Baroque

by Milos Karadaglic

Overview

Guitarist Milos Karadaglic, these days (including here), usually just Milos, is known for thematic releases that adopt a single meditative mood. This 2023 release, which landed the charismatic guitarist a spot on classical best-seller lists, might seem, from the title, Baroque, to mark a new departure, and indeed, Milos fills his booklet with various reflections on the Baroque style. It is true that most of the selections come from the Baroque era (Boccherini's Fandango doesn't, really), but Milos is not really interested in Baroque structure or technique. He plays only single movements, no complete pieces. Which is not to say that is a bad thing; few other guitarists can make a short meditative piece as absorbing as Milos can. One of these, a Fantasie by Silvius Leopold Weiss, has even achieved a measure of virality, and it is wonderful. Couperin's Les Barricades Mysterieuses is also a piece tailor-made for Milos. The solo guitar pieces are interspersed with concerto movements, and Arcangelo and its director, Jonathan Cohen, do well in keeping these at a quiet level that doesn't disturb the overall mood. Even so, they seem slightly to come out of left field. Sony's church sound is a bit too close, but it is not a major distraction. On balance, this is an album that is sure to please Milos' growing body of fans. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2023
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0196588229428
Rank:	39860

Tracks

1. Sonata in D Minor, K 32
2. Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo No. 2 in G Minor "La Notte" RV 439~VI. Allegro
3. Les Boréades~Act IV: Scene 4: The Arts and the Hours ('Entrée pour les Muses, les Zéphyres, les Saisons, les Heures et les Arts)
4. Suite De Pièces Pour Le Clavecin No. 1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 434~IV. Menuet
5. Concerto for 4 Violins, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in B Minor, RV 580~I. Allegro
6. Passacaille in D Major WeissSW 18.6
7. Sonata in F Minor, K 466
8. Concerto for 4 Violins, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in B Minor, RV 580~III. Allegro
9. Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004~V. Chaconne
10. Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Minor~II. Adagio
11. Quintet for Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello No. 4 in D Major, G 448~IV. Fandango (in D minor)
12. Fantasie in C Minor WeissSV 9
13. Les Barricades Mystérieuses
14. Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C Major, RV 82~II. Larghetto

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Milos Karadaglic   Primary Artist,Guitar
Arcangelo   Ensemble,Orchestra
Jonathan Cohen   Conductor

Technical Credits

Luigi Boccherini   Composer
Antonio Vivaldi   Composer
Francois Couperin   Composer
George Frederick Handel   Composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau   Composer
Domenico Scarlatti   Composer
Simon Kiln   Engineer,Producer,Recording Producer
Silvius Leopold Weiss   Composer
Alessandro Marcello   Composer
Alexander Buhr   Executive Producer
Jean-Claude Poyet   Liner Note Translation
Vikingur Olafsson   Composer
Michael Lewin   Arranger
Milos Karadaglic   Arranger
Christoph Koestlin   Photography
Christoph Vratz   Liner Notes
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer