorie Sparks, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Pamina Arrives, Papageno's Magic Bells: A Girlfriend (Ein Mhen) - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Castle of Sarastro: O Endless Night (O Ew'ge Nacht) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Magic Flute: O Listen (Wie Stark) - Nils Brown, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Escape: Let Us Hurry (Schnelle FWhat Tinkles So Brightly ... - Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
Sarastro's Welcome: The Gods Above (O Isis) - Gordon McLeod, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
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Pamina's Lament: Oh, My Heart Is Broken (Ach, Ich F - St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
In the Labrynth: Seekers of the Light (Der, Welcher ...) - Nils Brown, Gordon McLeod, Marjorie Sparks, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra, Monica Whicher
Papageno and Papagena: Ring, O Bells (Klinget Glhen) - Adriana Braun, Russell Braun, St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra
Conclusion: Our Journey Is Over [Bei Mern] - St. Simon's Choir, Studio Arts Orchestra

Tracks:

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Piccolo Concerto, II, RV 293
Arriving at the Pietour Seasons, Autumn, I RV 293/Guitar/Flute ...
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Conclusion/Double Orchestra Concerto, II, RV 585/Guitar Concerto, ...

Customer Reviews:

It stays with them..........2005-10-24

I enjoyed reading the reviews of parents whose kids have recently discovered "Classical Kids." I'm about to order the boxed set for my kids, ages 21, 19 and 16 because the nineteen-year-old, who has a college radio show and loves a wide variety of music, remembers this series (then only on cassette) with great affection and wants to hear them again. Those of you wondering whether it's worth it or not to try to introduce kids to classical music this way, be assured it works. We've turned one of Mr. Bach's lines into a family "saying:" "the more you study, the more you know; the more you know, the more you appreciate; the more you appreciate, the more you love." A great series!

It all started with Beethoven.......2004-02-03

Many years ago I purchased my first CD in this series, "Beethoven Lives Upstairs." My children and I were delighted with it. I then discovered that there were more and searched them all out, one by one. My children, now 11, 9 & 5, have listened to these stories as they fall asleep for years. They each have a favorite composer and have gone on to learn more about them. These stories are a great introduction to some of our greatest composers. Not to mention a good intro to history, too!

Imagine my delight that they are now in one boxed set! Now when asked, I suggest this set. What a great way to get it ALL! I truly believe that by surrounding our children with a variety of good music (including POP music) and information they will grow up with a greater appreciation for music and the arts.

Not What I expected.......2002-09-20

I love the idea, but I don't want to expose my children to the stories in these cd's. They contain children talking back to their parents, disrespectful language, sorcery, etc. If you don't like Harry Potter, you won't like these CD's.

Music, history, culture, & intriguing story -Amazing!.......2002-04-08

My 6 year old son loves music...and stories! Here is the prefect combo. Lovely music of the composer accomapnies a fictional story which weaves the composer's life, the culture of his homeland as well as history...in an intriguing and fun way! Now, my son can pick out pieces he hears on the classical radio station. He really enjoys the stories and can tell people @ carnival in Venice, Italy and tidbits @ Beetoven and the Magic Flute by Mozart! A must for any child with any of these interests! We also have enjoyed the CD's and have learned lots!
I only can wonder...what took whomever so long to broaden our horizons in such a way! BRAVO!

Great series, great collection.......2001-04-22

We've had the CDs in this boxed set for over a year now. The Classical Kids series has been wonderful. We have two boys (now 6 and 8) and this has been a great introduction to classical music. At first, the kids loved the stories which provide a sense of history and place and, ultimately, keep the kids interested in the entire CD. As they listened (time and time again), they started to pay more attention to the musical portions. Recently, we've been able to tell that they've picked up a sense of the music as we've listed to classical music on the car radio. Time and again, they perk up when listening to a piece of music and surprise us by saying "That's Beethoven". Sure enough - they've picked up something about the style of music that's characteristic of Beethoven. Sometimes it's the snippet of music from the CD and other times it's just the rhythms that are characteristic of that piece. As a family, we all recommend this.

