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While the pieces on The Best of Baroque Music have been trotted out countless times before, the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, led by Helmut Müller-Brühl, turns in refreshing performances that make this disc highly enjoyable. Its even tone and steady playing put this collection above most of the various artists compilations of the major labels, which, in comparison, seem thrown together without much thought toward consistency. Notable, too, is the avoidance of cliché. Obligatory pieces, such as Pachelbel's Canon (regrettably, without the Gigue) and Handel's Largo from Serse, are played fairly authentically and at a reasonable tempo, not like in the slushy romanticized arrangements that are better known. Similarly, the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 is not sentimentalized beyond recognition. All the pieces benefit from the ensemble's lean sound, which allows counterpoint to be heard in detail. Generous servings of the orchestral music of Bach, Handel, and Telemann give a good idea of their extremely varied output, much better than one or two token samplings ever could. And even the morose Adagio by Remo Giazotto -- long passed off as a work by Albinoni -- gets revamped in fine Baroque style with a faster tempo and a staccato continuo that make it sound interesting, for once.
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Solomon, HWV 67 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Christine Pichlmeier, Artist, MainArtist - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra - Lisa Stewart, Artist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, 'Christmas Concerto' (Arcangelo Corelli)
Arcangelo Corelli, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Serse, HWV 40 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2 (Tomaso Albinoni)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Stefan Schilli, Artist, MainArtist - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37 (Johann Pachelbel)
Johann Pachelbel, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Flautino Concerto in G Major, RV 443 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra - Daniel Rothert, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Overture (Suite) in D major, TWV 55:D15 (Georg Philipp Telemann)
Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Harald Hoeren, Artist, MainArtist - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Overture-Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:A2 (Georg Philipp Telemann)
Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra - Daniel Rothert, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Georg Philipp Telemann, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra - Daniel Rothert, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Oboe Concerto in D Minor (Alessandro Marcello)
Alessandro Marcello, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Stefan Schilli, Artist, MainArtist - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Adagio in G minor (attrib. to Albinoni) * (Remo Giazotto)
Remo Giazotto, Composer - Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Conductor - Kolner Kammerorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
Albumbeschreibung
While the pieces on The Best of Baroque Music have been trotted out countless times before, the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, led by Helmut Müller-Brühl, turns in refreshing performances that make this disc highly enjoyable. Its even tone and steady playing put this collection above most of the various artists compilations of the major labels, which, in comparison, seem thrown together without much thought toward consistency. Notable, too, is the avoidance of cliché. Obligatory pieces, such as Pachelbel's Canon (regrettably, without the Gigue) and Handel's Largo from Serse, are played fairly authentically and at a reasonable tempo, not like in the slushy romanticized arrangements that are better known. Similarly, the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 is not sentimentalized beyond recognition. All the pieces benefit from the ensemble's lean sound, which allows counterpoint to be heard in detail. Generous servings of the orchestral music of Bach, Handel, and Telemann give a good idea of their extremely varied output, much better than one or two token samplings ever could. And even the morose Adagio by Remo Giazotto -- long passed off as a work by Albinoni -- gets revamped in fine Baroque style with a faster tempo and a staccato continuo that make it sound interesting, for once.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Helmut Müller-Brühl
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Klassiek
(C) 2003 Naxos (P) 2003 Naxos
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