Hooked on Classics 4: Baroque

Tomaso Albinoni (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Thomas Arne (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Nicolas Chedeville (Composer), Jeremiah Clarke (Composer), Arcangelo Corelli (Composer), Francois Couperin (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Alessandro Marcello (Composer), Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (Composer), Jean-Joseph Mouret (Composer), Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Domenico Scarlatti (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Ettore Stratta (Conductor), New World Ensemble (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: New World Ensemble
• Conductor: Ettore Stratta
• Composer: Tomaso Albinoni, Anonymous, Thomas Arne, Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicolas Chedeville, et al.
• Audio CD (May 8, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K-Tel
• ASIN: B000000RYV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #285,630 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, specially the adagio., January 28, 2004

By	Elias Rima "mediaartsbooks" (MIAMI, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this CD in particular, because it introduced me to various greatest hits of baroque. I used it to practice my music as a teenager. I recommed this to you, specially if you have kids, because the drum sounds, make it easier to listen to the new generations. I loved the Pachelbel, and the adagio part is Super Excellent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Damn Good, July 5, 2004

By	Squonk (The dark forests of Pennsylvania, where hunters follow by moonlight my silvery trail of tears) - See all my reviews

I received as a gift the box set of all four Hooked On Classics CD's. As an avid fan of classical music, I was quite shocked to hear DRUMS in the background! I didn't really know what the Hooked On Classics series was, so I didn't know what to expect. As such, I eventually got used to the percussion, and found that I liked the fourth CD the best of all of them. The drums are more tolerable, and the recording quality is much improved over the other volumes. The playing is superb; on par with any legitimate recording made by any professional orchestra. The selections are diverse, and the arrangements are refreshing. HOC 4 was my link to many of the full-length versions of the excerpts featured, and I especially like the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th tracks (the 8th track is simply an extended version of the 1st, which makes it a much better rendition). The harpsichord playing in the 7th track is outstanding, as are the arrangements for this track. The climax will give you chills. All in all, an excellent album. I give it four stars only because as a die-hard purist, I don't suppose Bach and Vivaldi and Scarlatti would be too happy if they were to hear percussion along with their music. It would be interesting to see what the tracks would sound like without this.

2.0 out of 5 stars It's No Louis Clark & the Royal Philharmonic... But it's ok, December 6, 2003

By	Shane (Nanaimo, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews

Back in 81 when I got the original Hooked on Classics record as a gift (which I still have), I discovered the beauty and power of classical music in a different way. Now, classical music makes up 1/3 of my music library because of that compilation of classics (thanks to Louis Clark and the Royal Philharmonic).

So would I say this volume 4 has the same effect? I'd answer no, but I did like tracks 2 & 7.