Frescobaldi's ensemble writing here is highly idiosyncratic, but still includes several ideas of interest. Although certainly known better for his keyboard music, these works are also stimulating and an easy choice for inclusion. The thinking on harmonic momentum and general connections of that sort is highly developed.
Unusually for this section of the list, there are several serviceable performances from which to choose, but the present one nonetheless distinguishes itself easily. Indeed it is curious that my keyboard choices for Frescobaldi remain nowhere near so definitive (although they are good too, if surprisingly confined to Northern interpreters at the present). The choice of instruments seems especially idiomatic for the music, and the phrasing & general approach are excellent.
Regarding the two volumes, the second has the superior performance as well as the longer program. The interpration has a more elegant blend as well as more supple rhythms. It is probably an easier choice over the first volume, although that one does include some of the more famous individual pieces.
Todd M. McComb