Georg Christoph Wagenseil: 5 Symphonies

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (Composer), Orfeo Baroque Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Orfeo Baroque Orchestra
• Composer: Georg Christoph Wagenseil
• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cpo Records
• ASIN: B00000J8XR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,628 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sym WV418 in g: Vivace

2. Sym WV418 in g: Andantino

3. Sym WV418 in g: Allegro Assai

4. Sym WV438 in B flat: Allegro

5. Sym WV438 in B flat: Andante Ma Molto

6. Sym WV438 in B flat: Vivace

7. Sym WV351 in C: Sinf 'Vincislao': Allegro Assai

8. Sym WV351 in C: Sinf 'Vincislao': Polonoise

9. Sym WV351 in C: Sinf 'Vincislao': Allegro Assai

10. Sym WV412 in G: Allegro Di Molto

11. Sym WV412 in G: Largo

12. Sym WV412 in G: Tempo Di Minuetto

13. Sym WV441 in B flat: Vivace

14. Sym WV441 in B flat: Andante

15. Sym WV441 in B flat: Tempo Di Menuet

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid - More, More, More Please!!!, September 16, 2006

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R. Lane (Tracy, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georg Christoph Wagenseil: 5 Symphonies (Audio CD)

Authenticated manuscripts exist for over 50 symphonies by this little known contemporary of Haydn. If the 5 symphonies on this outstanding disk are any indication of the musicianship and quality of most of them, then recordings and performances of more of them is long overdue. This is absolutely one of the most enjoyable disks of 18th century music I have ever owned. Exquisitely played, profoundly directed, and perfectly recorded/engineered.

Don't hesitate. Get this, and anything else of Wagenseil you can find.

Follow up - CPO issued a "Volume 2" in 2008 - see it here : Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Symphonies, Vol. 2

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good and important composer, September 13, 2007

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HSIEH CHENG CHUNG "Alfred Hsieh" (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Georg Christoph Wagenseil: 5 Symphonies (Audio CD)

I recommand this disc with 2 reasons,
1. Wagenseil was a important composer in pre-classic period, between bach and hayden, he had good contribution to the development of symphonies music model. We could know the tread from baroque to classic by this disc.
2. Another is more simple. It's also a beautiful music and easy to touch, if you are a fans of hayden or mozart, you could put it in your collection list.