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Essential Baroque

Over 2 hours of Sublime Baroque Masterpieces

Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Cocker (harpsichord), Wayne Marshall (organ), Uwe Heilmann (tenor), Jean Rigby (alto vocals), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Timothy Beasley-Murray (vocals), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Paul Davies (flute), Menuhin Festival Orchestra/Yehudi...

  • Release Date: 3rd Aug 2009
  • Catalogue No: 6954292
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Series: Essential
  • Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Work length3:45
$1.30
$1.70
  • Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Cocker (harpsichord)
  • Camerata Lysy Gstaad
  • Alberto Lysy
  • Recorded: 1979-12-30
  • Recording Venue: 29 & 30 December 1979, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon (Orchestral Version)

Work length5:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1973-10-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 October 1973, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Work length2:48
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1983-06-28
  • Recording Venue: 27 & 28 June 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (Arr. Giazotto)

Work length5:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1973-10-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 Oct 1973, Abbey Road Studios

Bach, J S: Toccata in D minor (BWV 565)

Work length3:22
$1.30
$1.70
  • Wayne Marshall (organ)
  • Recorded: 1989-01-20

Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: No. 2, Alla Hornpipe

Work length3:17
$1.30
$1.70
  • Prague Chamber Orchestra
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1978-02-04
  • Recording Venue: 1st - 4th February 1978, Dablice Studio, Prague

Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Work length2:24
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1990-10-07
  • Recording Venue: 5-7 October 1990, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus (1993 Remastered Version)

Work length4:32
Album only
Album only
  • Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Timothy Beasley-Murray (vocals)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1983-07-20
  • Recording Venue: Kings College Chapel, Cambridge

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (1992 Remastered Version): Ballet in D Minor (Dance of the Blessed Spirits)

Work length6:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • Paul Davies (flute)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-10-26
  • Recording Venue: 29 January & 26 October 1976, Abbey Road Studios

Bach, J S: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10, Choral. "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"

Work length3:31
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1970-07-01
  • Recording Venue: July 1970, King's College Chapel Choir, Cambridge

Purcell: Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau

Work length1:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Bath Festival Orchestra
  • Yehudi Menuhin
  • Recorded: 1965-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London

Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')

Work length3:33
$1.30
$1.70
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1973-10-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 October 1973. No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Réjouissance

Work length2:22
$1.30
$1.70
  • Menuhin Festival Orchestra
  • Yehudi Menuhin
  • Recorded: 1968-12-28
  • Recording Venue: 1/5/6 July & 27/28 December 1968, Abbey Road Studios

Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino": I. Allegro

Work length4:11
$1.30
$1.70
  • William Bennett
  • Recorded: 1986-05-01
  • Recording Venue: May 1986. Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London.

Bach, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio

Work length6:04
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jordi Savall (viola da gamba), Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 1977-03-03
  • Recording Venue: 1-3.III.1977.

Corelli: Concerto Grosso En Sol Mineur, G Minor Op.6 N°8 "Pour La Nuit De Noël" VI. Pastorale: Largo

Work length4:16
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jean Patrice Brosse, Georges Armand (violin), Jean-Patrice Brosse (harpsichord), Jean-Patrice Brosse (second vocals), Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse (second vocals)
  • Georges Armand
  • Recorded: 1968-01-01

Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Aria

Work length3:51
$1.30
$1.70
  • Alan Curtis (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 1976-09-23
  • Recording Venue: 20-23 September 1976, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Recitative. "Thy Hand, Belinda" - Song. "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido)

Work length3:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • Peter Glossop, Heather Harper, Sybil Michelow, Robert Tear, Patricia Johnson, Elizabeth Robson, Ambrosian Singers, Clare Walmesley, Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli
  • Recorded: 1965-08-27
  • Recording Venue: 25-27 August 1965, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'

Work length5:43
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ambrosian Singers, Menuhin Festival Orchestra
  • Yehudi Menuhin
  • Recorded: 1969-10-07
  • Recording Venue: 6 & 7 October 1969, St Augustine's Church, Maida Vale

Charpentier, M-A: Te Deum, H.146 (1989 Remastered Version): Prélude

Work length1:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ian Partridge (vocals), Stephen Roberts (bass), Charles Brett (vocals), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Thomas Trotter (musician), Marilyn Sansom (violoncello), Marilyn Sansom (musician), Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano), Thomas Trotter (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Philip Ledger
  • Recorded: 1977-03-15
  • Recording Venue: 13-15 March 1977, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Bach, J S: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Jagdkantate": IX. Aria. "Schafe können sicher weiden" (Orch. Marriner)

