"it is now over half a century since Nikolaus Harnoncourt founded his Vienna Concentus Musicus. Their polished ensemble, musical finesse and their tonal sonorities have been achieved by a sound technical ability on the part of each and every individual, and by that homogeneity of outlook which exists only when musicians play together regularly. His band, has been a stimulus and an inspiration to almost all present-day practitioners of 'period' instruments. " [Gramophone] (12pp book enclosed: Full notes printable online www. Altocd. com/(search):3145). This 11 CD set Covers Harnoncourt's pioneering recordings with his ensemble from mainly the 1960s.
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Concentus Musicus Wien, Complete Vanguard & MHS Recordings
1 Harnoncourt; Disc 1 French Medieval Music-Secular & Sacred; Anon. 1280: Hoquetus, in Seculum
2 Amor Potest Conqueri
3 Anon.1300: In Seculum D'amiens Longum
4 Anon.C13: El Mois de Mai
5 Anon. C14: La Manfredina
6 Jehan Vaillant:Par Maintes Foys
7 Jean Solage: Pluseurs Gens Voy
8 Matheus de Perusio:Ne Me Chant
9 Guillaume de Machaut:S'il Estoit
10 Guillaume de Machaut: Comment Qu'a Moy
11 Matheus de Perusio:Andray Soulet
12 Anon.1400:Or Sus Vous Dormais Trop
13 Jean Solage:Helas Je Voy
14 Magister Grimace:Alarme, Alarme
15 Instrumental Music in 1600:France, England, Germany & Italy; France; Etienne Du Terte; I Pavane
16 II Galliarde
17 III Branle I
18 IV Branle II
19 Eustache Du Caurroy:Fantasias 29-33 on Une Jeune Fillette; Fantasia 29
20 Fantasia 30
21 Fantasia 31
22 Fantasia 32
23 Fantasia 33
24 England; Anthony Holborn:Pavan:The Funerals
25 Thomas Morley:Fantasia: II Grillo
26 Thomas Tompkins:Pavane and Alman a 4 in F Major
27 John Cooper: Fantasia
28 Elway Bevin: Browning a 3
29 Germany; John Sommer:Pavan
30 Galliard From, Auserlesene Paduanen'
31 Isaac Posch:Musicalische Tafelfreudt; I Intrada
32 II Couranta
33 Samuel Scheidt:Ludi Musici, Book 1:Cantus No.28, Canzon a 5 'O Nachbar Roland'
34 Italy;Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzone a 8,'Fa Sol la Re'
35 Canzone a 4
36 Gioseffo Guami: Canzone a 8
37 Tiburtio Massaino: Canzone a 8
38 Disc 2 Music from the Court of Louis XIV:Marin Marais:Suite From"Alcyone"; I Air, Gravement Et Pique
39 II Sarabande
40 III Gigue
41 IV Menuet
42 V Tambourin I and II
43 VI Chaconne
44 Pieces de Viol, Livre 2 : Suite I; I Gavotte in D minor
45 II Menuet in D minor
46 III Fantasie Luthee in D minor
47 Francois Couperin: Concerts Royaux, 2nd Concert; I Prelude
48 Iiallemande Fuguee
49 III Air Tendre
50 IV Air Contrefugue
51 V Echos
52 Jacques Hotteterre:First Book of Pieces for the Transverse Flute; I Allemande 'La Fountainbleau'
53 II Sarabande 'Le Depart'
54 III Air 'Le Fleuri'
55 IV Gavotte 'La Mitilde'
56 V Branle de Village 'L'auteuille'
57 VI Menuet 'Le Beaulieu'
58 Music from the Court of Leopold; Johann Josef Fux: Overture in D minor, K. Deest; I Overture
59 II Menuet
60 III Aria
61 IV Fugue
62 V Lentement
63 VI Gigue
64 VII Aria
65 Disc 3 Music from the Court of Leopold I(Cont.); Johann Josef Fux: Sonata (Canon) for 2 Violas, Da Gamba and Basso Continuo; I Allegro II Adagio III Allegro
66 Heinrich Biber:Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum:Sonata X in E Major, C87
67 Johan Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonate Unarum Fidium: Sonata No.4 in D Major, for Violin and Continuo
68 Giovanni Legrenzi:Sonata for 4 Violas Da Gamba
69 Giovanni Legrenzi:16 Sonatas, Op.8/Sonata No.13 a 6,'La Buscha'
