classical music: monteverdi

classical music: monteverdi

classical music:

Monteverdi

Beethoven: 9 Symphonies - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / Gardiner

Ludwig van Beethoven, John Eliot Gardiner, ...

Archiv Produktion, 1994

Amazing
By my estimation this is the best single cycle of Beethoven symphonies available. Since there are so many great recordings of Symphonies 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9, I won't focus on those as much. Symphony No. 1 is performed very well. It is taken a bit faster (a ...

Bach - Mass in B minor / Argenta, Nichols, Chance, Stafford, Milner, W. Evans, Gardiner

Johann Sebastian Bach, John Eliot Gardiner, ...

Archiv Produktion, 1990

Gardiner's Masterpiece
This is the greatest recording Of the greatest work Of the greatest composer That ever was. If I am biased John and Johann have made me so.

Respighi: Laud to the Nativity; Monteverdi: Magnificat

Claudio Monteverdi, Ottorino Respighi, ...

Clarion, 2004

The One and Only!
One Christmas many years ago I was experiencing a period in my life when things were going very poorly ---and it looked as if the holiday season was going to be a bleak one. Fortunately,I had managed to acquire a reel-to-reel tape of this recording of the Respighi ...

The Well-Tempered Synthesizer

Wendy Carlos

East Side Digital, 2001

Fantastic music for relaxation
I loved listening to this when I was growing up. I was very glad to find it on CD. A very nice CD to listen to to relax.

Brahms: Symphony # 1; Bergrabnisgesang, Op. 13; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Mendelssohn- Mitten wir in Leben sind ...
John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, ...

SDG, 2008

Following on from John Eliot Gardiner's critically acclaimed recordings of the symphonies of Beethoven and Schumann, SDG are proud to b e releasing the first disc in a new series exporing teh music of Johannes Brahms. Recorded live during last autumn's Brahms and his antecedents tour, and showcasing the four symphonies as well as Brahms' major ...

Mozart: Great Mass in C minor /McNair * Montague * Rolfe Johnson * Hauptmann * English Baroque Soloists * ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Eliot Gardiner, ...

Philips, 1990

Among the Finest of the Available Recordings
Mozart's MASS IN C MINOR K 427 can be a mixed bag if not under the hands of the right conductor. The work itself is spotty with elements of radiant, exalting beauty along side some (pardon the thought) filler: Mozart himself was aware of this, as the work is ...

Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott

Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi, ...

EMI Classics, 2001

exceptional tone quality
When I purchased this recording, I had not yet had the pleasure of owning an Andrew Parrott/Taverner Consort recording. I was so impressed! Andrew really excercises an understanding of this genre, an understanding that I haven't often seen. In particular I was quite ...

Romance of the Violin

Joshua Bell, Giacomo Puccini

Sony, 2003

Romantic Evening Of The Violin
ABOUT THE ALBUM: ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, 13 TRACKS, JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN, CRAIG OGDEN, PIANO, GREGORY KNOWLES, FLUTE STEPHEN ORTON, OBOE JOHN CONSTABLBE, CLARINE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, MICHAEL STERN, CONDUCTOR, Released 2003 The 13 pieces on this Joshua ...

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers

Claudio Monteverdi, Andrew Parrott, ...

EMI Classics, 2000

Let's Compare and Share!
Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine of 1610 is a monument that straddles the transition from the musical values of the late renaissance and the early baroque like the Colossus of Rhodes, incorporating hugely different elements, from antiphonal chant to ...

For Thy Pleasure

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ramiro Belgardt, ...

Delos Records, 1996

For Thy Pleasure: Yeap, It is Very Enjoyable
For the first time, I listened to LAGQ from Vermont Public Radio while I came back home. After listening to "Little Fugue In G Minor", I could not get it out of my mind. I like the original version of Bach's organ music but the LAGQ version gave me a different feeling ...

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Philippe Huttenlocher

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

At last available on DVD. Well worth the wait.
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was first performed in 1607, which makes it one of the first operas ever written. Staging such an antique work is a challenge, since the social environment in which it was first performed has long vanished, and our knowledge of it is imperfect, ...

Vivaldi for Relaxation

Charles Tunnell, Marilyn Sansom, ...

RCA, 2001

An excellent addition to your collection
I own quite a few of the ".. for relaxtion" CD's, and this is one of my favorites. Mellow strands of Vivaldi are the perfect reading companion, great study music, and provide an excellent conversation background. This soothing compostion of Vivaldi's works is an ...

Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort

Francesco Landini, Anonymous, ...

Decca, 1998

Ahh, Florence!!
Italian culture during the period from the 14th to the 16th centuries was a whirlwind of developing literature and art, and during this period of history Florence was a political and cultural center to rival Milan or Verona. I love medieval and renaissance music. ...

Aria 3: Metamorphosis

Aria, Paul Schwartz

Koch Records, 2004

Soul Satisfying
I love this CD. It's especially wonderful when it's rainy outside and I'm curled up by the fire inside. My son who is 16, blind and autistic loves it and plays it over and over. I think he taps into the immediate relaxation and beautiful blend of classical with ...

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi, Claudio Cavina, ...

Glossa, 2007

A deserving winner of 2008 Gramophone Award
To mark Monteverdi's 400th birthday, 2 outstanding period ensembles have presented their L'Orfeo: Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Concerto Italiano / Alessandrini, and the current set by Ensemble La Venexiana. As of 2008, this is a limited and numbered edition, containing 1 ...