Organ Concerti

On this CD:

1. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 26/1
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

2. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 2 in A major, Op. 26/2
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

3. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 3 in D major, Op. 26/3
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

4. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 4 in C major, Op. 26/4
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

5. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 5 in F major, Op. 26/5
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

6. Concerto for organ & orchestra No. 6 in D minor, Op. 26/6
Composed by Michel Corrette
Performed by Rene Saorgin, Nice Baroque Ensemble

Organ Concerti, Music, Corrette, Saorgin, Ensemble Baroque De Nice, Classical, Orchestral & Symphonic

Albinoni: The Complete Concertos Op. 9; Adagio For Organ And Strings
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pristine

outstanding oboe concerti

best Albinoni ever

I Musici di Roma, Stradivarius, and Italian Baroque Is Divine Perfection

Not very "Baroque" and not my taste

Albinoni: The Complete Concertos Op. 9; Adagio For Organ And Strings

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Tracks:

No.1 In B-flat For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.1 In B-flat For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.1 In B-flat For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.2 In D Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro e non presto
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.2 In D Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.2 In D Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.3 In F For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.3 In F For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.3 In F For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.4 In A For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.4 In A For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.4 In A For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 5 in C For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 5 in C For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 2, Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 5 in C For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.6 In G For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.6 In G For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.6 In G For 2 Oboes, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro

Tracks:

Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.7 In D For Violin, Stings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.7 In D For Violin, Stings, And Continuo - 2. Andante e sempre piano
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.7 In D For Violin, Stings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 8 In G Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 8 In G Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 8 In G Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.9 In C For Violin, 2 Oboes, String And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.9 In C For Violin, 2 Oboes, String And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.9 In C For Violin, 2 Oboes, String And Continuo - 3, Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.10 In F For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.10 In F For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.10 In F For Violin, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.11 In B-flat For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.11 In B-flat For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No.11 In B-flat For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 12 In D For Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings And Continuo - 1. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 12 In D For Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings And Continuo - 2. Adagio
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: No. 12 In D For Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings And Continuo - 3. Allegro
Concerti a cinque, Op.9: Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ

Customer Reviews:

pristine.......2007-03-04

I Musici is rivaled perhaps only by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields when it comes to predictably crystalline performances of the Baroque masters. When I Musici, Felix Ayo, Heinz Holliger, and Maurice Bourge turn to Albinoni's concerto repertoire, the outcome is never in doubt.

Let me clarify that these comments do not in any way suggest that this Philips two-disk set is 'standard' in any pedantic way. Emphatically, it is not.

Rather, the artists team with Philips' Duo Series to render access to a masterful rendering of one of Early Baroque's unsung great ones affordable to the masses, of which this reviewer is a card-carrying member.

One can only say 'Bravo!'.

outstanding oboe concerti.......2007-01-25

This is a re-issue of recordings made in the mid 1960s, so they are 40 years old; however the sound, while not as good as one can expect from a current CD, is quite good. Albiboni's Opus 9 is a set of 12 concertos, 4 for violin, four for oboe and four for two oboes with orchestra. They are in 5 parts, and rather simple when compared with Bach, for example. They are not written for virtuoso soloists, rather for oboe with orchestra. In my opinion the violin concertos, while pleasant enough, do not compare with those of his contempories, such as vivaldi and Bach. However the oboe concertos are outstanding, and while I could nominate the odd baroque 0boe concerto that is as good or better, the set of six stand alone.
The 12 concertos are played by I Musici, a long established modern instrument group that specialises in music of this period, the violin solo is by Felix Ayo, their first violin, and the oboes are played my the great Heinz Hollinger and Maurice Bourgue. So I can find little to criticise with the performance, I Musici and Hollinger were/are world class. Deciding on a rating was not easy, but taking the recording of Opus 9 as a whole I gave it 4 and feel a little mean, the 6 oboe concertos alone would get 5.

best Albinoni ever.......2007-01-10

Tomaso Albinoni is best known for his Adagio, that is actually an arrangement by Giazzoto. His real masterpieces are the Concertos Opus 9(recorded here by I Musici). The sound of this recording is very good considering its age (mid 1950s and 1960s). The Concerto Op. 9/2 is the most beautiful oboe concerto ever composed. Heinz Holliger is explendid as soloist. If you like baroque music played in a old-fashioned way (rather romantic), it's for you. If you like baroque music played accordind "authentic baroque techniques it's not for you.