70 Baroque Music in Salzburg;Concentus Musicus Wein, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Director; Georg Muffat:Armonico Tributo: String Sonata No.5 in G Major; I Allemande
71 II Adagio
72 III Fuga
73 IV Adagio
74 V Passacaglia
75 Heinrich Biber: Balletti Lamentabili, C.59; I Lamento
76 II Allemande
77 III Sarabanda
78 Gavotte
79 V Gigue
80 VI Lamento
81 Disc 4 Baroque Music in Salzburg (Cont); Heinrich Biber:Mystery('Rosary')Sonatas:Sonata No.10 in G minor 'The Crucifixtion'; I Praeludium
82 II Aria
83 III Variation I
84 IV Variation II
85 V Variation III
86 VI Variation IV
87 VII Variation V
88 Heinrich Biber: Mensa Sonora, Part 1 in D Major, C69; I Sonata
89 II Allemande
90 III Courante
91 IV Sarabande
92 V Gavotte
93 VI Gigue
94 VII Sonatina
95 Heinrich Biber: Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa Diversimode Accordata; Harmonia Artificiosa, Partia I in D minor, C.62; I Sonata. Adagio-Presto
96 II Allemande
97 III Gigue with Variatio I & II
98 IV Aria
99 V Sarabande with Two Variations-Finale
100 Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa, Partia III in a Major, C. 64; I Praeludium
101 II Allemande
102 III Amener
103 IV Balletto
104 V Gigue
105 VI Ciacona (Canon in Unison)
106 Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa, Partia V in G minor, C. 66; I Intrada
107 II Aria
108 III Balletto
109 IV Gigue
110 V Passacaglia
111 Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa, Partia VI in D Major, C.67; I Praeludium
112 II Aria with Variatio I-XIII
113 III Finale
114 Disc 5 Henry Purcell: The Masque in Dioclesian; 1 Solo (Soprano) & Chrous: Call the Nymphs and the Fauns from Woods
115 2 Air (Soprano): Let the Graces and Pleasures Repair
116 3 Duest (Basses(: Come, Come Away, No Delay
117 4 Chorus: Behold, O Mighty'st of Gods
118 5 Paspe (Passepied)-Instrumental
119 6 Duet (Sopranos): Oh the Sweet Delights of Love
120 7Air (Soprano(& Chorus: Let Monarchs Fight for Power and Fame
121 8 Duet (Tenor and Baritone): Make Room for the Great God
122 9 Solo (Bacchus (Trio & Chorus: Imhere with My Jolly Crew
123 10 Dance of Bacchanals-Instrumental
124 11 Air (Soprano): Still Im Wishing, Still Desiring
125 12 (Ritornello-XII): Can Drusilla Give No More?
126 13 Canaries-Instrumental
127 16 Air (Tenor)& Chorus: All Our Days and Our Nights
128 17 Dance-Instrumental
129 18. Trio & Chorus: Triumph Victorious Love
130 Instrumental Music for the Play; 19 First Music
131 20 First Act Tune or Hornpipe
132 21 Interlude
133 22 Dance of the Furies
134 23 Second Act Tune
135 24 the Chair Dance
136 25 Third Act Tune
137 26 Interlude
138 27 Butterfly Dance
139 28 Country Dance
140 Henry Purcell: Fantasias & in Nomines, Z.732-47; 29 Fantasia in D minor for 3 Viols, Z.732
141 30 Fantasia in F minor for 3 Viols, Z.733
142 31 Fantasia in G minor for 3 Viols, Z.734
143 32 Fantasia in D minor for 3 Viols, Z.739
144 33 Fantasia in a Minor for 3 Viols, Z.740
145 34 Fantasia in G minor for 3 Viols, Z.735
146 35 Fantasia in E minor for 3 Viols, Z.741
147 Disc 6 Henry Purcell: Fantasia & in Nomines (Cont); 1 Fantasia in B-Flat Major for 4 Viols, Z.736
148 2 Fantasia in G Major for 4 Viols, Z.742
149 3 Fantasia in F Major for 4 Viols, Z.737
150 4 Fantasia in C minor for 4 Viols, Z.738
151 5 Fantasia in D minor for 4 Viols, Z.743
152 6 Fantasia Upon One Note for 5 Viols, Z.745
153 7 in Nomine of Seven Parts for 7 Viols Z.747
154 8 in Nomine of Six Parts for 6 Viols, Z.746
155 Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concert S: Jean Phillipe Rameau: Premier Concert, RCT 7; I la Coulicam
