The baton moves in a spellbinding pattern and the sweeping blows follow the arc as Alfredo Antonini And His Orchestra envelop the listener in an oasis of relaxing sounds, gathered into ‘Baton And Bows.’ Here, within the dominating voice of singing strings, led by the pace-setting baton, lies the opportunity to shed the quick pace of a workday world and find rest in the soothing circle of music. Take the flighty Pizzicato Caprice, in which a gay hide-and-seek game is carried on by the plucked strings as the peek-a-boo measures tiptoe then scamper to lift you in a pleasant flight of fancy. In the eloquent Prayer, the agile bows are lulled. The atmosphere becomes gentle and moving, while the tender-voiced oboe floats exquisitely over the subtle supplication of the orchestra’s string section. Maestro Antonini’s agile baton changes the tempo with the Divertimento: Finale. The gay instrumental chatter and hobnobbing bows now create a colorful old-world setting reminiscent of the elegant drawing rooms of the courts