Search - Frederic Hand :: Baroque & On the Street

Music I grew up with and loved

Ichi B. | Singapore/Manila | 08/05/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My parents had this record and played it over and over again, along with Segovia's Bach recordings. They're the reason I took up classical guitar. The album uses non-traditional (for this kind of music anyway) instruments, yet doesn't disrespect the music in any way. To this day one of my favorite arrangements for the Sonata in G minor Larghetto. I've been trying to get a copy of this album on CD as my family considers our vinyl copy an "heirloom". Sadly I can't seem to find any online. I guess I'll just have to keep visiting amazon.com for the audio samples! Sony, have a heart!"

Perfect background music for a genteel dinner party,

Ichi B. | 06/26/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"or just for relaxing and organizing your thoughts. The pieces are familiar even to people who think they've never heard Baroque music, and the playing is so impressive and musical that my "I Hate Classical Music" teenage son was blown away!"

A great Baroque sampler, New York style

Stephen J. Snyder | Lancaster, Texas United States | 11/12/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Baroque and on the Streets" puts some old, classical-radio-station runVivaldi tunes into new fettle with the interpretation of New York street musicians.



Banjo for harpsichord? Soprano sax (and hauntingly so) for recorder? You bet.



The only reasons I didn't five-star this is because it's so short! Under 45 minutes. And, so hard to get. I had this on vintage vinyl when it first came out and it took years of hunting and waiting here and at other online sellers before I got it.



And, Mr. Frederic Hand, can't we have more than a one-shot venture on this? I've got other "experimental" albums, like the Modern Mandolin Quintet; I like stuff like this."