A Baroque Festival

Luigi Boccherini (Composer), Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Leo Korchin (Conductor), Vladimir A. Rylov (Conductor), Renaissance Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Pavlovsk Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Renaissance Chamber Orchestra, Pavlovsk Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Leo Korchin, Vladimir A. Rylov
• Composer: Luigi Boccherini, Tomaso Albinoni, George Frederick Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Antonio Vivaldi, et al.
• Audio CD (February 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002996
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Concertos > Concertinos
  • #45 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Baroque

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the ENTIRE infinity digital series. Actually makes Naxos look bad., December 20, 2010

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Classics Explorer "Huh?" (Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Baroque Festival (Audio CD)

The first Handel piece resembles Barber's adagio. So does the Purcell piece. On those grounds alone, this cd is worth buying. I mean, come on, this is the best baroque collection I've heard in a while. I mean really, how many more times do you want to hear Bach's Air or Pachebel's Canon? Seriously......think about it. After this, you may not need another baroque cd, as it covers the style fairly broadly.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable at a great price, November 29, 2005

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Neal J. Pollock (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Baroque Festival (Audio CD)

This is a collection of lovely pieces at a very reasonable price--for over 63 minutes of baroque music. It has 2 pieces each of Handel & Vivaldi plus an assortment of lesser-known composers. I particularly like the Purcell piece. It does not, however, have any Bach or Telemann. It's fine listening music and could be used for meditation or background music as well.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Collection of Pieces, June 21, 2000

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William M. Rand (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Baroque Festival (Audio CD)

This is a nice collection of Baroque pieces but as is usually the case with this kind of collection the recordings and performances just aren't that spectacular. I'm not sure I would have gotten this CD if it hadn't been given to me. That being said if you are looking for an introduction to Baroque music this is not a bad CD to start with, at least it gives you a taste of what's at hand.