{"product_id":"eckertsen-corelli-twelve-concerti-grossi-1952-pasc020","title":"ECKERTSEN Corelli: Twelve Concerti Grossi (1952) - PASC020","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCORE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLLI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTwelve Concerti Grossi, Opus 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eReco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003er\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eded in 1952\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 1hr 58:07\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCorelli Tri-Centenary String Orchestra, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDean Eckertsen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBill Rosen's Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBright, thrusting things of beauty578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003eAlways excepting the deservedly ubiquitous Vivaldi \"Four Seasons\", the crown of Italian baroque music are the 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 of Arcangelo Corelli. Though not as theatrical and virtuoistic as Geminiani nor Locatelli nor as broadly melodic as Albinoni nor Benedetto Marcello, Corelli has a purity, an austere grandeur and a never-ending invention that banishes any hint of the routine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI listened through all 12 concerti without boredom and with increasing wonder at both Corelli's genius and at Peter Harrison's incredible transmutation of VOX's dullish 1953 disks into bright, thrusting, noiseless things of beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there was a major question hanging over the proceedings. How could Dean Eckertsen and his group in 1953 compete with the original instrument and performance practice chamber orchestras of 30 years later? To determine that, I compared Concerto #7 using Eckertsen and La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswalde Kiujken (EMI). La Petite Bande was recorded 24 years later than the Eckertsen and is in rather orthodox original instrument style. It had some pluses: (1) you could hear a continuo most of the time and (2) you could distinguish the ripieno (small band) from the tutti (full band). But mostly, there were minuses: fussy phrasing and broken-up lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Eckertsen triumphed over it in warmth and heart! It wasn't even close. The Eckertsen in no way lacks for crispness or virtuosity, but it has a certain depth and matching enhanced sonic that will always draw me back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC020.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArcangelo Corelli\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003e1653-1713\u003c\/em\u003e) was one of the shining geniuses of the baroque era. Born a generation before Bach, Handel and Scarlatti, little is known of his life beyond his musical contributions - he has been variously titled \u003cem\u003eFounder of Modern Violin Technique\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld's First Great Violinist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFather of the Concerto Grosso\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eAs the 300th anniversary of his birth approached clearly interest in Corelli's music was stirring. This set of Concerti Grossi had its US premiere in 1951, almost 250 years after its composition, and the pioneering independent record company, Vox, marked the composer's 300th anniversary with a set of three LPs from which our reissue is drawn. In both the Carnegie Hall premiere and on this recording, the conductor was Dean Eckertsen, who had drawn together the Corelli scores and \"\u003cem\u003efilled in the important markings which the composer had omitted according to the customs of the time\u003c\/em\u003e\", according to the sleevenotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eCertainly his work was well received - writing in the New York Journal-American, Miles Kastendieck wrote: \"\u003cem\u003eEckertsen's labour of love is fruitful. He has placed musicians and music lovers in his debt\u003c\/em\u003e.\" His conducting interpretations were similarly praised - \"\u003cem\u003eamong the finest we have ever heard\u003c\/em\u003e\" is an unattributed quote printed in the sleevenotes. Turning to perhaps a more authoritative contemporary source, the recording was double-starred in \u003cem\u003eThe Record Guide\u003c\/em\u003e and is accompanied by the note \"\u003cem\u003eDean Eckertsen conducts a carefully prepared and sensitive performance, which is very cleanly recorded\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eCleanly recorded\u003c\/em\u003e\" - and now cleanly restored by the sensitive work of Peter Harrison at \u003cem\u003edisk2disc\u003c\/em\u003e, we are delighted to return these wonderful recordings to the catalogue. They are released here as two MP3 files to make a double-CD, each one a high quality LAME-encoded file for maximum fidelity. The first file contains Concerti Grossi Nos 1-6, the second Nos 7-12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\" align=\"left\"\u003eNote that for the purposes of this release we have kept with the original records in marking individual Concerti, but not the individual movements, which are often differently named where marked elsewhere for issue, are usually of the nature \"Allegro - Largo - Allegro\", and which I would have struggled to fit into the confines of a CD insert!\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCORE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLLI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTwelve Concerti Grossi, Opus 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eReco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003er\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eded 22 \u0026amp; 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