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| Baroque for Beauty Sleep: Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers | 
 enlarge | Creators: Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, George Frederick Handel, Jacques Loeillet, Antonio Lotti, Alessandro Marcello, Ottorino Respighi, Domenico Scarlatti, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, H. Van Hoof, Iona Brown, James Judd, Vittorio Negri, I Musici, Irena Grafenauer, Severino Gazzelloni, Alexandre Lagoya, Angel Romero
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 50542
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 462791
UPC: 028946279120
EAN: 0028946279120
ASIN: B00000DBVH
Release Date: October 20, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Italiana | | • | The Four Seasons: Winter (Largo) | | • | Oboe d'amore Concerto In A: Affettuoso | | • | Sonata No. 2 In E-flat For Flute & Harp, BWV 1031: Siciliano | | • | Concerto In D, RV 93 For Four Guitars: Largo | | • | Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute, Suite III: Siciliana | | • | Giazotto: Adagio | | • | L'estro armonico - Op. 3, Concerto No. 5 in A, RV 519: Largo | | • | Suite In A minor For Recorder, Strings & Continuo: Air a l'Italien | | • | Concerto In D: Andante | | • | Sonata In E | | • | Concerto Grosso No. 12 In B Minor, Op. 6: Larghetto e piano | | • | Oboe Concerto In D Minor: Adagio | | • | Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 10 ('La notte'), RV 439: Largo | | • | Oboe Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat: Andante | | • | Concerto Grosso No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 6 ('Christmas'): Pastorale: Largo | | • | Flute Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, RV 439, Op. 10 ('La notte'): Il sonno, Largo | | • | L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 11 In D Minor, RV 565: Largo e spiccato | | • | Concerto In E ('L'amoroso', RV 271): Allegro | | • | Nulla in mundo pax, RV 630 |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 beauty sleep May 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This music is perfect for bed time.
Beautiful classic music that lulls you to sleep.
Baroque Music: A Prelude To Sleep May 29, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album is from the popular series "Set Your Life To Music"
series. The theme for this one is "Baroque For Beauty Sleep" which seems to be a companion to "Baroque For Bathtime". Baroque music, especially the slower movements in many concertos, are exquisite nocturnal pieces that ease the transition from being awake to falling asleep. The beautiful, elegant, slow, graceful music of many of these pieces will definately relax you and even help you fall asleep. It's therapeutic. There are so many reasons one can buy this album. It can help you relax and soothe you, as already mentioned, and it can be played in the background of a message therapy session. It can serve as music for a romantic evening or dinner. And lastly, it hits the spot after a long day and you're ready to visit the world of dreams.Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, scored for lute and other Baroque period instruments, is the newest piece on the album. Respighi, a modern composer, was delving into neoclassic music and deliberately evoking the Baroque Era. It works wonderfully.
Naturally, no Baroque album is complete without Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Here is the Largo from "Winter" only it is played on panpipes by the New Age artist Zamfir. The sound is hauntingly beautiful. There is a sonata for flute and harp by Bach, the biggest name in the period and Vivaldi's "L'Estro Armonico" as well as Telemann's Suite in A for Recorder. One particular piece I enjoy and think you will too is the melodic and elegant Concerto Grosso No. 12 by Handel, the slow movement Larghetto E Piano. It is sheer tonal beauty. There is more concertos by Vivaldi, whose use of the flute is always very reflective and dreamy and even a solo aria from a motet of his, the soprano Elly Ameling sings "Nulla In Mundo Pax", a lyrical-coloratura showcase which crowns and concludes this gorgeous album.
Baroque to Comfort and Sleep By February 16, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Baroque is such a wide and wonderful musical discovery for us modern types. It is soothing and quieting to the soul, and in this case for the body as well.Whether used as lullaby inducing or just listening pleasure and relaxation, this is nice collection. Including wide array of instruments: strings, flute, panpipes, oboe, flute, harp, guitar, recorder, piano, and voice --- this is truly enjoyable. There is wide array of baroque composers as well --- Rephighi, Vivaldi, Bach, Albinoini, Telemann, and more. Great price, great variety, great addition to your CD collection.
 Guys! Don't be put-off by the cover art! March 19, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I commend the compilers for creating such a wonderful CD. The music is quite mellow, especially the pieces that are preformed by Zamfir, the famous panpipist. That whimsical woodwind gives a rustic, almost mythical feel the piece of music. You almost feel like you are in Arcadia awaiting a lecture by Chiron!There is a good cross sampling of various Baroque pieces and Baroque artists. The variety is the spice that makes this CD worth buying and listening to over and over again. This CD also works well on shuffle, which remakes it into a brand new album. There are a lot of oboes and string on this disc, and being a former oboist, I am electrified as I hear that instruments mellow honk! Guys! Don't be put off by the cover-this is a good disc. Good for the mind, heart, and soul!
Mellow, but not sleepy February 1, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I don't know how to sum this one up. It is mellow, but you can't meditate to it. It's more upbeat than I would normally prefer to sleep to, but it works all the same. The music is performed so beautifully that I almost want to stay up and listen. This CD is also good for reading to, because it is easy on the ears but won't put you to sleep.
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