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"There are many Baroque samplers out there, but none so beautifully recorded as this. Originally released in the 1980s to the great delight of American audiophiles, these two discs have now been remastered using HDCD technology. The interpretations are stylish and the recording is simply glorious: detailed, airy and warm." --Andrew Farach-Colton
"The ten players of Tafelmusik produce a beautiful sonority, somewhat lush-sounding to ears attuned to current period performance. At the very least, this CD delivers a classy easy-listening experience. The Helicon Ensemble's playing is
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both impeccable and exciting, and Fuller's imaginative continuo is a plus. Here, too, the recording is gorgeous, illuminating to great effect the left-right lead violins featured throughout." --Wayne Donnelly, LISTENER
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Works on This Recording
16.
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Linda Quan (Violin),
Stanley Ritchie (Violin)
Conductor:
Albert Fuller
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Helicon
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Sound Samples
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
Canon and Gigue in D major: Canon
Canon and Gigue in D major: Gigue
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourree
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IX. Hornpipe
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on a G String"
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Rondeau
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Air
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Air
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Jig
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Hornpipe
Abdelazar, Z. 570, "The Moor's Revenge": Air
Flute Concerto in G minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte": Flute Concerto in G minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439, "La notte"
Musique de table, Part III: Overture (Suite) in B flat major, TWV 55:B1: II. Bergerie
Musique de table, Part III: Overture (Suite) in B flat major, TWV 55:B1: IV. Postillons
Musique de table, Part III: Overture (Suite) in B flat major, TWV 55:B1: VI. Badinage
Sinfonia in C major, RV 116: I. Allegro molto
Sinfonia in C major, RV 116: II. Larghetto
Sinfonia in C major, RV 116: III. Allegro
Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 1, RV 73: I. Preludio
Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 1, RV 73: II. Allemanda
Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 1, RV 73: III. Adagio
Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 1, RV 73: IV. Capriccio
Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 1, RV 73: V. Gavotta
Concerto for 2 Violins in E flat major, RV 515: I. Allegro
Concerto for 2 Violins in E flat major, RV 515: II. Largo
Concerto for 2 Violins in E flat major, RV 515: III. Allegro
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1037: I. Adagio
Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1037: II. Alla breve
Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1037: III. Largo
Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1037: IV. Gigue
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
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