GREAT BAROQUE MASTERPIECES (10-CD Box Set) Baroque music describes the period in Western classical music dating from approximately 1600 to 1750. The Baroque period saw the development of functional tonality, as well as new instrumental playing techniques and musical notation. It was during this time that opera was established as a musical genre, and the period also saw the expansion of the range and complexity of instrumental performance. This collection concentrates on the instrumental music of the period. No survey of the Baroque would be complete without the music of JS Bach, whose Brandenburg concertos are commonly regarded as the apex of Baroque music. The radiant concertos of Vivaldi demonstrate the exhilarating range of instrumental colour that flourished at this time and contrast with the orchestral zest of Handel’s robust Water Music. From classical favourites such Pachelbel’s Canon and Albinoni’s Adagio, to Concerti Grossi from composers as diverse as Corelli, Handel, Locatelli and Geminiani, this set is the perfect compilation of works from this most fascinating of eras. Disc 1 Handel, George Frideric [Hide Details] Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" Budapest Strings 1. Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" 00:03:25 Marcello, Alessandro [Hide Details] Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio Schilli, Stefan, oboe Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 2. Oboe Concerto in D minor: II. Adagio 00:04:10 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro Csanky, Emilia, oboe Banfalvi, Bela, violin Budapest Strings 3. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro 00:05:02 Corelli, Arcangelo [Hide Details] Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": II. Pastorale Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 4. Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto": II. Pastorale 00:03:53 Pachelbel, Johann [Hide Details] Canon and Gigue in D major Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 5. Canon and Gigue in D major 00:04:24 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo Hoeren, Harald, harpsichord Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 6. Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo 00:02:52 Torelli, Giuseppe [Hide Details] Trumpet Concerto in D major, G. 28: I. Allegro Eklund, Niklas, trumpet Wasa Baroque Ensemble Tarr, Edward H., Conductor 7. Trumpet Concerto in D major, G. 28: I. Allegro 00:02:07 Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni [Hide Details] Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2: II. Adagio Schilli, Stefan, oboe Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 8. Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2: II. Adagio 00:04:24 Sammartini, Giuseppe [Hide Details] Recorder Concerto in F major: II. Siciliano Capella Istropolitana Edlinger, Richard, Conductor 9. Recorder Concerto in F major: II. Siciliano 00:04:29 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Kommt, eilet und laufet, BWV 249, "Easter Oratorio": Adagio Budapest Strings 10. Kommt, eilet und laufet, BWV 249, "Easter Oratorio": Adagio 00:05:12 Locatelli, Pietro Antonio [Hide Details] Concerto grosso in F minor, Op. 1, No. 8: V. Pastorale Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 11. Concerto grosso in F minor, Op. 1, No. 8: V. Pastorale 00:04:05 Handel, George Frideric [Hide Details] Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo" Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 12. Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo" 00:02:36 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Show Details] Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto 13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto 00:06:43 Geminiani, Francesco [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 3, No. 3: IV. Allegro Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 14. Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 3, No. 3: IV. Allegro 00:03:25 Giazotto, Remo [Hide Details] Adagio in G minor (attrib. to Albinoni) Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 15. Adagio in G minor (attrib. to Albinoni) 00:08:22 Disc 2 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:03:51 2. II. Adagio 00:03:32 3. III. Allegro 00:04:01 4. IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II 00:06:33 [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 5. I. Allegro 00:04:30 6. II. Andante 00:03:13 7. III. Allegro assai 00:02:44 [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 8. I. Allegro 00:05:01 9. II. Cadenza 00:00:56 10. III. Allegro 00:04:50 [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 11. I. Allegro 00:05:59 12. II. Adagio ma non tanto 00:04:44 13. III. Allegro 00:05:21 Disc 3 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:06:22 2. II. Andante 00:03:18 3. III. Presto 00:04:37 [Hide Details] Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 4. I. Allegro 00:09:04 5. II. Affettuoso 00:05:41 6. III. Allegro 00:05:04 [Hide Details] Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord and Strings in A minor, BWV 1044, "Triple Concerto" Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 7. I. Allegro 00:07:51 8. II. