Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel - French Baroque Concertos (1983) CD-Rip

This full (73 minutes) Archiv recording contains concertos (similar to concerti Grossi) written in France during the 1600s and early 1700s by composers that are unfamiliar to me (i.e., Buffardin, De Boismortier, Corrette, Quentin, and Blavet). According to the notes, early French music was usually written to accompany some event such as a banquet, lawn party, etc. However, being influenced by the Italians, the French started writing concertos (as represented in this recording) for their own musical sake. Although the Italians might have influenced the French the "sound" of this recording, to me, is as different as "night and day" from the Italian concerti that I've been exposed to. It is so serene and elegant. At least it is as played by Goebel and his forces in this recording.
The Musica Antiqua of Koln play these works most beautifully, clearly and again very elegantly. So if you want to hear some Baroque music that is different from the usual Italian type. Buy this disc.
By the way, the sound of the recording is superb never harsh just beautiful.