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Locatelli is an excellent composer

Angela Ralano | Johnson City, New York United States | 04/27/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Locatelli may not be as well known as J. S. Bach or Antonio Vivaldi, but his music is spectacular. His Opus 1 is some of his best work. My personal favorite is concerto number 5, however, the entire CD is great. I have to say that often the Naxos label puts out excellent baroque music very cheaply, and it is often music that is difficult to find elsewhere. Quite seriously, if you are a fan of great baroque music then this is a CD that you should not be without."

Naxos Lost Riches...and this is a gem...

S. McCrea | Henderson, NV United States | 08/10/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This first six concerti of Locatelli's Concerti Grossi, Opus 1 is remarkable (concerti 7-12 are just as excellent). The playing is quite equal to any marquee orchestra (London PHO, Boston SO, Berlin PHO, et al). The production values are also first rate.



Since Naxos first appeared circa 1990, it's dedication to quality has never wavered. Even before the "official" fall of the Iron Curtain, Naxos was releasing recordings by Eastern European soloists (witness Irina Zartiskaya's remarkable rendition of Chopin's "Preludes") who were essentially anonymous in the West.



Naxos continues this tradition, providing the art music lover with an almost bewildering variety of choices from the standards of the repertoire to works long consigned to the musicologist and 78s gathering dust.



I've never bought a Naxos disc that didn't have top notch production values (even if I didn't particularly care for the music itself).



The discs always include well written, informative liner notes.



Whether you are a long-time fan of art music (of nearly all periods, from Renaissance to twelve-tone) or just beginning to explore it, Naxos is a perfect place to start. Their own website includes links to Amazon for hundreds of disks in their catalog.



And their prices still can't be beat. When they first started, the cost was $3.98 a disc, now it's risen to $8.98, still a bargain compared to the releases by the Big Three record companies with superstar soloists/ensembles."

A lovely recording well worth the small price tag

Nick | USA | 08/08/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I enjoyed this recording very much. I feel fortunate to live in an era when so much Baroque music is available in digital format and performed so well. Naxos is the label that has consistently made this era in music easily available to a growing audience by recording ensembles that might otherwise, unjustly, be known only to very localized audiences.



This well made recording of Locatelli's music, at such a reasonable price too, is sure to be a welcome addition, often played, to the music library of Baroque music enthusiasts."