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A delightful recording
What a splendid CD this is

Bach: Six Trio Sonatas

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZX7
Release Date: 1996-04-10

Tracks:

Sonata In D minor: Andante
Sonata In D minor: Adagio e dolce
Vivace
Sonata In G Major: Vivace
Sonata In G Major: Lento
Sonata In G Major: Allegro
Sonata In E Minor: Adagio - Vivace
Sonata In E Minor: Andante
Sonata In E Minor: Poco allegro
Sonata In C Minor: Vivace
Sonata In C Minor: Largo
Sonata In C Minor: Allegro
Sonata In C Major: Allegro
Sonata In C Major: Largo
Sonata In C Major: Allegro
SONATA IN E FLAT MAJOR: [Allegro]
SONATA IN E FLAT MAJOR: Adagio
SONATA IN E FLAT MAJOR: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

A delightful recording.......2004-12-21

The Bach Trio Sonatas are written for organ. This recording is a transcription of all 6 Trio Sonatas for various combinations of instruments including oboe, violin and organ. Listening to this CD is like discovering riches in this music I didn't know were there! If you like Bach organ music, try it. If you like Bach but not necessarily his organ music, try it! One of the most enjoyable CDs I've heard this past year.

What a splendid CD this is.......2004-09-11

There are a number of recordings that take Bach's set of trio Sonatas for Organ (BWV 525- 530) and transcribe them for other instruments. Bach often did that himself, and with a variety of instrumental combinations. The structure of the pieces lend themselves well to multi-instrument groups; they may have been written as "practice pieces" for one of Bach students/sons, but they are not simple or straighforward; they are quite intricate and have a number of separate discernible parts. King's Consort use of Oboe, oboe d'amore and theorbe add extra color and dimension to these pieces. They're really beautiful, and beautifully played. Additionally, because it is likely Bach used contemporary italian sonatas as his model, they tend to be more roundly crafted and sunnier than some of Bach's other chamber works. The wind instruments highlight this disposition.

This is not a cheap CD (when is Hyperion going to get into the 21st century with their pricing?) but I was easily won over by the quality and beauty of the music making. The CD is 70 minutes long, which is nice as well. The King's Consort is a first class band; I also have their Vivaldi recording of concerti con molti strumenti which is dynamite.

Gabrieli: The Canzonas and Sonatas from Sacrae Symphoniae 1597

Average customer rating:

Sagbutts and cornetts and organs, oh my!
Incredible
Lots of cornetts, trombones & organs and some violas!

Gabrieli: The Canzonas and Sonatas from Sacrae Symphoniae 1597
Giovanni Gabrieli , Timothy Roberts , and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B000002ZYO
Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

Canzon duodecimi toni a 10
Canzon primi toni a 8
Canzon primi toni a 10
Toccata quinti toni
Canzon duodecimi toni a 10
Canzon quarti toni a 15
Canzon duodecimi toni a 10
Toccata
Sonata pian' e forte a 8, alla bassa
Canzon septimi toni a 8
Toccata
Canzon septimi toni a 8
Canzon in echo duodecimi toni a 10
Canzon duodecimi toni a 8
Canzon in echo duodecimi toni a 10
Canzon septimi et octavi toni a 12
Sonata octavi toni a 12
Canzon in echo duodecimi toni a 10, per concertar con l'organo
Intonazione noni toni
Canzon noni toni a 8
Canzon noni toni a 12

Customer Reviews:

Sagbutts and cornetts and organs, oh my!.......2007-02-25

The very best thing about this recording is that it is another offering by the superb His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, a group specializing in Renaissance period music and instruments, who has never failed to offer an excellent rendition of the works they perform.

Aside from that, my primary interest as an old music amateur is that this is both a composer and two genres which are not widely known, so having an excellent realization of both, not to mention the usually superb Hyperion packaging and recording, is a definite treat.

Incredible.......2004-02-13

I can't say enough about this disc. For anyone who loves antiphonal music and wants to hear it played on original late 16th / early 17th century intstruments, buy this album FIRST. The technique is incredible; the players CLEARLY know what they're doing. The music is very stylistic, and if I may steal Mersenne's quote, the cornetts and sackbutts sound like "Rays of sunlight piercing the shadows." Sounds absolutely beautiful. There isn't a track I don't like on this one. I lost a copy of this CD to the garbage (unintentionally, of course) last year, and I bought another copy within a week.

The first Gabrieli CD I bought was the classic 60's Columbia recording of select players from the Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston Symphonies. It was pretty good, but being a traditionalist, I wanted to hear this music on period instruments, not arranged for brass choirs. I was lucky enough to find Canzonas and Sonatas from Sacrae Symphoniae 1597 here on Amazon.com, and I'll never regret.

Lots of cornetts, trombones & organs and some violas!.......2003-08-31

The only complete recording of the Sacræ Symphoniæ of 1597 on period instruments. The performances are very satisfactory and there are some very attractive sounds on this recording.
Up to eight cornetts are used (in two pieces) and twelve trombones (sackbuts) feature in another work.

A few organ works are included to break up the program a little.

My only complaint it that some of the pieces are transposed down by a 4th. This really doesn't need to happen with this music - it is an option, of course - but why was it done here? A couple of my favourite canzonas sound very dark as a result.

I enjoy this recording but it isn't one I'd listen all in one sitting. Rather, this is a CD to 'dip into'.

Let us hope that Concerto Palatino or Musica Fiata tackle this landmark collection of music some time!

Tracks:

Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Vivace
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Vivace
Adagio
Allegro
Presto
Grave
Allegro
Adagio - Allegro
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Largo
Vivace
Allegro - Adagio
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Largo E Puntato
Grave
Allegro

Tracks:

Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Gavotta. Allegro
Allemanda. Adagio
Corrente. Allegro
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Allegro
Adagio
Allemanda. Presto
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Presto
Grave - Adagio
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Allegro
Sarabanda. Adagio
Tempo Di Gavotta. Allegro
Allemanda. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Allegro
Corrente. Allegro
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Largo
Sarabanda. Adagio
Tempo Di Gavotta. Allegro
Allemanda. Largo
Tempo Di Sarabanda. Largo
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Allegro
Sarabanda. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Presto
Giga. Allegro
Ciaccona. Largo - Allegro

Tracks:

Grave
Allegro
Vivace
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Grave
Vivace
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Vivace
Adagio
Presto
Grave
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Vivace
Grave
Allegro
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Grave
Vivace
Largo
Allegro
Vivace
Allegro
Allegro
Grave
Presto
Adagio
Allegro
Grave - Allegro - Adagio
Vivace
Allegro
Allegro
Allegro

Tracks:

Preludio. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Adagio
Allemanda. Presto
Preludio. Grave
Allemanda. Allegro
Grave
Corrente. Vivace
Preludio. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Sarabande
Tempo Di Gavotta. Allegro
Preludio. Grave
Corrente. Allegro
Adagio
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda
Corrente. Vivace
Gavotta. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio
Allemanda. Allegro
Giga. Allegro
Preludio. Grave
Corrente. Vivace
Grave - Sarabanda. Vivace
Giga
Preludio. Grave
Allemanda. Vivace
Sarabanda. Allegro
Preludio. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Grave
Tempo Di Gavotta. Allegro
Preludio. Adagio - Allegro
Grave
Tempo Di Gavotta. Presto
Preludio. Largo
Corrente. Allegro
Allemanda. Allegro
Preludio. Largo
Allemanda. Presto
Giga. Allegro

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Corelli: Sonate da chiesa Op. 1 & 3

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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ASIN: B00005B6RM
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Average customer rating:

Perplexed I am...
Dryly professional
Less is often more
Amazing interpretations -- Bach rocks!

