Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Concentus Musicus Wien, Complete Vanguard & MHS Recordings (CD)

"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.

Track List:

Disc: 1

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