I Musici di Roma, Stradivarius, and Italian Baroque Is Divine Perfection.......2005-10-09

I wish to start my review by warning Amazon shoppers about two previous and seemingly 'knowledgeable' reviews commenting on I Musici's qualifications for playing Baroque and not playing on traditional instruments as a discouragement in buying their performances as they are somewhat slanderous. Their comments actually make me laugh and question their range of listening experience in traditional Baroque techniques and instruments or knowledge of anything dealing with classical music at all since I Musici has not only been the most acclaimed Baroque ensemble in Italy and the entire world for over 50 years praised by legends such as Toscanini for being 'The best chamber orchestra in the world', the main reason its musicians and strings outmatch every other traditional Baroque group in the world is precisely because they masterfully perform on the most prized of all period string instruments in existence! String instruments that most professional violinists, cellists, etc., can only dream of ever playing in their lifetimes! A string instrument that only the most competent of players can master to bring out its fluid range and sound! I Musici performs all of their pieces almost exclusively on Stradivarius string instruments! Although other traditional ensembles do use traditional period instruments, few if any of them play on Stradivari, and if they do it will probably be just the lead violin as Stradivari are simply too rare to be played in unison by most professional groups. A Stradivarius is an instrument in and of itself and other traditional string instruments don't even come close to sounding like one. A Stradivarius is nothing less than divine in its sound as one can hear with I Musici as they play plenty of them. And so although I can understand the aesthetics of such listeners/reviewers for other performers, please, don't tell others that I Musici isn't playing authentic instruments when you can't even recognize a Stradivarius playing in your ear! You are simply embarassing yourselves. Or, for that matter, don't say that they can't competently play 'traditional' Italian Baroque when they're the best group from Italy, comprised of experts in the Italian Baroque and Romantic traditions, virtuously playing on many Stradivari, and have been acclaimed as one of the best Italian Baroque groups in the world by reknown classical experts and laypersons alike for over five decades! As for this recording and others in general, some reviewers have also complained that I Musici's somewhat more romantic interpretations of Baroque don't work with Albinoni's music such as his Adagio and so are not 'traditional' enough in comparison to other performances. Traditional interpretation of Albinoni's 'Adagio' would be absurd since Albinoni's original 'Adagio' is a horribly deficient piece of which there are no real performances that I can think of as a result. What is ironic then is that this model of Albinoni's 'traditionalism' such reviewers are referring to can only be Remo Giazotto's popular 19th Century Romantic revision of the 'Adagio' being presently used as the standard of every single Baroque or Romantic period performance available on the market today.

I have heard various renditions of Albinoni's Concertos, Op. 9 and, besides a few other performances by Baroque groups, I have not heard many that even compare to I Musici in performing Albinoni or Italian Baroque generally. Don't be deceived into buying other performances even if they are by great conductors and symphonies such as Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic or Solti and the Chicago/London Symphonies. And Karajan's orchestral rendition is indeed a very moving one but orchestral ensembles are generally too large for chamber pieces and most of the instruments used are modern which changes many important aspects of the piece. They are also recorded in too large of spaces so the performances sound like Beethoven's 9th instead of a chamber piece. There are other groups and recordings that are more faithful to Baroque techniques and traditional interpretations such as those directed by Hogwood but they have various problems as well. Individual violinists such as Manze mentioned by the previous reviewer tend to be overly rigid and lifeless in their interpretations as they are more founded in musicological disciplines on ancient instruments and techniques as opposed to professional performance. This can be problematic especially with interpreting Italian Baroque which is always more freely expressive in mood than German Baroque. This results in clumsy and lifeless performances where each musician painfully over-accentuates the proper techniques throughout the entire piece so that it comes out sounding as a tedious cacophony instead of a symphony. Like Jack says in the 'Witches of Eastwick' to Susan Sarandon playing her cello, "You kill the passion!" by such emphasis. Hogwood's musical background is also founded more in the German Baroque tradition of Bach and Handel and not Italian Baroque and so turns the piece into more of a mechanical movementby Bach from his direction on the harpsichord which is always the meter in all Italian concerti. I Musici is comprised of some of the finest classical musicians alive today who emphasize more on a passionate Italian Romantic interpretation in their performances instead of a rigid Baroque one and the results are most delightful to the ears. That perhaps is the only flaw in its interpretation of the often over-methodical Italian Baroque style for the concerti grossi. Although I Musici usually tends to again use a more fluid Italian Romantic style rather than a strict Baroque one, their shortcomings in that field are hardly a defect in their performances or this recording: on the contrary, they enhance them! These slight shortcomings are more than compensated for by I Musici performing with some of the best classical musicians exclusively on original Stradivarius string instruments. Such groups also tend to use traditional stringing and playing techniques that limit the range of the instrument which is not always what the composer desired such as Mozart and Beethoven who were forced to accept the limited range and tonality of the piano forte in performing their compositions but who actually composed them with a yet non-existant Steinway in mind. I Musici in a sense compliments such limitations with some Romantic techniques in the style of Paganini but following the Baroque concerti grossi tradition with period instruments and in remaining within the size of a small Baroque chamber orchestra. Also, the musical cohesion and caliber of the performers in I Musici is such that they do not use an overt conductor even at the harpsichord: they therefore have no need of one such as Hogwood to lead them and the performances have less hesitations as a result. Lastly, I Musici di Roma is also known for having some of the best sound engineering and mixing for its recordings than any other chamber group and this also applies to the earliest recordings. The recording quality for their performances is so rich and clear for each instrument being played that you actually feel as if you are at a live performance each time you hear them.

