Baroque Masterpieces |
| 1.
| Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major: Canon in D major 6:30
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| Composed by Johann Pachelbel |
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Raymond Leppard |
| 2.
| Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme): Rondeau 1:49
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| Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret |
| Conducted by Richard Kapp |
| Performed by Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York and Gerard Schwarz |
| 3.
| Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26 8:26
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| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni |
| Performed by La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy |
| Conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire |
| 4.
| Minuet, for keyboard No. 1 in G major (Anna Magdalena Notebook II/1), BWV Anh. 114 1:35
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| Composed by Christian Pezold |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 5.
| Musette for keyboard in D major, BWV Anh. 126 1:16
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 6.
| Bist du bei mir, aria for voice & continuo (spurious, by Stölzel), BWV 508 3:40
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 7.
| Marches (2) and Polonoises (2) for keyboard (Clavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach II/16-19), H. 1: Marche in D major (Anna Magdalena Notebook), BWV A 1:00
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| Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 8.
| Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from "Orfeo ed Euridice"): Dance of the Blessed Spirits 3:31
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| Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 9.
| The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major) for brass, winds, & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) 2:21
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| Composed by Jeremiah Clarke |
| Performed by Gilbert Johnson and Philadelphia Orchestra |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| 10.
| Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 3:23
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Jose-Luis Garcia |
| 11.
| Concerto Grosso in G minor ("Christmas Concerto"), Op. 6/8: Pastorale ad libitum 4:15
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| Composed by Arcangelo Corelli |
| Conducted by Richard Kapp |
| Performed by Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York |
| 12.
| Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, opera, HWV 38: Overture 8:28
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Conducted by Pierre Boulez |
| Performed by Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra |
| 13.
| Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570: Rondeau 1:20
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| Composed by Henry Purcell |
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conducted by Raymond Leppard |
| 14.
| Largo in F major, instrumental arrangement ("Ombra mai fu" from the opera Serse) 3:06
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by Edward Carroll and Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York |
| Conducted by Richard Kapp |
| 15.
| Belshazzar, oratorio, HWV 61: Martial Symphony 0:44
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by E. Power Biggs and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Charles Groves |
| 16.
| Saul, oratorio, HWV 53: Dead March 3:33
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by E. Power Biggs and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Charles Groves |
| 17.
| Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 3:22
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| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |
| 18.
| Judas Maccabaeus, oratorio, HWV 63: See, the Conquering Hero Comes 5:07
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by E. Power Biggs and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conducted by Charles Groves |
| 19.
| Samson, oratorio, HWV 57: Let the Bright Seraphim 5:20
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Performed by Edward Carroll,
Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York and Lee Soper |
| Conducted by Richard Kapp |
| 20.
| Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie ("Suite for Strings") (arranged by Ettore Pinelli) 7:23
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| Composed by Arcangelo Corelli |
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra |