| Description |
6 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Various artists. |
| Event |
Selections originally recorded between 1968 and 2005. |
| Contents |
CD1. England and the baroque. Zadok the priest / Handel (5:20) -- The Prince of Denmark's march (trumpet voluntary) / Clarke (1:04) -- Lachrymae. Pavane: lachrymae antique / Dowland (4:14) -- Abdelazr, or The Moor's revenge. Rondeau / Purcell (1:34) -- Spem in alium / Tallis (10:16) -- With lilies white / Byrd (4:52) -- Dido & Aeneas. Overture, Act III (2:13) ; Your counsel all ; Great minds ; Thy hand, Belinda ; When I am laid in earth ; With drooping wings (7:00) / Purcell -- Come ye sons of art. Symphony ; Come ye sons of art, away ; Sound the trumpet ; Come ye sons of art / Purcell (8:56) -- O solitude / Purcell (6:10) -- Solomon. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel (2:45) -- Messiah. Hallelujah (3:59) ; He was despised (11:47) / Handel -- Water music suite in D. Overture, hornpipe / Handel (5:20). |
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CD2. The best of Italian baroque. Serse. Ombra mai fu / Handel (3:06) -- Dixit dominus opening chorus / Handel (5:18) -- Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Dall'andoso periglio-- Aure, deh, per pieta / Handel (8:33) -- Alcina. Verdi prati / Handel (4:19) -- Orfeo. Sinfonia / Monteverdi (1:37) -- Altri canti d'amor, tenero arciero / Monteverdi (10:14) -- Beautus vir / Monteverdi (8:53) -- L'incoronation de Poppea. Pur ti miro / attrib. Monteverdi (5:39) -- Adagio / Albinoni (realised Giazotto) (7:39) -- Miserare extract / Allegri (5:44) -- Sonata pian' e forte / Gabrieli (5:17) -- The four seasons (le quattro stagioni). No. 2 "Summer" (l'estate). I: Allegro ; II: Adagio ; III: Presto / Vivaldi (9:48). |
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CD3. Treasures of Mediterranean baroque. Gloria RV589 opening chorus / Vivaldi (2:29) -- Oboe concerto in C minor. II: adagio / Marcello (3:50) -- Guitar quintet in E. III: Menuetto / Boccherini (3:38) -- Keyboard sonata in D minor k9 / Scarlatti (3:59) -- Stabat mater opening / Pergolesi (4:44) -- Concerto for two mandolins in G RV532. I: Allegro / Vivaldi (3:58) -- Crucifixus / Lotti (3:08) -- Sonata in G minor "Devil's trill." III: Allegro / Tartini (arr. Olivier Dupin) (3:18) -- The four seasons (le quattro stagioni). No. 1 "Spring" (la primavera) I: Allegro ; II: Largo e pianissimo sempre ; III: Danza pastorale: Allegro / Vivaldi (10:00) -- Recorder concerto in C RV444. I: Allegro / Vivaldi (4:04) -- Fandango / Soler (10:37) -- O vos omnes / Victoria (3:26) -- Diferencias sobre las Folias / Martin Y Coll (6:48) -- Vallancico: Ay luna que reluzes / Anon (3:22) -- Pavan & galliard d'Alexandra / Mudarra (2:58) -- Messe de requiem consacrée à Luis de Camões. Sanctus / Bomtempo (2:41). |
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CD4. The glory of French Baroque. Marche de triomphe avec des trompettes et des timbales / Philidor (2:16) -- Marche des mousquetaires / Lully (1:26) -- Symphonies pour le Festin Royal du Comte d'Artois. Contredanse / Francoeur (3:12) -- Marche de triomphe / M-A. Charpentier (2:33) -- Symphonies pour les soupers du Roi. Caprice de Villers-Cotterets / De Lalande (16:09) -- Chaconne / Dauvergne (5:07) -- Te deum. Prelude / M-A. Charpentier (1:35) -- Messe propre pour les convents de Religieux et religieuses. Offertoire sur les grands jeux / F. Couperin (5:00) -- Regina coeli / M-A. Charpentier (2:40) -- Panis angelicus / Clérambault (3:31) -- Requiem. Introit extract / Campra (3:11) -- In convertendo. Tunc repletum est gaudio nostrum / Rameau (3:07) -- Suite in C minor. La Plainte, ou le tombeau de Mesdemoiselles de Visée, filles de l'auteur / De Visée (4:12) -- Plainte sur la mort de Monsieur Lambert / Du Buisson (5:17) -- Tambourins / Rameau (2:14) -- Suite in C minor. La Plainte / Marais (3:20) -- Le Canal de Versailles. Overture / Philidor (1:35) -- Isis. Air des trembleurs: l'hiver qui nous tourmente s'obstine à nous geler / Lully (1:51) -- Les Indes galantes. Chaconne (5:35) ; Air: Régnez, plaisirs et jeux (3:16) / Rameau. |