I Musici di Roma is unequivocally one of the best, if not the best, performing groups for Baroque music and you won't go wrong buying any of their performances no matter whether the composers are from the Italian or German Baroque period. I certainly haven't heard any single group or orchestra even come close to matching their 1982 performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Pina Carmirelli. This particular recording with Garatti and Ayo is probably not with one of the best violinists to have performed Italian Baroque with them such as Carmirelli or Acardo but it is accompanied with some of the best musicians in their class such Hollinger. It is a great buy!

Not very "Baroque" and not my taste.......2001-06-28

This may be good for some people but I really didn't like it:

I thought it was not played in the Baroque style. I personally hate vibrato and this had a lot of it. It made it the slow movements very annoying for me to listen to. I admit I might be a little obsessed but vibrato really ruins a performance for me.

It was played with "heavy fingers" especially on the violins. This was a very "romantic" interpertaion for me.

Tracks:

Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Versiculus Et Responsorium - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: 1. Antiphona: Missus Est - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Psalm 109: Dixit Dominus - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco 1. Antiphona: Concinant Linguae - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: 2. Antiphona: Ave Maria - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Psalm 112: Laudate Pueri Primo - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco 2. Antiphona: O Quam Bonus Es - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: 3. Antiphona: Ne Timeas - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Psalm 121: Laetatus Sum - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco 3. Antiphona: Venimus In Altitudinem Maris - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: 4. Antiphona: Dabit Ei Dominus - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Psalm 126: Nisi Dominus - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco 4. Antiphona: O Gloriosa Domina - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

Tracks:

Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Capitulum: Isaiah 7:14-15 - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Responsorium Breve: Angelus Domini - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Antiphona Ad Magnificat:Gabriel Angelus - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Magnificat Primo - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco Antiphona Ad Magnificat: Quid, Miseri, Quid Faciamus? - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Collecta - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Benedicamus Domino - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: In Loco Deo Gratias: Surgamus Omnes - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Vespro Della Beata Vergine: Versiculus Et Responsorium: Fidelium Animae - Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

Tracks:

Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart
Salmi Bizarri: Cozzolani And The Music Of Milanese Convents - Warren Stewart

Product Description

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-1677) was one of the most original composers of 17th century Italy, worthy to keep company with her male brethren, Monteverdi, Carissimi and Cavalli. This joyous Christmas release presents some of her finest music in memorable performances by San Francisco's specialist ensemble

Customer Reviews:

Joy.......2002-05-20

This set of CD's offers the listener an experience of joy and beauty. The composition and the performance are both wonderful. This music reminds me of Mozart; it is dense with harmonies and counterpoints.

I don't usually write reviews but I love this music. I heard it first on pubic radio and thought if I could encourage anyone to try it, I would. It's a little treasure in a busy world.

I listen to this every day..........2002-04-18

Jennifer Ellis's voice is sublime. All the voices are delightful. This is my favorite CD and I listen to it every day. It's refreshing and inspiring to me. Especially fabulous are Track 7 on the 1st CD and Track 6 on the 2nd CD. Thank you, Warren Stewart, for making this CD.

Antonio Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concerti, Op. 10

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Antonio Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concerti, Op. 10

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Decent Mix of "old style" vs. "new style" albinoni

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Amazon.com

Listen to this straight through and you get a quick course in the evolution of Baroque playing styles since 1968. The opening number, Albinoni's ubiquitous Adagio, never fails to make an impression, though the Lucerne Festival Strings version here does sound heavy to ears accustomed to the lighter, sprightlier sound of period instruments, such as we hear in the final selection, the Oboe Concerto, Op. 9 No. 2, recorded in 1985 by David Reichenberg and the English Concert. In between come seven other concertos for oboe, two oboes, or flute, each of them played on modern instruments in rhythmically supple interpretations with middle-of-the-road tempos and sonorities that should please both traditionalists and period fans of Baroque music, of which Albinoni's is a source of endless pleasures. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Decent Mix of "old style" vs. "new style" albinoni.......2003-04-12

Well, you can't beat the price of this. If you like Albinoni, and you like oboe, you'll like this.

I will say, however, it takes 1/3 of the disc to really hit its stride. The first few numbers definitely reflect an older, clunkier (circa 1960s) style of playing baroque music; this clunkiness tends to underscore Albinoni's concervatism relative to someone like Vivaldi (try Vivaldi by Europa Galante if you want to hear "state of the art" Italian baroque playing).

Farther into this disc, however, the selections get more snappier and lively, and it becomes very pleasant indeed.

Tracks:

Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti
Adeste Fideles - Luciano Pavarotti
Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant - Anne Sofie Von Otter
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Monteverdi Choir
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Leontyne Price
While Shepherds Watched - David Willcocks
O Holy Night (Cantique De Noel) - Luciano Pavarotti
Coventry Carol - David Willcocks
The Holly And The Ivy - John Scott
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine - Musica Sacra
Angels From The Realms Of Glory - Kiri Te Kanawa
The Three Kings - David Willcocks
Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 368 - Helmut Winschermann
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
The First Noel - Musica Sacra
Once In Royal David's City - David Willcocks
Sinfonia Pastorale/There Were Shepherds/Glory To God - London Symphony Chorus
The Nativity - Ariel Ramirez

Tracks:

Carol Of The Bells - Musica Sacra
Lift Up Your Heads - Bavarian Radio Chorus
Jauchzet, Frohlocket! - Fritz Wunderlich
O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys' Choir
Silent Night - Choir Of St John's College, Cabridge
Away In A Manger - David Willcocks
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - David Willcocks
What Child Is This? - Joan Sutherland
I Saw Three Ships - David Willcocks
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Leontyne Price
Good King Wenceslas - The Ambrosian Singers
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Leontyne Price
White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Canadian Brass
Fantasia On Christmas Carols - King's College Choir, Cambridge

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13 assorted selections
A baroque cd I turn to again and again.

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13 assorted selections.......2005-10-17

13 pieces by famous/not so famous baroque composers provide a wider breadth of experience than most albums. This is a quality selection useful for just listening, relaxing, entertaining, meditating, or just background music. Lots to like here. Enjoy!

A baroque cd I turn to again and again........2004-01-20

As I have stated in other classical reviews, I am not an expert on classical music, but I highly recommend this CD to anyone looking for a satisfying collection of baroque works. The well known composers are here, i.e. Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, and it also may introduce listeners to baroque composers they may not have heard before, i.e. Marcello, Locatelli, Torelli. An all around great Baroque experience.

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AMAZING
First and best
Exquisitely beautiful
painfully romantic playing of baroque masterpieces
Technique and passion blended brilliantly

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Tracks:

Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, BWV 1043: Vivace
Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, BWV 1043: Allegro
Concerto For Oboe - Hautbois, Violin & Orchestra, BWV 1060: Allegro
Concerto For Oboe - Hautbois, Violin & Orchestra, BWV 1060: Adagio
Concerto For Oboe - Hautbois, Violin & Orchestra, BWV 1060: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, Op. 3, No. 8: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, Op. 3, No. 8: Larghetto e spiritoso
Concerto For 2 Violins & Orchestra, Op. 3, No. 8: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

AMAZING.......2006-08-24

I wasn't sure what to expect but was very pleasantly suprised that I loved the entire CD, all of the songs. For those who purchase, enjoy!

First and best.......2003-02-21

This was the first CD that I ever owned. I got it for Christmas from my dad when I was five years old, and it has remained my most played Cd. It's a great Cd to study to, read, relax, drive or anything else.

Exquisitely beautiful.......2002-08-13

My favorite recording, I first purchased it on vinyl, now have it on CD. Perhaps, as another reviewer said, it is a bit overromantic, but I find it a joy, it soothes my soul.

painfully romantic playing of baroque masterpieces.......2002-04-06

One does not have to play on gut strings with no vibrato to give a decent performance of a baroque violin concerto. But when two performers as talented as Zuckerman and Stern make not a single concession to the stylistic necessities of early music, it becomes a painful listening experience. They slog through these pieces with wide, impassioned vibrato and huge sound, and it simply doesn't work. The tempi are slow, the orchestra is a bit sloppy, and the overall effect is like watching a hippo in a mud bath. Absolutely no stylistic integrity. Skip this one.

Technique and passion blended brilliantly.......2000-08-11

A beautiful album that you will deeply enjoy. The second track is particularly lovely. The two performers complement each other perfectly. This is an album for both the classical music collector, and also a perfect gift for someone you would like to introduce to classical music.

Handel: Coronation Anthems, Concerti a Due Cori, Organ Concerto, Two Overtures

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Handel: Coronation Anthems, Concerti a Due Cori, Organ Concerto, Two Overtures
Handel
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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