Concerti Grossi

Handel (Artist), Klein (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Arte Nova Records
• ASIN: B000005IAG
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,216,610 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Con Grosso Op.6 No.1: Tempe Guisto

2. Con Grosso Op.6 No.1: Allegro

3. Con Grosso Op.6 No.1: Adagio

4. Con Grosso Op.6 No.1: Allegro

5. Con Grosso Op.6 No.1: Allegro

6. Con Grosso Op.6 No.2: Andante Larghetto

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Disc: 2

1. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.3: Larghetto

2. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.3: Andante

3. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.3: Allegro

4. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.3: Polonaise - Andante

5. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.3: Allegro Ma Non Troppo

6. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.4: Larghetto Affettuoso

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Disc: 3

1. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Largo

2. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Allegro

3. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Larghetto

4. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Allegro

5. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Menuetto

6. Con Grosso, Op.6, No.9: Gigue

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A real...yawn...disappointment., March 25, 2000

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"kek5" (Westerville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concerti Grossi (Audio CD)

A really disappointing offering from Klein & the Hamburg Soloists, who have provided us with an excellent set of Haydn's Divertimenti. The playing is beautiful and totally immaculate, but these are old-school German performances...slow, heavy and virtually guaranteed to cause sleepiness. Now I am not fanatical on authentic performance practices, but one thing I do appreciate is the quick tempos and accent on liveliness the authenticists have brought. Klein is more along the lines of the old Karajan/Ritcher school of the 50s and 60s, emphasizing weightiness and dignity. If you like that kind of playing, you will like these performances. Otherwise, you will not (as I have not). Next purchase...Opus 6 by I Musici de Montreal.

2.0 out of 5 stars Even in for a traditional approach, this is really..., April 9, 2001

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Gregory M. Zinkl (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Concerti Grossi (Audio CD)

...disappointing.

Despite immaculate playing, beautiful string sound, and excellent engineering, you get...

. . .precious performances that feel like they are being served under glass. Don't touch. It's not real...alive...it's just, well, there. And it lasts a very l o n g time. Much longer than what three CDs usually play for...... Very s l o w.

Disappointing, given that Klein and these forces have given us some good to excellent recordings. Oh well. One must try Manze and the Academy of Ancient Music (Harmonia Mundi) for a musical feast that delights the ears, the mind, and the heart. Save your nickels for that set!