Bach: Violin Sonatas
Andrew Manze , Richard Egarr , and Jaap ter Linden
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ASIN: B00003Z9UY
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

Sonata In B Minor, BWV 1014: Adagio
Sonata In B Minor, BWV 1014: Allegro
Sonata In B Minor, BWV 1014: Andante
Sonata In B Minor, BWV 1014: Allegro
Sonata In A Major, BWV 1015: Dolce
Sonata In A Major, BWV 1015: Allegro
Sonata In A Major, BWV 1015: Andante un poco
Sonata In A Major, BWV 1015: Presto
Sonata In E Major, BWV 1016: Adagio
Sonata In E Major, BWV 1016: Allegro
Sonata In E Major, BWV 1016: Adagio ma non tanto
Sonata In E Major, BWV 1016: Allegro
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1017: Largo
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1017: Allegro
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1017: Adagio
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1017: Allegro
Sonata In F Minor, BWV 1018: Lamento
Sonata In F Minor, BWV 1018: Allegro
Sonata In F Minor, BWV 1018: Adagio
Sonata In F Minor, BWV 1018: Vivace

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Largo
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Adagio
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Cembalo Solo
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Adagio
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Violino Solo E Basso L'accompagnato
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1019: Cantabile Ma Un Poco Adagio
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1021: Adagio
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1021: Vivace
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1021: Largo
Sonata In G Major, BWV 1021: Presto
Sonata In E Minor, BWV1023: [Preludio]
Sonata In E Minor, BWV1023: Adagio Ma Non Tanto
Sonata In E Minor, BWV1023: Allemanda
Sonata In E Minor, BWV1023: Gigue
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1024: Adagio
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1024: Presto
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1024: Affetuoso
Sonata In C Minor, BWV 1024: Vivace

Amazon.com essential recording

Andrew Manze has been called "the Grappelli of the Baroque violin" because of the improvisatory liveliness of his approach; however, he can just as easily change personalities. Sometimes he pads along with sinewy grace like a panther ready to spring (the Preludio to BWV 1023, for example), sometimes he goes for a much more relaxed cantabile line, and sometimes he plays with a sparkling and infectious sense of fun (Presto, BWV 1021). Add into the mix his varied styles of vibrato, and the result is positively Shakespearean in its sense of teeming life and characterful drama. He is accompanied with an almost telepathic sense of partnership by Richard Egarr and, in four of the nine sonatas, by Jaap ter Linden. As an extra treat, Manze includes his own arrangement (which he calls a reconstruction) of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ. You'll never hear the original the same way again! --Warwick Thompson

Customer Reviews:

Perplexed I am..........2006-09-07

I have a challenge for you, loyal listeners of Andrew MANZE : Try to listen to these two CDS in one shot ! If you can't, like me, it is, perhaps, for the following reasons :

First, the recording. We have to put the volume so loud that we
have, of course, a background sound. So the BIG gamba of LINDEN sound like a hammer. First moment of a great irritability. And its only the beginning of a long and painful period of frustations.

What's the problem with the violin of Manze ? Or what is the problem with MANZE himself ? Has he listened to his work after this recording ? HIS VIOLIN is creaking, acid, strident; it becomes rapidly unbearable; and four about two hours ! A pure moment of torture for my ears !

The curious idea to join a gamba to sonatas 1014 and 1015 could have been interesting. But, unfortunately, Manze is so slow, so lazy, so boring with is strident instrument that we want to go elsewere immediately ! For instance , the FAMOUS 1019, first allegro: a complete failure ! Deadly dull! No ZEST, AN INAUDIBLE violin whithout any energy; no excitement there ! And what about the famous preludo of the 1023 ? Manze delivers a dramatic and interminable performance which is, again, extremely boring. Remember its' BAROQUE music. Why this romanticism ?

