Absolute Masterworks - Baroque – Various Artists

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Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

Hilary Hahn & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:31

2

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture

Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, John Wyre & John Mack

9:36

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & John Mack

4:53

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte I & II

Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, John Wyre & John Mack

3:29

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: IV. Bourrée

Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, John Wyre & John Mack

1:12

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Gigue

Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, John Wyre & John Mack

2:40

7

Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

E. Power Biggs & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:04

8

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: Minuet and Badinerie

James Galway, Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:45

9

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:11

10

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Yo-Yo Ma & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:22

11

Adagio (Instrumental)

Richard Kapp & Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

10:18

12

Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: I. Largo

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

1:54

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Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: II. Allegro

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

4:09

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Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: III. Larghetto

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

2:58

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Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: IV. Allegro

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

2:10

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Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: V. Menuetto

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

1:28

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Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, HWV 327: VI. Gigue

Emil Klein, Hamburg Soloists & Georg Friedrich Händel

2:13

18

Lute Suite No. 1 in E Minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée

Julian Bream & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:39

19

The Bells of St. Geneviève

Guildhall String Ensemble, Robert Salter & Paul Nicholson

4:43

20

Adagio from Oboe Concerto in C Minor

Richard Kapp, Stephen Taylor & Alessandro Marcello

4:00

21

Canon in D Major

Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York & Johann Pachelbel

5:41

22

Instrumental Music from The Fairy Queen: 1. Overture

Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik & Henry Purcell

2:56

23

Harpsichord Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 192

Gustav Leonhardt & Domenico Scarlatti

7:25

24

Sonata in F Major, TWV 40:103: I. Dolce

Michala Petri, Elisabeth Selin & Georg Philipp Telemann

2:13

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Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro (Instrumental)

Richard Kapp, Ruth Waterman & Stephen Hammer

4:56

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Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: II. Andante (Instrumental)

Richard Kapp, Ruth Waterman & Stephen Hammer

3:43

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Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai (Instrumental)

Richard Kapp, Ruth Waterman & Stephen Hammer

2:45

28

Concerto in D Major for Lute and Strings, RV 93: I. Allegro giusto

Julian Bream, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Antonio Vivaldi

3:49

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Concerto in D Major for Lute and Strings, RV 93: II. Largo

Julian Bream, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Antonio Vivaldi

3:49

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Concerto in D Major for Lute and Strings, RV 93: III. Allegro

Julian Bream, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Antonio Vivaldi

2:06

31

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Glenn Gould & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:55

32

Suite in D Major: IV. The Prince of Denmark's March "Trumpet Voluntary"

Edward Carroll, Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi & New York Philharmonia Virtuosi

2:05

33

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

Giuliano Carmignola, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

3:18

34

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": II. Largo

Giuliano Carmignola, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

2:19

35

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Allegro

Giuliano Carmignola, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

3:41

36

Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne

Jascha Heifetz & Johann Sebastian Bach

12:57

37

Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro

Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon & Georg Friedrich Händel

2:36

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Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 1, HWV 312: II. Largo

Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon & Georg Friedrich Händel

4:15

39

Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 1, HWV 312: III. Allegro

Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon & Georg Friedrich Händel

1:28

40

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance

Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon & Georg Friedrich Händel

2:47

41

Water Music, HWV 348 - 350: XI. Alla Hornpipe

Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik & Georg Friedrich Händel

4:05

42

Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra & Georg Friedrich Händel

3:05

43

Airs from Vauxhall Gardens: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes (March) from Judas Maccabaeus (1746)

Tafelmusik & Georg Friedrich Händel

1:31

44

Suite from Il Pastor Fido, HWV 8c (Version II from 1734): March - Pour les chasseurs - March da capo

Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik & Georg Friedrich Händel

3:24

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7. LET THE BRIGHT SERAPHIM. ANDANTE FROM SAMSON, HWV 57

The Columbia Chamber Ensemble, Judith Blegen, Gerard Schwarz & Kenneth Cooper

5:46

46

Messiah: Part the Second: No. 44 Chorus: Hallelujah

Robert Shaw, Robert Conant & Georg Friedrich Händel

3:23

47

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, When I Am Laid in Earth

Andrew Parrott, Emily van Evera, Taverner Players & Henry Purcell

3:42

48

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme - Comédie-Ballet, LWV 43: Ouverture

Gustav Leonhardt, La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken & Jean-Baptiste Lully

3:02

49

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": I. Allegro non molto

Giuliano Carmignola, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon & Antonio Vivaldi

4:58

50

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": II. Adagio

Giuliano Carmignola, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon & Antonio Vivaldi

2:18

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The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto

Giuliano Carmignola, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon & Antonio Vivaldi

2:21

52

Tambourins I, II et III (1757)

Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande & Jean-Philippe Rameau

2:00

53

First Symphonic Suite (Theme from Masterpiece Theater): Rondeau

Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York & Gerard Schwarz

1:46

54

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: Bourrée I & Bourrée II

Yo-Yo Ma & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:20

55

Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

E. Power Biggs & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:06

56

Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Fugue

E. Power Biggs & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:34

57

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro

Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Prades Festival Orchestra & Joseph Szigeti

11:16

58

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso

Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Prades Festival Orchestra & Joseph Szigeti

6:22

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro

Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Prades Festival Orchestra & Joseph Szigeti

5:37

60

Sinfonia from Cantata No. 156: "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe"

Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra & Giuliano Carmignola

2:47

61

Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. Allegro

Igor Kipnis & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:57

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Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante

Igor Kipnis & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:41

63

Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto

Igor Kipnis & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:49

64

Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, Strings and Continuio, RV 537: I. Allegro

Helmut Hunger, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti & Antonio Vivaldi

3:11

65

Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, Strings and Continuio, RV 537: II. Largo

Helmut Hunger, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti & Antonio Vivaldi

1:15

66

Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, Strings and Continuio, RV 537: III. Allegro

Helmut Hunger, Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti & Antonio Vivaldi

3:36