156 II la Livri. Rondeau Gracieux
157 II Le Vezinet
158 Deuxieme Concert, RCT 8;I la Laborde
159 II la Boucon-Air Gracieux
160 III L'agacante
161 IV Premier Menuet. 2E Menuet
162 Troiseme Concert, RCT 9; I la Lapopliniere
163 II la Timide: 1Er Rondeau, 2E Rondeau
164 III Premier Tambourin, 2E Tambourin en Rondeau
165 Quartrieme Concert, RCT 10; I la Pantomime
166 II L'indiscrette. Rondeau
167 Iiila Rameau
168 Cinquieme Concert, RCT 11; I la Forqueray-Fuge
169 II la Cupis
170 III la Marais
171 Disc 7 Telemann: The Paris Quartets 1730; Suite a 4, TWV 43:E minor (Paris Quartet No.5);I Prelude. Vivement
172 II Rigaudon
173 III Air
174 IV Replique
175 V Menuet I & II
176 VI Gigue
177 Concerto a 4, TWV 43:G Major (Paris Quartet No.1); I Grave
178 II Allegro
179 III Largo
180 IV Presto
181 V Largo
182 VI Allegro
183 Concerto a 4, TWV 43:D Major (Paris Quartet No.2); I Allegro
184 II Affetuoso
185 III Vivace
186 Sonanta a 4, TWV 43:G minor (Paris Quartet No.4); I Adante (Paris Quartet No.4)
187 II Allegro (Paris Quartet No.4)
188 III Largo (Paris Quartet No.4)
189 IV Allegro (Paris Quartet No.4)
190 Suite a 4, TWV 43:B minor (Paris Quartet No.6); I Prelude. Gaiement
191 II Moderement
192 III Rejouissance
193 IV Courante
194 V Passapied
195 Disc 8 Telemann: The Paris Quartets 1730 (Cont); Sonata a 4, TWV 43:A Major; I Soave
196 II Allegro
197 III Adante
198 IV Vivace
199 Tafelmusik, Production Iii;No.1 Overture (Suite) in B-Flat Major, TWV 55:B; I Overture: Lentement;Presto;Lentement
200 II Bergerie; Un Peu Vivement
201 III Allegresse
202 IV Postillons
203 V Flaterie
204 VI Badinage
205 VII Menuet
206 Concerto for Two Horns, Strings & Continuo in E-Flat Major (Tafelmusik Iii/3), TWV 54:Es; I Maestoso
207 II Allegro
208 III Grave
209 IV Vivace
210 Disc 9 Tafelmusik, Production III; Sonata("Solo") for Oboe & Continuo in G minor (Tafelmusik Iii/5), TWV 41:G; I Largo
211 II Presto;Tempo Giusto;Presto
212 III Adante
213 IV Allegro
214 Quartet for Flute, Violin, Cello & Continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik Iii/2), TWV 43:E; I Adagio; Allegro
215 II Dolce; Allegro
216 Trio for 2 Flues & Continuo in D Major (Tafelmusik Iii/4), TWV 42:D; I Adante
217 II Allegro
218 III Grave
219 IV Vivace
220 Johain Sebastian Bach; Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major, BWV1051; I (No Tempo Indication)
221 II Adagio Ma Non Tanto
222 III Allegro
223 Disc 10 Bach: 6 Suites for Violincello Solo BWV 1007-12; Suite for Violincello Solo No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007
224 Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008
225 Suite No. 3 in C Major BWV 1009
226 Disc 11 Bach: 6 Suites for Violincello Solo BWV 1007-12 (Cont); Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major BWV 1010
227 Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV 1011
228 Suite No. 6 in D Major BWV 1012
"it is now over half a century since Nikolaus Harnoncourt founded his Vienna Concentus Musicus. Their polished ensemble, musical finesse and their tonal sonorities have been achieved by a sound technical ability on the part of each and every individual, and by that homogeneity of outlook which exists only when musicians play together regularly. His band, has been a stimulus and an inspiration to almost all present-day practitioners of 'period' instruments. " [Gramophone] (12pp book enclosed: Full notes printable online www. Altocd. com/(search):3145). This 11 CD set Covers Harnoncourt's pioneering recordings with his ensemble from mainly the 1960s.
