Venice Music

Claudio Monteverdi (Composer), Adrian Willaert (Composer), Orlande de Lassus (Composer), Giovanni Gabrieli (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Cipriano de Rore (Composer), Heinrich Schutz (Composer), Andrea Gabrieli (Composer), Jurgen Jurgens (Conductor), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Conductor), Jaap Schroder (Conductor), Concentus Musicus Wien (Performer), Wiener Blockflötenensemble (Performer), Alsfelder Vokalensemble (Performer), Capella Antiqua München (Performer), Concerto Amsterdam (Performer), Gustav Leonhardt (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Concentus Musicus Wien, Wiener Blockflötenensemble, Alsfelder Vokalensemble, Capella Antiqua München, Concerto Amsterdam, et al.
• Conductor: Jurgen Jurgens, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jaap Schroder
• Composer: Claudio Monteverdi, Adrian Willaert, Orlande de Lassus, Giovanni Gabrieli, Antonio Vivaldi, et al.
• Audio CD (April 21, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Celestial Harmonies
• ASIN: B0000007Y2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful compilation, June 7, 2001

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This review is from: Venice Music (Audio CD)

Usually, compilations of classical music sound like a grab bag of greatest hits, with no regard for the integrity of complete works. Although that accusation could also be levelled at "Venice Music", with its excerpts from longer works, it plays out with a lot more consistency than most. It restricts itself to highlights of just a few recordings, maintaining a delicious flow from choral to instrumental and orchestral. Most importantly, the performances are all excellent, and all on period instruments. If you'd like just one example of beautiful baroque, this is the one to get.