Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers

Ottorino Respighi (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Antonio Lotti (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Georg Philipp Telemann (Composer), Jacques Loeillet (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Alessandro Marcello (Composer), Arcangelo Corelli (Composer), H. Van Hoof (Conductor), Iona Brown (Conductor), James Judd (Conductor), Vittorio Negri (Conductor), I Musici (Performer), Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Elly Ameling (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: I Musici, Elly Ameling
• Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, English Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: H. Van Hoof, Iona Brown, James Judd, Vittorio Negri
• Composer: Ottorino Respighi, Antonio Vivaldi, Antonio Lotti, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, et al.
• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000DBVH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,083 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > Composers > Telemann, Georg Philipp
  • #8 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Reeds & Winds > Oboe
  • #8 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Motets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Guys! Don't be put-off by the cover art!, March 19, 2002

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Kendal B. Hunter (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers (Audio CD)

I commend the compilers for creating such a wonderful CD. The music is quite mellow, especially the pieces that are preformed by Zamfir, the famous panpipist. That whimsical woodwind gives a rustic, almost mythical feel the piece of music. You almost feel like you are in Arcadia awaiting a lecture by Chiron!

There is a good cross sampling of various Baroque pieces and Baroque artists. The variety is the spice that makes this CD worth buying and listening to over and over again. This CD also works well on shuffle, which remakes it into a brand new album.

There are a lot of oboes and string on this disc, and being a former oboist, I am electrified as I hear that instruments mellow honk!

Guys! Don't be put off by the cover-this is a good disc. Good for the mind, heart, and soul!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mellow, but not sleepy, February 1, 2002

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Christian R. Bonawandt (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers (Audio CD)

I don't know how to sum this one up. It is mellow, but you can't meditate to it. It's more upbeat than I would normally prefer to sleep to, but it works all the same. The music is performed so beautifully that I almost want to stay up and listen.

This CD is also good for reading to, because it is easy on the ears but won't put you to sleep.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff!, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers (Audio CD)

I've been looking for some quiet collections for quiet reading or falling asleep that weren't new age schmaltzy or the same old collections of classical works. This CD hits the spot with restful and unique selections.