Customer Reviews

A Baroque Festival

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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.

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.

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.

I borrowed this cd from my dad to be played during the birth of my son and later lost the cd. 2 1/2 years later I found it and it brought tears to my eyes as I remembered those very special moments with my little one. Now I'm looking to purchase a brand new one for my dad to keep this one for myself. I don't know a whole lot about classical music but I love every piece of this particular disc.