Sackbut's Baroque Burrow

[MN Dave]

In which we discuss Baroque composers, compositions, recordings and suchlike, and in case you were wondering, that's music written between 1600 and 1750 or so.

Presently, I'm most interested in your favorite recordings of the more obscure composers, mainly the Italians.

[Josquin des Prez]

I'm kinda sick of the Italians. After the generation of Monteverdi, other countries seemed to produce far more interesting composers.

[prémont]

Presently, I'm most interested in your favorite recordings of the more obscure composers, mainly the Italians.

Would you mind to tell, whom you consider obscure?

[MN Dave]

I'm kinda sick of the Italians. After the generation of Monteverdi, other countries seemed to produce far more interesting composers.

Really. That's interesting. You don't like Gabrieli?

[MN Dave]

Would you mind to tell, whom you consider obscure?

Avoiding big names.

[MN Dave]

Would you mind to tell, whom you consider obscure?

Oh, heck. Anyone is just fine. Doesn't have to be obscure.

[DavidW]

71 dB put me onto Caldara, and he's pretty darned good.

[MN Dave]

Really. That's interesting. You don't like Gabrieli?

Oh, never mind. You said AFTER.

[MN Dave]

71 dB put me onto Caldara, and he's pretty darned good.

Did you he put onto any specific recordings?

[DavidW]

Did you he put onto any specific recordings?

I can't remember, but this is what I have and I like it:

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?ordertag=Comprecom1806-20868&album_id=20868

[karlhenning]

He's not obscure, but for me 2011 will be The Year of the Scarlatti Sonata.

[Opus106]

Love: Italian Violin Sonatas; Biondi, Europa Galante - EMI/Virgin

Getting to know: Stabat Mater (Pergolesi, A. Scarlatti); Alessandrini - Naïve

Want: L'Arte del Violino (Locatelli); Liz Wallfisch, The Raglan Baroque Players, Nicholas Kraemer - Hyperion

[MN Dave]

Love: Italian Violin Sonatas; Biondi, Europa Galante - EMI/Virgin

Getting to know: Stabat Mater (Pergolesi, A. Scarlatti); Alessandrini - Naïve

Want: L'Arte del Violino; Liz Wallfisch, The Raglan Baroque Players, Nicholas Kraemer - Hyperion

Good to know. Thanks.

[prémont]

Avoiding big names.

Is e.g. Frescobaldi in this context a big name in your opinion?

[MN Dave]

Is e.g. Frescobaldi in this context a big name in your opinion?

I would love some Frescobaldi recommendations, if you'd be so kind.

[Gurn Blanston]

Is e.g. Frescobaldi in this context a big name in your opinion?

4 syllables. So yeah...

I second that Locatelli/Walffisch set (it's 3 disks), it's a peach!

[MN Dave]

4 syllables. So yeah...

I second that Locatelli/Walffisch set (it's 3 disks), it's a peach!

See, Gurn? I went and done it.  0:)

[Gurn Blanston]

See, Gurn? I went and done it.  0:)

Yes you did. Dirty job, but someone had to do it!   Don't abandon the Italians on the strength of Opie being tired of them. Some nice, interesting music there. They do tend towards strings and away from keyboard music, but I don't personally see that as a drawback.  0:)

[karlhenning]

. . . Don't abandon the Italians any music on the strength of Opie being tired of them it.

Emended.

[prémont]

I would love some Frescobaldi recommendations, if you'd be so kind.

Unfortunately many of my favorite Frescobaldi recordings are OOP at the moment.

These OOP´s include first and foremost:
Fiori Musicali by Rinaldo Alessandrini on Opus 111
Toccatas book I. by Rinaldo Alessandrini on Arcana.

Available at the moment:

The Brilliant series (complete Frescobaldi edition intended) with Robert Loreggian. which are cheap but not more than serviceable. I have not heard the vocal music releases in this series.

Also available are the Sergio Vartolo series (Tactus and Naxos - only keyboard works). I consider Vartolo an acquired taste.

Enrico Baiano´s single CD (selected harpsichord works) on Symphonia is authoritative and imaginative.
And Gustav Leonhardt´s recording of the Capriccio´s on DHM is even more authoritative and imaginative.
Lorenzo Ghielmi´s Fiori Musicali (2CD) on DHM is very good too.