Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

Johann David Heinichen (Artist), Musica Antiqua Köln (Artist), Reinhard Goebel (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Archiv Produktion
• ASIN: B0000057E8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,614 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent piece of work, December 31, 1999

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Justin (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heinichen: Dresden Concerti (Audio CD)

I love this wonderfull cd! If you like baroque horn music, and especially Quantz and Telemann, you will love this CD. The parts for the French Horn are well played for being played on authentic instruments. This is a must for the Baroque listener

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds as fresh as ever., June 21, 2005

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Sir Cecil (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heinichen: Dresden Concerti (Audio CD)

It's a few years since this set won the Gramophone Award, but hearing it again very recently, it still provides a thrilling listening experience.
I'm not normally a lover of prominent brass instruments in early music where the sonorities are often too lean and bright for my taste. Well, there's plenty of brightness here, but it all comes from the sparkle and energy of an orchestra at the very top of its form.
I wouldn't say this is a set to listen to at one sitting. Better to pick and choose two or three concertos at a time. Or better still, go for the excitement of progamming just the allegros and hold on to your seat as the rhythms and stratospheric brass catapult you into the midst of the hunt.
Great stuff.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIP and Alive, December 25, 2000

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"blueharp" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heinichen: Dresden Concerti (Audio CD)

This is a superb recording. The performances are vibrant and the quality of the recording is stunning. There is a warmth and fullness that is often missing in recordings of period instruments. The ensemble sounds HUGE. I particularly like the second movement of the Concerto in F (S. 234). Oboes are used instead of strings as the accompaniment to the flute solo.

A must have for any lover of baroque music.