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| Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance | 
 enlarge | Creators: Anonymous, English Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, Renaissance Dances Anonymous, Thoinot Arbeau, Jean-baptiste Besard, Fabritio Caroso, Pierre Francisque Caroubel, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, John Dowland, Carlo Gesualdo, Orlando Gibbons, M. Gulielmus, Valentin Haussmann, Antony Holborne, Giorgio Mainerio, Luis De Milan, Simone Molinaro, Alonso De Mudarra, Hans Neusidler
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6949
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 469244
UPC: 028946924426
EAN: 0028946924426
ASIN: B00004YMTN
Release Date: February 27, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful reissue from early days of early music recordings January 27, 2004
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
This cd is a reissue of material from several albums in the 60s. The Fritz Neumeyer recordings of Praetorius are from an old Archiv LP that was one of my first introductions to "early music", and it can be charged that it was more enthusiastic than historically informed. A recorder consort will take up one section of a tune, and then a group of viols will swirl in, maybe followed by crumhorns playing another brief phrase, and then a solo harpsichord finishing off the tune. Different instruments provide a variety of textures of sound, keeping things interesting even though most of the tunes are played fairly "straight", without a lot of improvisation. There's been quite a bit of research and rediscovery of Renaissance techniques since this record was first out, and I appreciate those, but these old recordings really get my toe tapping and remind me why I fell in love with early music in the first place.
 A complete embarassment! April 1, 2003
21 out of 61 found this review helpful
This is an example of what happens when people who have no clue about early-music performance get together and play early music. The viol playing is drowned in gooey vibrato, as are the recorders. The dances sound appropriate for a bunch of now-superceded German musicologists prancing around in Renaissance-Faire velvet and leggings, which is exactly what is happening, and if you like this sort of thing, the patchouli has probably got to your brain. It's cute the first time around, but by the fourth or fifth listen, anybody with any taste is going to be reaching for their spare air-sickness bags.
Very nice performance and recording... February 25, 2003
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This older analog recording sounds wonderful on CD, and the musical performances are well played and spirited. The only 2 reservations are that I'd like original instruments (but that doesn't negate the great recording here) and the bell/glockenspiel type instrument that is heard from time to time seems too up front and out of place. Still a great recording at a bargain price of music that's hard to find.
 Excellent Renaissance January 17, 2003
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is wonderful CD. It really puts you back in the time of Henry VIII and the Renaissance courts. This is a great CD for any Renaissance Music fans.
even for original instrument crowd, this is just perfect December 7, 2002
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
Even the most fanatical "original instrument purist" should give this one a listen. Though apparently played on modern instruments, these are nearly perfect performances in every way. Warm, appealing charm that captures the real spirit of these optimistic pieces from the Renaissance. I have modern & "period" performances of the Renaissance "Terpishore" dances which open the first disc, and some are quite good. However, this collection outshines all the others. Also bravo to DG for the great remastering. For example, any trace of noise seems to have dropped away completely leaving clean, enthusiastic performance. These musicians clearly honor Musicality above anything.
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