Great Baroque Concertos / Bach: Brandenburg concerti 2 & 5, Vivaldi: Concerti for Mandolin and Guitar, Händel: Concerto Grosso / Unforgettable Classics / Audio CD 1998

UC 1509

UPC 714151150926

MADE IN GERMANY

TOTAL TIME: 69:49

English Summary:

The instrumental concerto, developed in Italy in the 1700s, quickly became popular ( throughout Europe. Vivaldi wrote more than 450 concertos and was the greatest advocate of the form: composers like J. S. Bach were indebted to him.

The Baroque period saw an explosion of composers writing concertos, and this CD highlights some of the finest examples of the genre.

Tracklist:

Bach
1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2,
BWV 1047: Allegro 5.39

Vivaldi
Concerto for Mandolin, in C Major,
RV 425
2. Allegro 3.11
3. Largo 2.46
4. Allegro 2.42

Bach
5. Concerto for Violin, Strings,
Basso Continuo and Orchestra
No. 1, BWV 1041: Allegro 4.10

Handel
Concerto Grosso Op. 6/1,
in G Major
6. A tempo giusto 1.55
7. Allegro 2.16
8. Adagio 3.19
9. Allegro 2.42
10. Allegro 3.03

Bach
11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5,
BWV 1050: Allegro 953

Vivaldi
Concerto for Guitar and String
Orchestra, in D Major
12. Allegro 3.09
13. Largo 5.32

14. Allegro 1.55

Corelli

Concerto Grosso Op. 6/4, in D Major

15. Adagio - Allegro 2.50
16. Adagio - Vivace 2.41
17. Allegro 1.10
18. Allegro 3.16

Vivaldi
Concerto for String Orchestra
and Harpsichord

19. Presto 2.33
20. Adagio 1.43
21. Allegro 2.20