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce 00:05:15 9. III. Alla breve 00:06:17 [Hide Details] Concerto in F major for Harpsichord and 2 Recorders, BWV 1057 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 10. I. Allegro 00:06:37 11. II. Andante 00:03:30 12. III. Allegro assai 00:04:56 Disc 4 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Overture (Suite) No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 1. I. Ouverture 00:05:51 2. II. Courante 00:02:33 3. III. Gavotte I and II 00:02:48 4. IV. Forlane 00:01:20 5. V. Menuet I and II 00:03:27 6. VI. Bourree I and II 00:02:11 7. VII. Passepied I and II 00:03:10 [Hide Details] Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 8. I. Ouverture 00:06:23 9. II. Rondeau 00:01:41 10. III. Sarabande 00:02:52 11. IV. Bourree I and II 00:01:48 12. V. Polonaise, Double 00:02:57 13. VI. Menuet 00:01:20 14. VII. Badinerie 00:01:31 [Hide Details] Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 15. I. Ouverture 00:06:18 16. II. Air 00:04:57 17. III. Gavotte I and II 00:04:10 18. IV. Bourree 00:01:15 19. V. Gigue 00:02:57 [Hide Details] Overture (Suite) No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Cologne Chamber Orchestra Muller-Bruhl, Helmut, Conductor 20. I. Ouverture 00:07:22 21. II. Bourree I and II 00:02:45 22. III. Gavotte 00:02:03 23. IV. Menuet I and II 00:03:57 24. V. Rejouissance 00:02:36 Disc 5 Handel, George Frideric [Hide Details] Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 Aradia Ensemble Mallon, Kevin, Conductor 1. I. Overture: Largo - Allegro - II. Adagio e staccato 00:05:07 2. III. Allegro - IV. Andante - Allegro 00:06:53 3. V. Passepied 00:03:42 4. VI. Air 00:02:29 5. VII. Menuet 00:02:11 6. VIII. Bourree 00:02:11 7. IX. Hornpipe 00:02:41 8. X. Allegro 00:04:09 [Hide Details] Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 Aradia Ensemble Mallon, Kevin, Conductor 9. I. Overture 00:02:07 10. II. Alla Hornpipe 00:02:59 11. III. Sarabande 00:01:52 12. IV. Rigaudon 00:02:05 13. V. Lentement 00:01:25 [Hide Details] Water Music: Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350 Aradia Ensemble Mallon, Kevin, Conductor 14. I. Sarabande 00:02:59 15. II. Rigaudon I and II 00:02:38 16. III. Menuet I and II 00:03:34 17. IV. Gigue I and II 00:01:41 [Hide Details] Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 Aradia Ensemble Mallon, Kevin, Conductor 18. I. Overture 00:07:17 19. II. Bourree 00:03:05 20. III. La paix 00:03:23 21. IV. La rejouissance 00:03:05 22. V. Menuet I - Menuet II 00:03:17 Disc 6 Handel, George Frideric [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313 Northern Sinfonia Creswick, Bradley, Conductor 1. I. Vivace 00:01:48 2. II. Largo 00:02:43 3. III. Allegro 00:01:55 4. IV. Moderato 00:01:57 5. V. Allegro 00:03:23 [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 6, No. 7, HWV 325 Aradia Ensemble Mallon, Kevin, Conductor 6. I. Largo 00:01:10 7. II. Allegro 00:02:42 8. III. Largo, e piano 00:03:11 9. IV. Andante 00:04:22 10. V. Hornpipe 00:03:29 [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6, No. 12, HWV 330 Capella Istropolitana Kopelman, Jozef, Conductor 11. I. Largo 00:02:22 12. II. Allegro 00:03:02 13. III. Larghetto, e piano - Variatio 00:03:42 14. IV. Largo 00:00:52 15. V. Allegro 00:02:17 [Hide Details] Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV 295, "The Cuckoo and The Nightingale" Aratore, Johann, organ Handel Festival Chamber Orchestra Tinge, John, Conductor 16. I. Larghetto 00:2:10 17. II. Allegro 00:3:16 18. IV. Larghetto 00:02:52 19. V. Allegro 00:03:00 [Hide Details] Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4, No. 4, HWV 292 Lindley, Simon, organ Northern Sinfonia Creswick, Bradley, Conductor 20. I. Allegro 00:03:47 21. II. Andante 00:05:43 22. III. Adagio 00:01:07 23. IV. Allegro 00:03:20 Disc 7 Vivaldi, Antonio [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, 'La primavera' (Spring) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:03:29 2. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 00:02:36 3. III. Danza Pastorale (Allegro) 00:04:15 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, 'L'estate' (Summer) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Allegro non molto 00:05:20 5. II. Adagio - Presto 00:02:33 6. III. Presto 00:03:01 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, 'L'autunno' (Autumn) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 7. I. Allegro 00:04:44 8. II. Adagio molto 00:02:45 9. III. Allegro 00:03:13 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, 'L'inverno' (Winter) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 10. I. Allegro non molto 00:03:25 11. II. Largo 00:02:20 12. III. Allegro 00:03:06 [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, RV 253, 'La tempesta di mare' Banfalvi, Bela, violin Budapest Strings Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 13. I. Allegro e presto 00:02:51 14. II. Largo 00:02:27 15. III. Presto 00:03:39 [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 6 in C major, RV 180, 'Il piacere' Banfalvi, Bela, violin