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CD5. Bach and his time. Canon in D / Pachelbel (3:39) -- Canzonetta in A minor BuxWv 225 / Buxtehude (1:55) -- Cello concerto in G minor. III: Allegro non tanto / Monn (4:34) -- Cantata BWV 147 "Herz und mund und tat und leben." Jesus bleibet meine Freude (2:14) ; Suite no. 3 in D BWV 1068. Air (4:46) ; Concerto for four harpsichords BWV 1065. I: Allegro (4:21) ; Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565. Toccata (2:34) ; Fugue (6:50) ; Cantata BWV 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen landen." Aria: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (4:17) / J.S. Bach -- Suite in A minor. Les plaisirs / Telemann (2:37) -- Oboe concerto in F minor. II: Largo / Telemann (2:17) -- Cantata BWV 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir." Sinfonia (3:38) ; Goldberg variations BWV 988. Aria (4:30) ; St. John Passion BWV 245. Es ist vollbracht (5:51) ; Brandenburg concerto no. 4 in G BWV 1049. III: Presto (4:27) ; Cello suite no. 1 in G BWV 1007. I: Prelude (2:34) -- Magnificat in D BWV 243. Magnificat anima mea (2:58) ; Keyboard concerto in F minor BWV 1056. I: Allegro ; II: Largo ; III: Presto (9:13) ; Flute sonta in E-flat BWV 1031. II: Siciliano (2:19) ; Orchestral suite no. 4 in D BWV 1069. V: La Réjouissance (2:33) / J.S. Bach . |
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CD6. The genius of Bach. Partita no. 3 in E for solo violin BWV 1006. I: Preludio (3:14) ; St. John Passion BWV 245. Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine (8:02) ; Brandenburg concerto no. 2 in F BWV 1047. I: Allegro (5:04) ; II: Andante (3:45) ; III: Allegro assai (2:41) ; Mass in B minor BWV 232. Gloris in excelsis-- Et in terra pax (7:03) ; The well-tempered clavier book 1. Prelude & fugue in C BWV 846 (5:09) ; Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043. II: Largo ma non tanto (6:25) ; Suite in E minor BWV 996. V: Bourrée (1:21) ; VI: Gigue (2:11) -- Orchestral suite no. 2 in B minor BWV 1067. I: Ouverture; VI: Menuet ; VII: Badinerie (10:16) ; Keyboard partita no. 1 in B-flat BWV 825. I: Präludium (2:13) ; VI: Gigue (1:51) -- Magnificat in D BWV 243. Deposuit potentes (2:03) ; Mass in B minor BWV 232. Agnus Dei (5:27) / J.S. Bach -- Keyboard sonata in E-flat. II: Largo ; III: Presto / W.F. Bach (5:15) -- Cello concerto in A H439. III: Allegro assai / C.P.E. Bach (5:02) -- Die Auferstehung und himmelfahrt Jesu. Triumph! Der fürst des Lebens sieget! / C.P.E. Bach (2:05). |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Music -- 17th century.
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Music -- 18th century.
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| Added Title |
Best Baroque one hundred |
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100 best Baroque |
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One hundred best Baroque |
| Standard No. |
094637090725 |
| Music No. |
0946 3 70907 2 5 EMI Classics |
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3 70907 2 EMI Classics |
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