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| Pachelbel Canon and Other Baroque Hits | 
 enlarge | Creators: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Jean-joseph Mouret, Johann Pachelbel, Antonio Vivaldi, Arthur Fiedler, Ettore Stratta, Harry Rabinowitz, James Galway, Leonard Slatkin, Leopold Stokowski, Richard Westenburg, Rudolf Baumgartner, English Chamber Orchestra, I Musici Di Zagreb, Lucerne Festival Strings, Musica Sacra, Aurele Nicolet
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $10.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18243
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 60840
UPC: 090266084029
EAN: 0090266084029
ASIN: B000003F5Y
Release Date: September 6, 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | Canon | | • | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro | | • | Messiah: Overture | | • | The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro (Danza pastorale) | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 2: Menuet & Badinerie | | • | Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring | | • | Guitar Concerto in D: Adagio | | • | Xerxes: Largo | | • | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Allegro Assai (Theme From 'Firing Line') | | • | Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air On The G String | | • | Royal Fireworks Music: Overture (excerpt) | | • | Water Music: Hornpipe | | • | Brandenberg Concerto No. 5: Allegro | | • | Adagio | | • | The Four Seasons: Winter: Allegro non molto | | • | Rondeau (Theme from 'Masterpiece Theatre') |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 pachelbel canon and other baroque hits April 22, 2008
THe Bach Brandenburg #2 (William Buckley's Firing Line Theme)is the one that was used on the show. Wonderful interpretation and playing.
 A great introduction to Baroque music... October 4, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This CD contains a great sampling of Baroque music. Some of the best known songs of the period are included. Listeners will likely instantly recognize many of the songs (you've likely heard them before, you just didn't know their names). An excellent rendition of Pachelbel's Canon starts off the CD. Then plenty of music from big names such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi fill out the disc's 72 and a half minutes of music.
The demographics of this disc point to an intended mainstream audience. For example, the track listing includes references to which songs served as themes for television shows. For example, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 includes the byline "Theme from 'Firing Line'" and Mouret's Rondeau says "Theme from 'Masterpiece Theater'". So this collection does represent a popular collection of Baroque songs. And it plays that role very well.
Other standout tracks include: 2 movements from Vivaldi's justifiably famous "The Four Seasons", Bach's amazing "Air on the G String" and Handel's "Xerxes". The disc includes no vocal tracks. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Bach's Cantata No. 147 gets performed on a solo organ (the original has vocals and a string arrangement). So those uneasy with "classical style singing" will find no problems here.
All in all, this disc serves as a good introduction to a great period of music history. It could also serve as a starting point for selecting a favorite composer or as a guide for building a classical music collection.
Good "best of" CD, but nothing more. September 27, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This CD does what it says it does: it gives you a brief, excellently recorded overview of the Baroque. But remember, this is just bits and pieces of a great store of music.This CD will whet your appetite. You'll need to buy more, after you've heard the excerts of the great works here.
Phenomenal Collection of Music September 19, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.
Phenomenal Collection of Music September 18, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pachelbel's Canon in D is always good, but the rest of the tracks shine as well. This is a superb collection of classical music. If you're new to classical music and love strings, purchase this CD. You'll be glad that you did.
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