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The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock - Complete Recordings On Archiv Produktion (SET CD Box Set CD BOX SET) Hardly any ensemble has influenced our listening attitudes to "early music" as much as "The English Concert", which came into being 50 years ago. The founder and long-time conductor Trevor Pinnock led the musicians with an articulate tone from the harpsichord and thus formed the sound from the heart of the ensemble. Historical authenticity was the basis of the playing, but their aim was a brilliant, lively orchestral sound serving the emotional core of the music. Several renowned instrumentalists made their mark on the ensemble, showing that historical performance practice and euphony are not contradictions. “Pinnock's performances of Bach and Handel", Leonard Bernstein confessed, "make me jump out of my seat". On 100 discs (99 CD & 1 DVD), this box presents the complete oeuvre of Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert on Archiv Produktion. Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Haydn and Mozart are the focus of the repertoire. Numerous recordings such as the Brandenburg Concertos, Corelli's Concerti Grossi or the symphonies of William Boyce are among the milestones of recording history. A Bach album from the ensemble's early days is released for the first time on CD, as well as the never-published Dead March from Handel's "Saul". A 184-page booklet with essays by Trevor Pinnock and Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, the director of the Royal Academy of Music, as well as numerous photos and documents complete the extensive portrait. Tracklist: CDs 1-2 C.P.E. Bach CD 3 J.C. Bach CDs 4-15 J.S. Bach CD 16 Boyce CDs 17-19 Corelli CD 20 Fasch CDs 21-43 Handel CDs 44-45 Handel | Mozart CDs 46-57 Haydn CDs 58-70 Mozart CD 71 Poulenc CDs 72-79 Purcell CD 80 Vivaldi CD 81 Soler CDs 82-83 Telemann CD 84-93 Vivaldi CD 94 Pachelbel | Vivaldi | Albinoni | Purcell | Handel | Avison | Haydn CD 95 Stanley | Arne | Boyce | Geminiani | Hellendaal CD 96 Scarlatti | Corelli | Vivaldi CD 97 Mozart | C.P.E. Bach | Lebrun CD 98 Charpentier | Molter | Vivaldi | Sammartini | Telemann | Handel | Corelli CD 99 Mozart | Gluck | Haydn DVD Christmas in Rome Filmed in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
