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Handel Concerti Grossi Op 6 Nos. 5-8

November 22, 2011 by Tamara Faulkner

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Research has shown that music aids in absorption, retention and retrieval of information.

Try playing classical music as background music while your child when he is studying or doing home work. It helps him to concentrate, focus and memorize facts easier.

At home, we play smoothing music in the background when our daughter (41/2 year old at point of writing) when she is doing mental work like maths and puzzles. She carry out a lot better as equated to the time when no music is played.

Also, I played music for our 8-month-old son when he cried or get irritated for no reason. The moment when the music is played, he calmed down without delay and even tapped his hands and feet. Music genuinely has a powerful effect on humane brain.

Below is a list of music that I highly commend to parents:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart for Your Mind – this CD holds the Piano Concerto in D used in the University of California, Irvine, study to heighten spatial-temporary reasoning

Concerto for Piano No. 18 in B-flat Major

Concerto for Piano No. 23 in A Major

Concerto for Violin No. 5 in A Major

Symphony in A Major

Symphony No 40 in G Minor

Symphony No 35 in D Major, “Haffner”

Symphony No D Major, Prague

Johannes Brahms

Concerto for Violin, D Major, Op 77

Arcangelo Corelli

Concerti Grossi, Op 2,4,5,8,10,11,12

Johann Sebastian Bach

Brandenburg Concertos

Fantasy for Organ in G Major

Fantasy in C Minor

Perlude and Fugue in G Major

Organ Fugue in E Flat Major

Ludwig Wan Beethoven

Emperor Concerto for Piano, No 5

Violin Cncerto in D

George Frideric Handel

Water Music

Concerto for Organ B-flat Major, Op.7,6

Joespeh Haydn

Concerto No 1 for Violin

Concerto No. 2 for Violin

Symphony No. 101, The Clock

Symphony No.94 in G Major

Peter Ilyich Thaikovsk

Concerto for Violin, Op 35

Concerto for Piano, No.1

Antonio Vivaldi

The Four Seasons, No. 8 (my personal favorite)


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Most helpful customer reviews

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
5Corelli’s famous Concerti by my favorite period instrument orchestra and conductor
By Alan Majeska
Trevor Pinnock’s recording of Corelli’s Op. 6 Concerti grossi will not be to all tastes. Those raised on traditional instrument recordings by such as Max Goberman/Vienna Sinfonietta (Odyssey LPs, circulated in the 1970s) or Paul Angerer/Southwest German Chamber Orchestra (Vox) may not like the clipped articulation and fast tempos Pinnock uses. But the English Concert is a joy to hear: and can THEY PLAY! The allegros sizzle with joy and tension (in the minor key movements) and I find myself unable to resist conducting myself to the rhythmic patterns they generate. I think Corelli would be pleased, and I doubt he ever heard this good a performance of his Opus 6 Concertos.

Concerto 8, subtitled “Christmas” may be the most famous Op. 6 Concerto. Pinnock’s way with it may seem superficial, and tempos are faster than what I’m used to in this work. But I’m used to recordings of I Musici (Philips), Angerer (Vox), and Shepherd/Cantilena (Chandos). The closing “Pastorale” doesn’t seem to have enough time to breathe, but Pinnock is more sensitive to the Baroque performance practice principles where Siciliana and Pastorale movements are played more quickly than 20th century conductors led them, adhering to more Romanticized performance practice.

As a set, I give this high marks, and there is alot of energy and joy without slighting Corelli’s music. The recorded sound is also very good, and the strings have a full, rich sound, even with no vibrato and period instruments.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
5Lovely performances
By Feller who likes Old Yeller
Lovely, energetic, committed performances of these works. Consistent high quality playing throughout. Everything is refined and polished to the nth degree. A great example of orchestral playing in the baroque style. Recording quality leaves nothing to be desired – absolutely clear and transparent.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
5Sparkling Corelli on the rocks served by the EC
By A
This was my first exposure to the famed Concerti Grossi of Corelli, though not to Pinnock and his English Concert. The ensemble makes an excellent case for the concerti and makes their high popularity understandable (especially in England, where a full quarter century after their composer’s death they were to leave such an impact on 12 Concerti by another bloke named Handel). Many of the tempos are quick but never frantic; the 10th Concerto in C is a particular delight. The interplay between the concertino and the tutti strings is absolutely perfect. Highly recommended.

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