Budapest Strings Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 16. I. Allegro 00:03:00 17. II. Largo e cantabile 00:03:11 18. III. Allegro 00:02:57 [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 10 in B flat major, RV 362, 'La caccia' Banfalvi, Bela, violin Budapest Strings Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 19. I. Allegro 00:03:36 20. II. Adagio (Grave) 00:02:16 21. III. Allegro 00:02:31 Disc 8 Vivaldi, Antonio [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356 Pazdera, Jindrich, violin Accademia Ziliniana 1. I. Allegro 00:03:23 2. II. Largo 00:02:32 3. III. Presto 00:02:34 [Hide Details] Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93 (arr. for guitar and orchestra) Zsapka, Jozef, guitar Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 4. Chamber Concerto in D major, RV 93 (arr. for guitar and orchestra) 00:09:35 [Hide Details] Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428, 'Il gardellino' Valek, Jiri, flute Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 5. I. Allegro 00:03:46 6. II. Cantabile 00:03:04 7. III. Allegro 00:03:01 [Hide Details] Flautino Concerto in C major, RV 443 Stivin, Jiri, recorder Capella Istropolitana Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 8. I. Allegro 00:03:33 9. II. Largo 00:04:05 10. III. Allegro molto 00:02:51 [Hide Details] Oboe Concerto in D minor, RV 454 Schilli, Stefan, oboe Thomas, Geoffrey, harpsichord Kiss-Domonkos, Judit, cello Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Nagy, Bela, Conductor 11. I. Allegro 00:02:52 12. II. Largo 00:02:10 13. III. Allegro 00:02:34 [Hide Details] Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 406 Wallfisch, Raphael, cello City of London Sinfonia Kraemer, Nicholas, Conductor 14. I. Allegro non molto 00:03:13 15. II. Andante 00:01:59 16. III. Minuetto 00:04:14 [Hide Details] Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, RV 502 Benkocs, Tamas, bassoon Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Drahos, Bela, Conductor 17. I. Allegro 00:03:22 18. II. Largo 00:04:09 19. III. Allegro 00:03:08 Disc 9 Telemann, Georg Philipp [Hide Details] Viola Concerto in G major Kyselak, Ladislav, viola Capella Istropolitana Edlinger, Richard, Conductor 1. I. Largo 00:03:44 2. II. Allegro 00:02:53 3. III. Andante 00:04:36 4. IV. Presto 00:02:53 [Hide Details] Overture (Suite) in A minor for recorder and strings, TWV 55:a2 5. I. Ouverture 00:06:26 6. II. Les plaisirs 00:02:41 7. III. Air a l'Italienne 00:05:19 8. IV. Menuet I 00:02:41 9. IV. Menuet II 00:02:13 10. V. Rejouissance 00:01:35 11. VI. Passepied I & II 00:02:33 12. VII. Polonaise 00:01:09 [Hide Details] Tafelmusik, Part II: Concerto for 3 Violins in F major, TWV 53:F1 Hoelblingova, Anna, violin Holbling, Quido, violin Jablokov, Alexander, violin Capella Istropolitana Edlinger, Richard, Conductor 13. I. Allegro 00:05:36 14. II. Largo 00:05:36 15. III. Vivace 00:03:13 [Hide Details] Tafelmusik, Part III: Concerto for 2 horns in E flat major, TWV 54:Es1 Tylsar, Bedrich, horn Tylsar, Zdenek, horn Capella Istropolitana Edlinger, Richard, Conductor 16. I. Maestoso 00:03:47 17. II. Allegro 00:03:32 18. III. Grave 00:02:49 19. IV. Vivace 00:03:34 Disc 10 Sammartini, Giuseppe [Hide Details] Sinfonia in A major Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 1. I. Presto 00:02:28 2. II. Andante 00:02:27 3. III. Presto assai 00:03:32 Albinoni, Tomaso Giovanni [Hide Details] Sonata a cinque in G minor, Op. 2, No. 6 Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 4. I. Adagio 00:01:15 5. II. Allegro 00:02:21 6. III. Grave 00:01:09 7. IV. Allegro 00:01:55 Vivaldi, Antonio [Hide Details] Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522 Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 8. I. Allegro 00:03:18 9. II. Larghetto e spiritoso 00:03:53 10. III. Allegro 00:03:03 Locatelli, Pietro Antonio [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 1, No. 12 Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 11. I. Largo 00:01:36 12. II. Allemanda: Allegro 00:01:44 13. III. Sarabanda: Vivace 00:01:50 14. IV. Presto 00:01:26 15. V. Gavotta: Allegro 00:02:29 Manfredini, Francesco Onofrio [Hide Details] Sinfonia No. 10 in C minor Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 16. I. Adagio e spicco 00:01:44 17. II. Andante 00:02:08 18. III. Non tanto largo 00:02:19 19. IV. Presto 00:01:40 Corelli, Arcangelo [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4 Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 20. I. Adagio - Allegro 00:03:03 21. II. Adagio 00:02:25 22. III. Vivace 00:00:45 23. IV. Allegro 00:03:01 Geminiani, Francesco [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 2, No. 2 Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 24. I. Adagio 00:01:33 25. II. Allegro 00:01:47 26. III. Adagio 00:01:21 27. IV. Allegro 00:03:11 Scarlatti, Alessandro [Hide Details] Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F major Capella Istropolitana Krcek, Jaroslav, Conductor 28. I. Allegro 00:00:41 29. II. Largo 00:00:56 30. III. Allegro 00:01:39 31. IV. Largo 00:01:21 32. V. Allegro 00:02:12 Total Playing Time: 11:08:30