Reviews

"An amazing disc... an extraordinary performance from one of the most exhilarating groups I’ve encountered in many a long year."  
David Mellor
on Classic FM

" Purists might blanch at what they do with music of the Baroque, but the rest of us can revel in their exuberance, irreverence and dazzling virtuosity."
The Daily Telegraph
Classical CD of the Week

"Ferociously enjoyable.... Superb musicians lie behind their affectionate stylistic tricks ... I loved it all."
The Times March 7th 2009

"Spectacular virtuosity and mischievous wit... Red Priest go outrageously over the top but return from the other side with previously unimagined delights"
BBC Music Magazine
March 2009

RP004           £12.99

 

Red Priest
Pirates Of The Baroque

Piers Adams – Recorders
Julia Bishop – Violin
Howard Beach – Harpsichord
Angela East – Cello

1.Tambourin  
Jean-Marie Leclair

     Sonata in C Minor Op 5 No 2 ‘La      Burrasca’ (‘The Sea-Storm’)
     Giovanni Paulo Simonetti

2.Preludio (Grave)

3.Presto assai

4.Largo

5.Allegro

6.Adagio  
    Tomasso Albinono/ Remo Giazotto

     Suite: ‘Pirates of the Baroque’
     Francois Couperin

7.Wake Up Call

8.All Hands on Deck

9.Rocked by Calm Waters

10.A Call to Arms

11.Battle at Sea

12.Disorder  

13.Groands of the Wounded

14.Dancing at the Tavern

15.Seduction

16.The Weary Rogues

17.Overcome by Slumber

     Concerto Grosso in D minor RV 565      Antonio Vivaldi

18. Allegro  

19.Adagio e Spiccato

20.Allegro

21.Largo

22.Allegro

23.Chaconne Tomasso Vitali

24.Senti Lo Mare (Listen to the Sea)              Giuseppe Tartini

     Concerto in G major ‘La Tempesta di      Mare’ (‘The Sea Storm’) RV 433
     Antonio Vivaldi

25.Allegro

26.Largo

27.Presto