Baroque Adagios (2004)

CD1
01. Pachelbel - Canon
02. Vivaldi - Winter - Largo
03. Albinoni - Adagio
04. Gluck - Dance of The Blessed Spirits (Orfeo)
05. Vivaldi - Guitar Concerto in D - Largo
06. Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor - Largo ma non tanto
07. Marcello - Oboe Concerto in D Minor - Adagio
08. Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus - Cum dederit delectis
09. Handel - Concerto Grosso in A Minor - Larghetto affettuoso
10. Handel - Organ Concerto "The Cuckoo And The Nightingale" - Larghetto
11. Bach - Oboe Concerto in F - Siciliano
12. Tartini - "The Devil's Trill" Sonata - Larghetto affetuoso
13. Bach - Sleepers Awake (excerpt)
14. Vivaldi - Concerto For 2 Oboes in D Minor - Largo
15. Corelli - Concerto Grosso in D - Largo
16. Bach - Keyboard Concerto in A - Larghetto
17. Bach - Goldberg Variations - Aria
18. Handel - Ombra mai fu (Largo) (Xeres)
19. Vivaldi - Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera (excerpt)

CD2
01. BACH JS - Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, BWV 1068
02. HANDEL - Lascia Ch'io Pianga
03. VIVALDI - Concerto 1 In E Major, RV 269 "Spring"
04. BACH JS - Keyboard Concerto 3 In D Major, BWV 1054
05. ALBINONI - Oboe Concerto In D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2
06. BACH - Cello Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1029
07. HANDEL - Concerto For Harp And 2 Flutes In B Flat Major, Op. 4 No. 6
08. BACH JS - Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
09. BACH JS - Brandenbrug Concerto No. 5 In D Major, BWV 1050
10. PERGOLESI - Stabat Mater
11. BACH JS - Arioso
12. VIVALDI - Concerto For 2 Mandolins In G Major, RV 532
13. BACH JS - Concerto For Oboe And Violin In C Minor, BWV 1060
14. VIVALDI - Concerto 3 In F Major, RV 293 "Autumn"
15. TELEMANN - Oboe Concerto In D Minor
16. SCARLOTTI & AVISON - Concerto Grosso 6 In D Major
17. VIVALDI - Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 356
18. CROFT - Ground
19. PURCELL - Dido's Lament

The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tranquility." This double-disc set offers over 2 1/2 hours of Baroque era music that validates Mace's assertion by focusing on slow tempo excerpts culled from the masterworks of the period's preeminent composers. The resultant overall tone of meditative calm and serenity is established right from the start with the familiar strains of Pachelbel's Canon and is sustained throughout by the variety of examples of the forms, styles, and innovations developed by the likes of J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Albinoni. Even taken out of context, selections such as Gluck's "Dance of the blessed spirits," Purcell's "Dido's Lament," and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater are powerful representations of what came to be known as Baroque. The collected recordings are all first rate and feature outstanding performances by distinguished artists such as Janet Baker, András Schiff, Andreas Scholl, Heinz Holliger, and Neville Marinner. ---Rovi

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