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Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 7-12

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Highly rated music from another era - well worth buying into - this version is absolutely touted the best by informed classical reviewers for technical reasons and for pure joy.

Unlike the often turgid concoctions of Telemann or another go-round with Bach or Vivaldi, these delightful works dating from the late-17th/early-18th century make for smoother sonic wallpaper and caress the ears with sweet but substantive melody. Arcangelo Corelli wrote and performed his series of Op. 6 Concerti Grossi over a period of twenty years until the time of his death, but they weren't published until the year following. These recordings by the San Francisco-based period instruments ensemble called the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra date from 1989-90 and are as fetching as any available.

This is musical perfection, which only the precision and mathematical balance of the baroque can attain. Superb performance as well. Understated, elegant, and moving.