Work length4:35
$1.30
$1.70
  • Ian Watson (organ)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1983-06-28
  • Recording Venue: 27 & 28 June 1983, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Work length2:08
$1.30
$1.70
  • Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Paul Cocker (harpsichord), Alberto Lysy (violin)
  • Camerata Lysy Gstaad
  • Alberto Lysy
  • Recorded: 1979-12-30
  • Recording Venue: 29 & 30 December 1979, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Clarke, Jeremiah: Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March "Trumpet Voluntary" (Arr. Defaye for Trumpet and Organ)

Work length2:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • Maurice André (trumpet), Jane Parker-Smith (organ)
  • Recorded: 1977-05-10
  • Recording Venue: 9 & 10 May 1977, St-Pierre le Jeune Church, Strasbourg

Bach, J S: Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

Work length3:37
$1.30
$1.70
  • Josef Suk (violin)
  • Recorded: 1970-09-25
  • Recording Venue: 18-25 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios

Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo

Work length4:38
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christopher Parkening (guitar)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Iona Brown
  • Recorded: 1993-05-30
  • Recording Venue: May1993, Blackheath Concert Hall

Bach, J S: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto

Work length7:43
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christian Ferras (violin), Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
  • Bath Festival Orchestra
  • Yehudi Menuhin
  • Recorded: 1959-07-08
  • Recording Venue: 8 July 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) (1995 Remastered Version): Psalm 112 - Laudate pueri

Work length5:51
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philip Ledger, Anthony Rolfe Johnson (lead vocals), Charles Brett (lead vocals), Elly Ameling (lead vocals), John Noble (lead vocals), Martyn Hill (lead vocals), Norma Burrowes (lead vocals), Peter Knapp (lead vocals), Robert Tear (vocals)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge, Early Music Consort of London
  • Recorded: 1975-01-01
  • Recording Venue: Kings College Chapel, Cambridge

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047: III. Allegro assai

Work length2:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Celia Nicklin (oboe), George Malcolm (harpsichord), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Mark Bennett (trumpet)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1985-11-13
  • Recording Venue: 1-4/13 November 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road

Purcell: March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: March

Work length1:37
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Philip Ledger
  • Recorded: 1975-12-22
  • Recording Venue: 20-22 Dec 1975 . King's College Cambridge

Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C (Second Verse)

Work length2:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Philip Ledger
  • Recorded: 1975-12-22
  • Recording Venue: 20-22 Dec 1975 . King's College Cambridge

Bach, J S: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Work length3:19
$1.30
$1.70
  • George Malcolm (harpsichord)
  • Menuhin Festival Orchestra
  • Yehudi Menuhin
  • Recorded: 1969-07-01
  • Recording Venue: July 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London

Telemann: Ouverture-Suite for Flute and Strings in A Minor, TWV 55:a2: V. Réjouissance. Viste

Work length2:21
$1.30
$1.70
  • Carmel Kaine, David Munrow (recorder)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1973-10-04
  • Recording Venue: 1-4 October 1973 / No.1 Studio Abbey Road, London

Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Prelude

Work length2:49
$1.30
$1.70
  • Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: 25-27 February & 21-23 April 1987 / Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg

Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in C Major, RV 425: III. Allegro

Work length4:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • Christopher Parkening (guitar)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Iona Brown
  • Recorded: 1993-05-30
  • Recording Venue: May1993, Blackheath Concert Hall

Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. —

Work length5:48
$1.30
$1.70
  • Linde Consort
  • Hans-Martin Linde
  • Recorded: 1981-10-10
  • Recording Venue: 1-10 October 1981, Riehen bei Basel, Landgasthof

Rameau: Musette and Tambourin en rondeau from Les Fêtes d'Hébé (1992 Remastered Version)

Work length3:02
$1.30
$1.70
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Raymond Leppard
  • Recorded: 1992-01-01

Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie

Work length1:26
$1.30
$1.70
  • William Bennett (flute)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1984-11-08
  • Recording Venue: 3,5,6 & 8 November 1984 / No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Kk. 202

Work length3:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 1989-04-21
  • Recording Venue: 20 & 21 April 1989 / Bennebroek

Bach, J S: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No. 4, Choral. "Zion hört die Wächter singen"

Work length3:27
$1.30
$1.70
  • Consortium Musicum, Süddeutscher Madrigalchor
  • Wolfgang Gönnenwein
  • Recorded: 1967-07-20
  • Recording Venue: 15-20 July 1967, Marbach Stadthalle

Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93: I. Allegro

Work length3:38
$1.30
$1.70
  • Wim Ten Have, Danske Strings, Anthony Bailes (lute)
  • Members Of Danske Strings
  • Anthony Bailes
  • Recorded: 1980-03-29
  • Recording Venue: 24 - 29 March 1980 / Dorpsgesinde Kerk, Amsterdam

Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

Work length4:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
  • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Recorded: 1987-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 29 & 30 June, 13, 15 & 16 July and 5, 6, 8 & 9 August 1966, Kingsway Hall, London

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