Brian K. (Deposit) from FRISCO, TX
Reviewed on 2/18/2024...
Track list with composers:
1) Pachelbel: Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon in D major
2) Bach: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3) Handel: Water Music Suite No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348: Air
4) Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
5) Mouret: Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme)
6) Vivaldi: Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ('La Primavera,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Fi
7) Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: La R'jouissance
8) Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
9) Handel: Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla hornpipe
10) Albinoni (arr. Giazotto) Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26
11) Coreilli: Concerto Grosso in G minor ('Christmas Concerto'), Op. 6/8: Pastorale
12) Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
13) Purceil: Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570: Rondeau
14) Handel: Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
15) Boccherini (arr. Woodhouse): Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
This is a great introduction to those who do not know classical music and want to hear what was enjoyed 300 years ago. Included on this CD are the most popular Baroque music currently popular in the 1990s.
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