The rare good moments ? The 1021 is successfully done. The short presto is thrilling. And the 1024 is well executed. That's all...

Where is the exuberance of Goebel/Hill on the Archiv label ? Or the excitement of Valetti/Frisch on the Alpha label ?

Dryly professional.......2006-01-23

I don't take so vitriolic a view of Manze's CDs as some other reviewers of other discs. I like much of his recorded output: his speculative unaccompanied performances of Tartini are fun-even wholly appropriate for the didactic "l'arte del arco"-and his rather academic approach does work very nicely for Telemann's decidedly un-Italian music.

I very much appreciate the effort to reconstruct earlier versions of BWV 1019. I'm not aware of all the alternative movements being available elsewhere and believe this is this recording's biggest selling point.

The performances of Bach's accompanied violin sonatas are solid and professional, as should be expected of musicians at this level. Personally, I find them to sound a bit more like a profound act of scholarship than enjoyably listenable music. For example, Manze's relatively straight phrasing and somber tempo in the opening movement of BWV 1023 is nicely played, but conveys precious little of the potential musicality. Even though the movement is made up of rather straightforward arpeggios, compare the approach of Reinhard Goebel, e.g (1985. Archiv, 427 152-2). Goebel's impassioned playing and phrasing of the arpeggio figures is musical and expressive...and exciting...in a way that transcends skilled execution of simple arpeggios from the printed page.

Peter Williams' (1981) speculation that the Toccata & Fugue, BWV 565, may have been conceived as a violin solo has received a great deal of recent attention. Citing Jaap Schroeder (1985) as inspiration, the speculative reconstruction of BWV 565 is where this recording really lost me. Both the Toccata and coda material are very effective, very enjoyable, and cleverly transcribed in using rapid arpeggios and double stops to outline the huge chords from the semi-dubious organ scores that have come down to us. Unfortunately, I found the whole stretch of the fugue between to be dry and monotonous. Ironically, where double stops would be most useful in sketching polyphony is the very place where double stops are wholly absent. As Manze clearly states, the texture in his transcription of the body of the fugue is very strictly monophonic:

"...the Fugue indulges in the conceit of sounding polyphonic, literally `many voiced,' without once employing any double stopping. Instead, the impression of polyphony is given by a careful handling of voice leading and tessitura, rather than a bewildering succession of unidiomatically virtuosic, cat's-cradle chords."

As hard as I tried, I could not find much feeling of implied polyphony in the body of the fugue. In spite of occasional modulation, it comes off as a tediously endless repetition of the pedal-point-rich fugue theme.

The most cursory listen to the fugues Bach did write for unaccompanied violin (of course, from BWV 1001, 1003, and 1005: see Milstein on Deutsche Grammophon, e.g.) reveals that this strict monophonic approach to implied polyphony was not Bach's typical approach to fugal writing for violin. Obviously, these fugues can't feature 6-note chords extending below the bass clef, but they still are remarkably successful at implying polyphony through frequent double stops and chords that are slightly arpeggiated to conclude on the lead voice. Even pedal passages in the violin fugues often contrast the pedal-point to passages in double stops. In spite of all the well-intended scholarship striving to reconstruct a viable violin version of BWV 565, I think I'll stick to listening to it on the organ.

Less is often more.......2000-03-13

I am a big fan of Andrew Manze, but I think this is not his best recording nor the best there is of these marvelous sonatas. For a more consistent and musical view go for Fabio Biondi's otstanding reading in OPUS111. He and Rinaldo Alessandrini are warmer and more engaging.

Amazing interpretations -- Bach rocks!.......2000-02-22

This is the closest you can get in classical music to a feeling like jazz -- these three top-flight musicians create a free-flowing, improvisational feel to this timeless music. Manze's dramatic violin playing is of course the star of the show, but Egarr and ter Linden ain't exactly session hacks. Beautifully recorded, with lots of warmth and space around the instruments without losing an intimate feel. The best recording of these sonatas I've ever heard. Go for it!

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