
The Classic 100: Baroque & Before
Antony Walker · Harry Christophers · Richard Tognetti · Benjamin Northey · Peter Phillips · Christopher Hogwood · David Stanhope · Geoffrey Lancaster · Reinhard Goebel · Alfredo Bernardini
The Classic 100: Baroque & Before (2014), CD, on ABC Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Henry Purcell, performed by Antony Walker, Harry Christophers, Richard Tognetti, Benjamin Northey; 118 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 1 Sinfony
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 2 (Tenor) Comfort ye
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 3 (Tenor) Ev'ry valley
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 4 (Chorus) And the glory of the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 5 (Bass) Thus saith the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 6 (Countertenor) But who may abide
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 12 (Chorus) For unto us a child is born
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14a (Soprano) There were shepherds
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14b (Soprano) And lo, the angel of the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 15 (Soprano) And the angel said to them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 16 (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 17 (Chorus) Glory To God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 18 (Soprano) Rejoice greatly
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 19 (Alto) Then shall the eyes of the blind
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 20 (Alto, Soprano) He shall feed His flock
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 23 (Alto) He was despised
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 24 (Chorus) Surely He hath borne our griefs
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 40 (Bass) Why do the nations
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 41 (Chorus) Let us break their bonds asunder
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 44 (Chorus) Hallelujah!
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 45 (Soprano) I know that my Redeemer liveth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 47 (Bass) Behold, I tell you a mystery
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 48 (Bass) The trumpet shall sound
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Disc 2
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Paul Dyer
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: I. Ouverture
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: II. Adagio e staccato
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: III. [Allegro]
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: IV. Andante
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: III. [Allegro] Da capo
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: V. [Allegro]
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: VI. Air
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: VII. Minuet
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No.1 In F major, HWV348: VII. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Disc 3
St. Matthew Passion, BWV244: 'Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder' (We Sit Down, Weeping)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Dido and Aeneas, Z626: Thy Hand, Belinda…When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem, HWV258
George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: IV. La Réjouissance (Rejoicing)
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: I. Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Gloria in D major, Rv589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest)
Stabat Mater: I. Stabat mater dolorosa (The mother stood in sorrow)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV1048: I. [Allegro)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
Mass in B Minor, BWV232: Et incarnatus est (And Was Made Incarnate)
Disc 4
Solomon, HWV67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV1046: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046
Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary), Z323: Sound the Trumpet
Henry Purcell - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40: Ombra mai fù (Never Was Shade So Lovely)
George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049: I. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Jauchzet, frohlocket (Rejoice, exult)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“
Rinaldo, HWV7: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let Me Lament)
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
St John Passion, BWV245 (1724 Version): Ruht wohl (Rest In Peace)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Teil II. No. 39 Chorus "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV1047: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV1051: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 6 B-Dur, BWV 1051
Disc 5
L'incoronazione di Poppea The Coronation Of Poppea: Pur ti miro (I Gaze Upon You)
Claudio Monteverdi - L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, BWV1068: II. Air 'Air on the G String'
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
L'orfeo (Orpheus): Toccata…Dal mio Permesso amato - excerpt (From My Beloved River Permessus)
Claudio Monteverdi - L’Orfeo: Prologo, Dal mio Permesso (La Musica)
Dixit Dominus, HWV232: I. Dixit Dominus domino meo (The Lord Said to My Lord)
Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio
Semele, HWV58: Where'er You Walk
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
Disc 6
Violin Partita No. 2 In D minor, BWV1004: V. Ciaconna
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
The Fairy Queen, Z629: If Love's a Sweet Passion
Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "If love's a sweet passion"
The Art of Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 9 a 4, alla Duodecima
Magnificat, Wq.215: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Magnificat, Wq. 215, H. 772
Philip Ledger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Disc 7
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV538 'Dorian': I. Toccata
Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor "Dorian", BWV 538
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Trumpet Concerto in D major TWV51:D7: I. Adagio
Georg Philipp Telemann - Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7
Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6 No. 11, HWV329: I. Andante larghetto e staccato
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in A major, op. 6 no. 11, HWV 329
Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV430 'Harmonious Blacksmith': IV. Air and Variations
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
Guitar Concerto in D major, RV93 (originally for lute): II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93
Benjamin Northey, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Slava Grigoryan
Disc 8
Alcina, HWV34: Tornami a vagheggiar (Turn Your Gaze to Me with Longing)
George Frideric Handel - Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I. "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Morgana)
Stabat Mater, Rv621: I. Stabat mater dolorosa (The mother stood in sorrow)
Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV537: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537
Charles Mackerras, Maurits Sillem, English Chamber Orchestra
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76: The Trumpet's Loud Clangour
Dixit Dominus in D major RV594: Virgam virtutis tuae
Second Book of Harpsichord Pieces: Les Baricades mistérieuses
François Couperin - Sixième ordre de clavecin en si bémol majeur: No. 5. Les Barricades mistérieuses
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV1042: III. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
Oboe Concerto in B-flat, Op. 9, No.11: I. Allegro
Tomaso Albinoni - Concerto for Oboe in B-flat major, op. 9 no. 11