| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Various artists. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel -- Canon in D / Pachelbel -- Sheep may safely graze / J. S. Bach -- Allegro from keyboard concerto in F "Italian" \ J. S. Bach -- Rondo from Abdelazer / Henry Purcell -- Toccata from Toccata and fugue in D minor / J. S. Bach -- Gloria in excelsis from Gloria in D / Antonio Vivaldi -- Siciliano from Concerto for oboe, strings, and continuo in D minor / J. S. Bach -- Stabat mater, Cuius animan, O quam tristis from Stabat Mater / Antonio Vivaldi -- La réjouissance from Music for the royal fireworks suite / George Frideric Handel -- Jesu, joy of man's desiring from Cantata / J. S. Bach -- Concerto grosso in G minor, opus 6, number 8 / Arcangelo Corelli -- Affettuoso from Violin concerto no. 4 in E / Georg Philipp Telemann -- Prelude in C from Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 1 / J. S. Bach -- Allegro moderato from Violin concerto no. 1 in A minor / J. S. Bach -- Largo from Concerto for lute, 2 vioilins and continuo in D / Antonio Vivaldi -- Largo ma non tanto from Concerto for 2 violins, strings, and continuo in D minor / J. S. Bach -- Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinalso / George Frideric Handel -- Allegro from Violin concerto no. 1 in E, "Spring" (Four seasons) / Antonio Vivaldi -- Presto from Violin concerto no. 2 in G minor, "Summer" (Four seasons) / Antonio Vivaldi -- Disc 2: Adagio from Oboe concerto in D minor / Alessandro Marcello -- Air on a G string (Air from Orchestral suite no. 3 in D / J. S. Bach -- Trumpet voluntary / Jeremiah Clarke -- I know that my Redeemer liveth from Messiah / George Frideric Handel -- Stabat mater / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi -- Hornpipe from Water music suite in D / George Frideric Handel -- Adagio for strings and organ in G minor / Tomaso Albinoni -- Badinerie from Orchestral suite no. 2 in B minor / J. S. Bach -- Largo from Violin concerto no. 4 in F minor, "Winter" (Four seasons) / Antonio Vivaldi -- Miserere (excerpt) / Gregorio Allegri -- Hallelujah from Messiah / George Frideric Handel -- Le coucou from Troisiéme suite / Louis-Claude Daquin -- Allegro from Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in D / J. S. Bach -- Aria from Goldberg variations / J. S. Bach -- When I am laid in earth from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell -- Ombra mai fú from Serse / George Frideric Handel -- Air from Water music suite in F / George Frideric Handel -- Nulla in mundo pax sincera / Antonio Vivaldi -- Zadok the priest from Coronation anthem no. 1 / George Frideric Handel. |
| Note |
"Decca: a Universal Music Company" - from disc. |
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GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Music -- 17th century.
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Music -- 18th century.
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Orchestral music.
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Choral music.
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Chamber music.
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| Added Author |
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
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Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.
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Academy of Ancient Music.
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Universal Music (Firm)
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Decca Records (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Number 1 Baroque album |
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Number one Baroque album |
| Standard No. |
028947580980 |
| Music No. |
B0006603-02 Universal Music |
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