Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – For Thy Pleasure (CD, 1996, Delos DE 3205)

Why This CD Matters
For Thy Pleasure recasts Baroque repertoire for four guitars, with works by J.S. Bach, Handel, Purcell, Monteverdi, Telemann, and Pachelbel. The program ranges from Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos to the quartet’s genre-shifting treatment of Pachelbel’s Canon. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet recorded the album at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in May 1996.

Collector Note
This 1996 US Delos edition carries catalog number DE 3205 and uses DDD digital recording. Ramiro Belgardt produced and edited the recording, with Stephen Basili serving as recording engineer and editor. Total playing time is 55:17.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+

Technical Details
Format: CD, Album
Label: Delos – DE 3205
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genre: Classical
Style: Baroque

Matrix / Runout
Not specified

Tracklist
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – I. Allegro – 5:09
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – II. Adagio ma non tanto – 3:51
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – III. Allegro – 5:10
Prelude And – 1:54
Fugue No. 1 In C – 1:31
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, III. Allegro – 4:52
The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba – 3:24
Fugue No. 3 – 2:43
Rondeau – 1:26
Monteverdiana – I. Toccata – 1:44
Monteverdiana – II. Balletto – 1:48
Monteverdiana – IV. Sonata – 3:36
Fantasia Upon One Note – 2:28
Little Fugue In G Minor – 3:34
Concerto For Four Violins – I. Largo E Staccato – 1:54
Concerto For Four Violins – II. Allegro – 1:34
Concerto For Four Violins – III. Adagio – 0:42
Concerto For Four Violins – IV. Vivace – 1:30
The Pachelbel "Loose" Canon – 6:27

Shipping & Handling
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