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Ultimate Baroque: Works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, etc.Various Artists
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Five discs—five conductors—four orchestras—nine composers—28 works: Decca's collection Ultimate Baroque is as one might imagine a mixed bag. The best of the set is I Musici's sweet and fresh 1996 recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, with Mariana Sirbu as the lighter-than-air and younger-than-springtime soloist and Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields' stately yet sprightly 1971 recording of Bach's four Suites for orchestra, and Raymond Leppard and the English Chamber Orchestra's robust and rambunctious 1970 and 1972 recordings of Handel's Water Music suites and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Less successful are Karl Münchinger and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester's 1967 and 1978 recordings of a variety of eighteenth century hits. Too often, the Stuttgart's strings are weak; the long lines of the Pachelbel Canon and Bach's Air on the G string sag and the winds waver; the pair of flutes in Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze are simpering; and more often than not, Münchinger's interpretations tend toward the sentimental. The tone of his Boccherini Minuet and his Hoffstetter (née, Haydn) Serenade is close to saccharine. More successful is Eduardo Fernández's 1985 and 1987 recordings of guitar concertos by Vivaldi and Giuliani plus a guitar sonata by Paganini. Accompanied by the alert George Malcolm leading a perhaps too comfortable English Chamber, Fernández is a brilliant player whose performances are compromised by the bright but shallow early digital sound. In short, Ultimate Baroque is a good but not great way to become familiar with a wide swathe of Baroque music. © James Leonard, All Music Guide
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Antonio Vivaldi ComposerLa primavera (Spring) in E, RV269, Op.8, No.1 Work |
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| 1 | 1.Allegro | 3:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Largo e pianissimo sempre | 3:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Allegro ('Danza pastorale') | 4:04 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerL'estate (Summer) in G-, RV315, Op.8, No.2 Work |
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| 4 | 1.Allegro non molto. Allegro | 5:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Adagio | 2:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Presto | 2:38 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerL'autunno (Autumn) in F, RV293, Op.8, No.3 Work |
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| 7 | 1.Allegro non molto ('Ballo, e canto de'villanelli') | 5:14 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Adagio molto ('Ubriachi dormienti') | 2:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Allegro ('La caccia') | 3:26 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerL'inverno (Winter) in F-, RV297, Op.8, No.4 Work |
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| 10 | 1.Allegro non molto | 3:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 2.Largo | 2:13 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 3.Allegro | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 1.Presto | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 2.Largo | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Presto | 3:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 1.Allegro | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 2.Largo e cantabile | 2:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 3.Allegro | 2:54 | $0.99 | |||
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| 1 | 1.Canon | 4:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Gigue | 1:52 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | Adagio in G- for Violin, Strings, and Organ (previously attributed to Albinoni) | 7:15 | $1.49 | |||
| 4 | 10.Chorale: Jesus bleibt meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 9.Aria (Soprano): Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze; various arrangements) | 4:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Air ('On the G String') | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFantasia and Fugue in G-, BWV542 Work |
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| 7 | 2.Fugue | 4:55 | $0.99 | |||
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| 8 | Minuet in E | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
Roman Hoffstetter ComposerWork(s) Work |
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| 9 | Serenade | 3:54 | $0.99 | |||
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| 10 | 3.Musette | 6:47 | $0.99 | |||
George Frideric Handel ComposerSolomon, HWV67 Work |
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| 11 | Solomon, HWV67 | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
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| 12 | 2.Allegro | 4:39 | $0.99 | |||
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| 13 | 2.Andante | 5:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 3.Adagio; 4.Allegro | 4:38 | $0.99 | |||
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| 15 | Overture | 7:07 | $1.49 | |||
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English Chamber Orchestra Orchestra,
Leslie Pearson Harpsichord,
Jeremy Tilston Descant,
Raymond Leppard Conductor
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| 1 | 1.Overture: Adagio. Allegro. Lentement | 8:24 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Bourrée | 1:28 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.La paix: Largo alla Siciliana | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.La Réjouissance: Allegro | 3:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Menuets 1 and 2 | 4:26 | $0.99 | |||
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| 6 | 1.Ouverture; 2.Adagio e staccato | 6:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3a.Allegro. 3b.Andante. 3c.Allegro (da capo) | 7:25 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 4.Menuet (Passepied) | 3:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 5.Air | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 7.Bourrée | 1:08 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | 9.Andante | 3:28 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 8.Hornpipe | 1:18 | $0.49 | |||
| 13 | 6.Menuet | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
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| 14 | 1.Sarabande | 3:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Rigaudons 1 and 2 | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 2.Menuets 1 and 2 | 3:09 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 5.Gigue 1 and 2 | 1:31 | $0.49 | |||
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| 18 | 1.Overture: Allegro. Adagio | 2:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 19 | 2a.Alla Hornpipe | 3:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 4.Lentement | 1:18 | $0.49 | |||
| 21 | 2b.Menuett | 0:42 | $0.49 | |||
| 22 | 5.Bourrée | 1:55 | $0.49 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerOrchestral Suite No.1 in C, BWV1066 Work
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra,
Thurston Dart Continuo
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| 1 | 1.Overture | 5:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Courante | 2:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Gavotte 1 and 2 | 2:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Forlane | 1:38 | $0.49 | |||
| 5 | 5.Menuet 1 and 2 | 2:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.Bourrée 1 and 2 | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 7.Passepied 1 and 2 | 2:23 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerOrchestral Suite No.2 in B-, BWV1067 Work
William Bennett Flute,
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra,
Thurston Dart Continuo
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| 8 | 1.Overture | 7:25 | $1.49 | |||
| 9 | 2.Rondeau | 1:39 | $0.49 | |||
| 10 | 3.Sarabande | 3:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 4.Bourrée 1 and 2 | 1:53 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | 5.Polonaise. Double | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 6.Menuet; 7.Badinerie | 2:38 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerOrchestral Suite No.3 in D, BWV1068 (includes 'Air on the G String') Work
Karl Munchinger Conductor,
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra,
Thurston Dart Continuo
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| 14 | 1.Overture | 6:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 2.Air ('On the G String') | 5:11 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 3.Gavotte 1 and 2 | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 4.Bourrée 1 and 2; 5.Gigue | 4:13 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerOrchestral Suite No.4 in D, BWV1069 Work
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra,
Thurston Dart Continuo
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| 18 | 1.Overture | 7:25 | $1.49 | |||
| 19 | 2.Bourrée 1 and 2 | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 3.Gavotte 1 and 2 | 2:00 | $0.99 | |||
| 21 | 4.Menuet 1 and 2 | 2:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 22 | 5.Réjouissance | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
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Mauro Giuliani ComposerGuitar Concerto No.1 in A, Op.30 Work |
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| 1 | 1.Allegro maestoso | 8:58 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Andantino: Siciliano | 6:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Polonaise: Allegretto | 7:09 | $1.49 | |||
| 4 | 1.Allegro giusto | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Largo | 5:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Allegro | 2:07 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerViola d'Amore Concerto in D-, RV395 Work
English Chamber Orchestra Orchestra,
Eduardo Fernandez Guitar,
Norbert Blume Viola d'amore,
George Malcolm Conductor
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| 7 | 1.Allegro | 5:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Largo | 4:37 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Allegro | 3:12 | $0.99 | |||
Antonio Vivaldi ComposerTrio Sonata in C, RV82 Work |
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| 10 | 1.Allegro non molto | 3:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 2.Larghetto | 4:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 3.Allegro | 2:04 | $0.99 | |||
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| 13 | 1.Allegro risoluto | 6:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 2.Romanza | 5:14 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Andantino variato | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||









