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Johann Sebastian Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos / 4 Orchestral Suites - The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
Label: Archiv Produktion
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 54241
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 1
MPN: 423492
UPC: 028942349223
EAN: 0028942349223
ASIN: B0000057D8
Release Date: May 9, 1989
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | 1. without tempo indication | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 4. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II | | • | 1. without tempo indication | | • | 2. Andante | | • | 3. Allegro assai | | • | 1. without tempo indication | | • | 2. Adagio | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Andante | | • | 3. Presto |
Disc 2
| • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Affettuoso | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 1. without tempo indication | | • | 2. Adagio ma non tanto | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 1. Ouverture | | • | 2. Courante | | • | 3. Gavotte I/II | | • | 4. Forlane | | • | 5. Menuet I/II | | • | 6. Bourree I/II | | • | 7. Passepied I/II |
Disc 3
| • | 1. Ouverture | | • | 2. Rondeau | | • | 3. Sarabande | | • | 4. Bourree I/II | | • | 5. Polonaise | | • | 6. Menuet | | • | 7. Badinerie | | • | 1. Ouverture | | • | 2. Air | | • | 3. Gavotte I/II | | • | 4. Bouree | | • | 5. Gigue | | • | 1. Ouverture | | • | 2. Bouree I/II | | • | 3. Gavotte | | • | 4. Menuet I/II | | • | 5. Rejouissance |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Pinnock's Brandenburgs November 23, 2008
Pinnock and the English Concert manage to imbue these popular pieces with both originality and good taste on period instruments. Other ensembles might throw all caution to the wind in striving for a sort of punk Baroque, still others might strip them of excitement and make them appropriate dinner music, but Pinnock and company take a just-the-other-side-of-moderate approach which is both ingratiating and mostly enlivening.
I had once been put off by extended listening to the often strident tones of the period instruments here, seemingly exacerbated by the early digital recording (1982). However, a slight cut in the upper-treble and slight boost in the mid and lower-bass seems to have alleviated that problem.
Seek No Further! Pinnock is Your Man March 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like baroque music. If you like (or love) Bach, then seek no further! Trevor Pinnock is your man! It's difficult to believe, I know, but every single recording the man has made (at least, as far as I can see) is superb or excellent or at least very good. So, if these classics are what you're after, this classic recording of Bach's Orchestral Suites and Brandenburgs is the one to have. Excellent sound, packaging, notes, photos. Get it!
Another five-star review March 27, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I first heard this recording when I got it out of the library and found it so incredible that I had to buy it for myself. The sound is warm, not tinny like the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (the other recording I have, which I've never been terribly fond of), and very expressive. I cannot add any technical comments to the other reviews already written, but I can say that I agree that Trevor Pinnock and Simon Standage are a Baroque musical force to be reckoned with.
A wonderful and lifting experience March 1, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
For me the only lacks in here are just for personal tastes: I find the fifth and sixth concertos a bit boring. On the other hand I've got already six different versions of these Brandenburg and this is which I like the most. The sound is (IMPRESSIVE) crystal clear and is played not only flawless, but with such devotion and passion that I almost fell on my knees the first time I listened to it.
I also recomend the version of Reinhard Goebel guiding the Musica Antiqua Koeln: it's awsome with its fabolous recreation of the baroque sounds.
If you like Bach and if you had the I Musici version of these Concertos, throw them away and get this Pinnock's: you won't regret a bit and you will be skyrocketed to Heaven.
Outstanding period performances February 20, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
These recordings are excellent. Pinnock's Brandenburg concertos remain the standard for period instruments, offering exceptional musicianship and an authentic rendition. The Overtures are also great, although I greatly prefer the readings of Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln to these. Still, as a low-priced compilation of Bach's most popular orchestral works, this is an excellent set, and you could do much worse. Those who are new to classical music will find this set to be a great starting point.
In spite of the fact that the Brandeburg concertos were recorded using early digital technology, the intimate setting of these small ensembles neutralizes many of the problems of tinny, hollow sound that plagued the digital format in its early years. As for the Orchestral Suites, these were recorded using analog technology and sound fantastic.
These recordings are integral for those who prefer period instrument performances, and this is one of the great pioneering period instrument ensembles out there. Recommended.
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