Baroque Music

[king ubu]

[A Lark Ascending]

Oh yes, Lully looks about right for me next month. I can't read the trademarks on them, though. What labels are they on, Bev? Where do you get them?

MG

The middle one is Erato, a widely available French label.

The outer two on Alia Vox which is Jordi Savall's own label (I think!). A good source for Early/Baroque music. Savall has an oddball approach to programming, often producing discs based on historic themes, sometimes crossing into folk culture.

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

Strongly recommend this Rameau disc:

And not just for the cover picture! My most played disc of the last month. It's a confection of various Rameau pieces extracted from operas, orchestral pieces etc but woven together beautifully. Like the third Lully disc above, a good way to sample a range of his music. Pure enjoyment. The BBC CD Review team had it as their disc of the week last Saturday so it's not just me.

[Though be warned it is just over 80 mins so the download won't fit on one CD-r. You have to split it carefully as many of the tracks run straight into the next. There is a convenient point].

Edited January 28, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

[David Ayers]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

Man can navigate Africa with a broken compass and a map drawn on a rotting plane leaf in invisible ink, but he can't navigate google...

Try the above company names plus 'classical'. These are CD stores.

In fact you don't even need the word classical.

But it's Crotchet not crochet. More musical that way.

[J.A.W.]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/

Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower:

http://europadisc.co.uk/

http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/

In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Edited January 29, 2014 by J.A.W.

[A Lark Ascending]

Well I'll be. Never even thought of the musical meaning of the name. Always thought of them as:

Or perhaps:

Edited January 29, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[7/4]

Classical.net - Basic Repertoire, Baroque Period (1600 - 1750)

[A Lark Ascending]

Classical.net - Basic Repertoire, Baroque Period (1600 - 1750)

Merci, 7/4

Though I really like reading people's individual enthusiasms it's nice to have a simple checklist.

[7/4]

I wasn't necessarily posting the link extra special for you, it's just a list.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/

Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower:

http://europadisc.co.uk/

http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/

In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do?

MG

[J.A.W.]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/

Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower:

http://europadisc.co.uk/

http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/

In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do?

MG

What do you mean? As I said they sell CDs, including sleeve notes on the inserts where available.

[A Lark Ascending]

I wasn't necessarily posting the link extra special for you, it's just a list.

Didn't think you were.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/

Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower:

http://europadisc.co.uk/

http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/

In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do?

MG

What do you mean? As I said they sell CDs, including sleeve notes on the inserts where available.

Sorry, I'm not buying much in the way of CDs now, because I'm almost out of space; just downloads. I thought I asked which firms did downloads and which of those gave you sleeve notes. I may have phrased it badly, though.

MG

[J.A.W.]

I downloaded them from the usual sources. You'll find the physical discs on Amazon or at one of the UK classical shops. I tend to use either MDT, Crochet or Presto.

I take it MDT, Crochet and Presto are classical music download sites. Do they all provide sleeve notes? Could you post links, please, as I've never heard of these firms?

MG

MDT, Crotchet and Presto Classical are CD stores that can easily be found on the internet:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/

http://www.crotchet.co.uk/

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/

Europadisc and Classics Direct are also recommended; their prices are often a bit lower:

http://europadisc.co.uk/

http://www.classicsdirect.co.uk/

In many cases Amazon U.K. or third-party sellers on Amazon are cheaper than all of those:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Thank you, but which ones can I rely on to include sleeve notes like Hyperion do?

MG

What do you mean? As I said they sell CDs, including sleeve notes on the inserts where available.

Sorry, I'm not buying much in the way of CDs now, because I'm almost out of space; just downloads. I thought I asked which firms did downloads and which of those gave you sleeve notes. I may have phrased it badly, though.

MG

Can't help you there, I don't "do" downloads.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I didn't know that. Though really, I was asking Bev, who I know DOES do downloads

MG

[A Lark Ascending]

You're unlikely to get sleevenotes, MG, except where the label has its own download site. Chandos, Hyperion, Gimell and Naxos all do this.

Otherwise it's hit and miss. Sometimes there's a PDF included with the music files.

Edited January 30, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Many belated thanks Bev.

I just downloaded 'L'orchestre du Roi Soleil from Amazon, as Alia Vox don't do downloads. Of course, no sleeve notes from Amazon.

MG

[A Lark Ascending]

There are often notes on the Alia Vox site - at a glance you only get them in French for that disc. What's your French like?

Give this one a listen:

I know I keep raving about it but it has remained my favourite recent record since dling it in late December. Just has you leaping around the place.

Got a 5 star review in this month's BBC Music Magazine. So it's not just me!

Edited April 14, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

It looks like a vocal album... is that right?

Not sure.

MG

[A Lark Ascending]

It is - but there's lots of grandeur and Bourbon razzmatazz too!

You can give it a preview on Spotify.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, I suppose Spotify has some use

MG

[mjazzg]

which is precisely what I'm about to do......

edit to add:...well she doesn't half give it some, glasses cracking throughout the flat. Initial response more positive to the instrumental pieces

Edited April 14, 2014 by mjazzg

[mikeweil]

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre has not been mentioned so far - a contemporary of Francois Couperin, musiaclly on the same level. Got her violin sonatas a few weeks ago and was very much endeared by the music and Florence Malgoire's excellent playing.

[soulpope]

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre has not been mentioned so far - a contemporary of Francois Couperin, musiaclly on the same level. Got her violin sonatas a few weeks ago and was very much endeared by the music and Florence Malgoire's excellent playing.

That`s a nice one - and, if not being mistaken (just out memory...), featuring the magnificent Guido Balestracci on bass viol....

[mikeweil]

Yes it is!

Here's another new release that's interesting in that context because Somis was Corelli's last student and the teacher of Leclair, Guignon und Guillemain and in general of great influence on the newly forming French violin school: