classical music: Andrew Manze

classical music: Andrew Manze

classical music:

Andrew Manze

Albinoni - 12 Concertos, op. 9 / Manze, de Bruine, AAM, Hogwood

Tomaso Albinoni, Christopher Hogwood, ...

Decca, 1999

Fabulous, but not period instrument premiere.
The quality of performance from Hogwood and company are flawless and near perfecton as usual. I can fully recomend this recording to fans of Albinoni or Baroque music in general. Andrew Manze is amazing and I hope these guys continue to record all the major works of ...

Handel - Concerti Grossi, op. 6 (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11) / AAM · Manze

George Frideric Handel, Andrew Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2001

A dream
Sound,style,interpretation,all i want to hear at athe highest level for the one that knows and appreciates!

Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)

Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2006

Wonderful, wonderful music
Even though I have a lot of other Bach records, this is different, like being in the ocean. What a joy. Buy it; it's unbelievable. The organ works, violin and harpsichord material, and most concertos and orchestral works, have NOTHING wrong with them per se; if you ...

Handel - Concerti grossi, op. 6 / AAM · Manze

George Frideric Handel, Andrew Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1998

A recording of the century...really!
Manze has outdone himself, as have the Academy of Ancient Music. There is life, there is magic, there is some beautiful playing, there is everything you could possibly want in a recording of this wonderful score. Even if you forego period instruments, you should ...

Tartini: The Devil's Sonata / Andrew Manze

Giuseppe Tartini, Andrew Manze

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1998

I think this is actually the devil playing!
Manze's interpretation of the Devil's Trill Sonata is absolutely breathtaking. Other than the pure amazing virtuosity, the most brilliant part of Manze's rendition is that despite the extreme amount of liberty he takes with the piece, it still remains true to the style ...

Concert for the Prince of Poland

Vivaldi, Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2002

What elegance and grace is contained here
The Academy of Ancient Music has done a wonderful job with this CD of the 4 Concertos written by Vivaldi in honor of the vist of Prince Frederick Christian, Prince of Poland, to Venice. The works were spread out over several evenings so that they could be enjoyed by ...

Pandolfi: Complete Violin Sonatas

Giovanni Mealli, Richard Egarr, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

Beautiful violin sonatas of the "middle" baroque
Andrew Manze is an extraordinarily gifted violinst. Let me say right away that Manze's playing is not "squeaky" or "scratchy," as authentic performances of baroque violin music are often (sometimes with justification) said to be. Manze is clearly a virtuoso but he ...

Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 1-12 - Complete

Arcangelo Corelli, Andrew Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi, 2003

Captivating
I usually think of Corelli as nice "background music," pleasant, but without the emotional depth of Vivaldi, Bach or Handel. However, with this disc I find myself stopping and losing myself in the beautiful tones of Manze's baroque violin. The playing is superb and ...

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas

Alison McGillivray, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2004

Simply Amazing - Disregard the Negative Comments
I doubted whether to buy this or Reinhard Goebel's version of the sonatas. Most reviewers praised this one highly, but one was giving it really bad press, which made me doubt. I haven't bought the other one, and therefore I can't really compare them (though i spent ...

Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas

George Frederick Handel, Richard Egarr, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Simply astounding
It is not without a sense of awe that I write these words. I believe Mr. Handel himself, had he been alive to hear this recording, would have been thoroughly delighted and not perhaps devoid of a tear or two. The grace and elegance with which these endearing ...

Biber: Missa Christi resurgentis

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

A splendid achievement
Andrew Manze has done much in recent years to popularize Biber's "other" music, i.e., pieces other than the justly-renowned Rosary Sonatas, and he scores another victory with this disc of a recently-rediscovered Mass setting. When performed in a reverberant space, ...

Mozart: Night Music [Hybrid SACD]

Thomas Attwood, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2003

Fresh Mozart that won't put you to sleep
This recording restores freshness, vitality and excitement to the experience of listening to Mozart. Eine kleine Nachtmusik starts the disc off, and you immediately sense that Andrew Manze has something new to say. There is plenty of attack and drive, but never to the ...

As Steals the Morn: Handel Arias & Scenes for Tenor

George Frideric Handel, Andrew Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi (France), 2007

ENJOYABLE HANDEL RECITAL
I happened upon this recent CD based on nothing else other than the recent glut of Handel vocal recitals being offered on CD (that are literally unavailable anywhere else except via websites). Other reviewers here have already covered the merits and the less than ...

Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos /Manze * Podger * AAM * Manze

Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

right key
I need to correct some earlier reviews which state that, due to this recorded performance being played at a different pitch to the norm (a semitone lower or thereabouts), it is somehow played at the wrong tuning. From my enthusiastic layman's knowledge of period ...

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater · Salve Regina / Kirkby · Bowman · AAM · Hogwood

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Christopher Hogwood, ...

Universal Int'l, 1989

The Best Recording I Have Heard
I have listened to at least 5 other recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and found the version by L'Oiseau-Lyre the best by far. I am a singer myself, although an amateur with experience in serious choirs such as the Academic Choir Tone Tomsic from Slovenia (won the ...