Essential Baroque

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Album Summary

Performers

• Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ] (Organ)
• Gerald Finley (Cantor)
• William Bennett (Flute)
• George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• Jordi Savall (Vielle)
• Georges Armand (Violin)
• Jean-Patrice Brosse (Harpsichord)
• Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)
• Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
• Jane Parker-Smith (Organ)
• Maurice Andre (Trumpet)
• Josef Suk (Violin)
• Christian Ferras (Violin)
• Mark Bennett (Trumpet)
• Celia Nicklin (Oboe)
• Philip Pickett (Recorder)
• Kenneth Sillito (Violin)
• David Munrow (Recorder)
• Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord)
• Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Christopher Parkening (Guitar)
• Anthony Bailes (Lute)

Conductors

• Armand, Georges
• Barbirolli, John
• Brown, Iona
• Cleobury, Stephen
• Gonnenwein, Wolfgang
• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Leppard, Raymond
• Linde, Hans-Martin
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Malcolm, George
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Menuhin, Yehudi
• Willcocks, David

Ensembles

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• Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Camerata Lysy Gstaad
• Consortium Musicum
• Early Music Consort of London
• Linde Consort

Composers

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751)
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)
• Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
• Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• Jeremiah Clarke (circa 1674 - 1707)
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)

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Vivaldi, Antonio : The Four Seasons :: 'Spring'

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Gstaad
• Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: after 1700

Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1748

Albinoni, Tomaso : Adagio in G minor :: Excerpt

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1945

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 :: Toccata

• Performer: Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ] (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 2 in D major :: Alla Hornpipe

• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Vivaldi, Antonio : Gloria, RV 589 :: Gloria in excelsis Deo

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1715

Allegri, Gregorio : Miserere mei, Deus :: Excerpt

• Performer: Gerald Finley (Cantor)
• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 16th Century

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Orfeo ed Euridice :: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147 :: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Purcell, Henry : Abdelazer :: Rondeau

• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1695

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: 2. Air on the G string

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

Handel, George Frideric : Music for the Royal Fireworks :: La Réjouissance

• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1749

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Flute in D major 'Il gardellino', Op. 10/3 :: 1. Allegro

• Performers: William Bennett (Flute); George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: George Malcolm
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1729

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor :: 2. Adagio

• Performers: Ton Koopman (Harpsichord); Jordi Savall (Vielle)
• Running Time: 6 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Corelli, Arcangelo : Concerto Grosso in G minor 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6/8 :: Pastorale (Largo)

• Performers: Georges Armand (Violin); Jean-Patrice Brosse (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: Georges Armand
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

• Performer: Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Purcell, Henry : Dido and Aeneas :: When I am laid in earth

• Performer: Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1689

Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem

• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1727

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Te Deum :: Prelude (Excerpt)

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: ?1692

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208 :: Sheep may safely graze

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 02/23/1713

Vivaldi, Antonio : The Four Seasons :: 'Winter'

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Gstaad
• Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Clarke, Jeremiah : Prince of Denmark's March

• Performers: Jane Parker-Smith (Organ); Maurice Andre (Trumpet)
• Notes: Composition written: 1697.
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: March
• Written: 1697

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partita no 3 for solo violin :: 1. Prelude

• Performer: Josef Suk (Violin)
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Vivaldi, Antonio : Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93 :: 2. Largo

• Conductor: Iona Brown
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043 :: 2. Largo

• Performers: Christian Ferras (Violin); Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 7 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1730-1731

Monteverdi, Claudio : Vespro della Beata Virgine :: Laudate pueri

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London
• Running Time: 5 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1610

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 :: 3. Allegro assai

• Performers: Mark Bennett (Trumpet); Celia Nicklin (Oboe); Philip Pickett (Recorder); Kenneth Sillito (Violin)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Purcell, Henry : Funeral Music for Queen Mary :: March

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1695

Purcell, Henry : Funeral Music for Queen Mary :: Thou knowest, Lord

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1695

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 2. Largo

• Performer: George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Telemann, Georg Philipp : Suite in A minor :: Réjouissance

• Performers: David Munrow (Recorder); Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: by 1735

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major, BWV 846 :: Prelude

• Performer: Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

Vivaldi, Antonio : Guitar Concerto in C major, RV 425 :: 3. Allegro

• Performer: Christopher Parkening (Guitar)
• Conductor: Iona Brown
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: by 1742

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 :: 1. Allegro

• Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
• Ensemble: Linde Consort
• Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Les Fêtes d'Hébé :: Musette et tambourin en rondeau

• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 7. Badinerie

• Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Scarlatti, Domenico : Sonata for Harpsichord in B flat major, K 202/L 498

• Performer: Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 140, BWV 140 :: Zion hört die Wächter singen

• Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein
• Ensemble: Consortium Musicum
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 11/25/1731

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for lute and two violins, RV 93 :: 1. Allegro giusto

• Performer: Anthony Bailes (Lute)
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: Hallelujah

• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741