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| Baroque Festival | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Jeremiah Clarke, Johann Joseph Fux, George Frederick Handel, Jean-joseph Mouret, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, Camerata Academica Salzburg, Camerata Romana, Cathedral Brass, Collegium Aureum, St. Louis Brass Quintet, Christiane Jaccottet, Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: Compendia
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 131445
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 015095120823
EAN: 0015095120823
ASIN: B000003QWD
Release Date: October 18, 1994
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Fanfare ('Masterpiece Theatre' Theme) | | • | Canon In D Major | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Spring' In E Major, No. 1: Allegro | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Spring' In E Major, No. 1: Largo e pianissimo sempre | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Spring' In E Major, No. 1: Allegro: Rustic Dance | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Summer' In G Minor, No. 2: Allegro non molto | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Summer' In G Minor, No. 2: Adagio: Presto | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Summer' In G Minor, No. 2: Presto: Impetuous Summer Storm | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Fall' In F Minor, No. 3: Dancing &Singing Of The Peasants: Allegro | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Fall' In F Minor, No. 3: The Sleeping Drunkards: Adagio | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Fall' In F Minor, No. 3: The Hunt: Allegro | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Winter' In F Minor, No. 4: Allegro non molto | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Winter' In F Minor, No. 4: Largo | | • | The Four Seasons, Op. 8 'The Winter' In F Minor, No. 4: Allegro | | • | Toccatta And Fugue In D Minor, BMV 565 | | • | Xerxes: Largo | | • | Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Andante e spiccato | | • | Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio | | • | Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Presto | | • | Gigue |
Disc 2
| • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 2 In F Major, BWV 1047: (Allegro) | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 2 In F Major, BWV 1047: Andante | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 2 In F Major, BWV 1047: Allegro assai | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 3 In G Major, BWV 1048: (Allegro) | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 3 In G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5 In D Major, BWV 1050: Allegro | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5 In D Major, BWV 1050: Affettuoso | | • | 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 5 In D Major, BWV 1050: Allegro | | • | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | | • | 'Messiah': Overture | | • | 'Messiah': Comfort ye | | • | 'Messiah': Every Valley | | • | 'Messiah': And The Glory Of The Lord | | • | 'Messiah': Glory To God | | • | 'Messiah': Hallelujah! | | • | 'Messiah': And The Trumpet Shall Sound |
Disc 3
| • | 'Water Music' Suite: Overture | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Adagio | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Allegro; Andante; Allegro | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Minuet | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Air | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Minuet | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Bourree | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Hornpipe | | • | 'Water Music' Suite: Allegro moderato | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: Overture | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: Bourree | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: 'The Peace:' Largo alla Sicillana | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance: Allegro | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: Minuet | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: Minuet | | • | Rondeau | | • | Tune In D major | | • | Arioso for Brass | | • | Allegro for Brass | | • | Prelude And Fugue In C Major, BWV 846 | | • | Sleepers, Wake |
Disc 4
| • | Trumpet Voluntary | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Ouverture | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Sarabande | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Bourree | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise: Lentement | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Ouverture (Grave; Allegro) | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Courante | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Gavotte | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Forlane | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Menuet | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Bourree | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C Major, BWV 1066: Passepied | | • | Air For The 'G' String | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Allegro marziale | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Canzona | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Largo | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Allegro maestoso | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Adagio | | • | Symphony from 'The Fairy Queen' Act Four: Allegro maestoso | | • | 'A Hero's Music': La Vaillance | | • | 'A Hero's Music': La Grace | | • | 'A Hero's Music': L'Armenet | | • | Joy To The World |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Baroque collection - everyone should have this! June 18, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a remarkable collection of Baroque music. I've heard a lot of Baroque music and I am very discriminating about performance and sound quality. This set is a winner and a fantastic bargain... Somehow they've managed to choose what is truly "best" from the period (for example I've always felt Bach's Brandenburg Concertos # 2, 3, 5 were the best of the six, while 1,4,6 were relatively weaker - and lo and behold this collection includes 2,3,and 5) while missing very little if anything that "should have" been here (of course a 10 or 12 CD collection would have been even better, but you have to stop somewhere). The performances here are excellent, and the recording quality is very high. I disagree with the person who claims this isn't "audiophile quality", because I don't think it could get much better unless it were on another medium such as SACD. I didn't particularly notice coughing on Handel's "Messiah" but Messiah fans would likely prefer a complete performance of that particular work anyway (the excerpts from Messiah here are complete pieces, but this set doesn't include the entire 2 hour or whatever Messiah). These do not sound like "outtakes", what kind of a comment is that? Somebody worked very hard to put this collection together, and they did a fantastic job (and I have zero affiliation with this, I just feel the truth as I see it should be told). Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" is presented in it's entirety (ok, it's not the entire Vivaldi Opus 8, but it is the entire Four Seasons as normally found on any "Four Seasons" CD). There are so many great works here, which a lot of people will recognize even if they didn't know the actual piece or composer (or even that it was from the Baroque era). There's even the Mouret fanfare made famous as the "Masterpiece Theater" theme music. Yes this is a great "introduction" at a great price - which might get people to explore Baroque music further, but it's also a fairly complete collection which will suit a lot of people as such (i.e. for everyone who appreciates most any type of music these works should be "essential", but also the 4 CD collection might be all that a casual listener would "need" from the Baroque era). I feel that most people would be thrilled with this set; about the only way it might have been better would be to include information about each piece and about the Baroque era in general (there is no "text" at all with this set).
 Entry level baroque January 11, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Nice cheap way to get into Baroque music. Unfortunately it's not the best recording you can get but it should be adequate enough for a non-audiophile. I've been unable to bring myself to listening to it again since I noticed that someone coughs in the background (very noticeably) during Handel's Messiah. Wonder if this is an outtakes CD.
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