50 Best - Baroque – Various Artists

1

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: 44. "Hallelujah!"

Orchestra of the Antipodes, Cantillation, Antony Walker & George Frideric Handel

3:36

2

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: Aria: "Erbarme dich"

Sally-Anne Russell, Anna McDonald & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:16

3

The Four Seasons: Spring, RV 269: I. Allegro

Elizabeth Wallfisch & Antonio Vivaldi

3:32

4

Water Music Suite in F Major, HWV 348: 3. Allegro

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Graham Abbott & George Frideric Handel

2:36

5

Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: 1. Canon

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & David Stanhope

4:49

6

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: "Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in Earth"

Fiona Campbell

5:03

7

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 4. La Réjouissance

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Graham Abbott & George Frideric Handel

2:04

8

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: 1. Vivace

Australian Chamber Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:25

9

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria and Variation I

Jacqueline Ogeil & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:12

10

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: 1. "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Live)

Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker & Antonio Vivaldi

2:24

11

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

Michael Goldschlager & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:46

12

Stabat Mater, P. 77: 1. Stabat Mater Dolorosa

Sally-Anne Russell & Sara Macliver

4:27

13

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: 1. Allegro

Orchestra of the Antipodes, Anna McDonald & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:34

14

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: 10. “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Cantillation & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:28

15

Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": 6. Largo. Pastorale ad libitum

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & David Stanhope

3:11

16

Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: 1. Toccata

Michael Dudman & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:43

17

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050: I. Allegro (excerpt)

Orchestra of the Antipodes & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:04

18

Solomon, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer & George Frideric Handel

3:12

19

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046: I. Allegro

Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:55

20

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846

Erin Helyard & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:07

21

Xerxes, HWV 40, Act I: 1b. "Ombra mai fu"

David Hobson & George Frideric Handel

2:45

22

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049: I. Allegro

Orchestra of the Antipodes, Anna McDonald & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:53

23

Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga

Yvonne Kenny & George Frideric Handel

4:28

24

Rejoice in the Lord Always (The "Bell" Anthem)

Adam Leslie, David Hayton & Richard Sanchez

7:07

25

Violin Sonata in G Minor, "The Devil's Trill": III. Andante - Allegro

Anthea Cottee, Erin Helyard, Matthew Greco & Simon Martyn-Ellis

6:58

26

The Prince of Denmark's March (Arr. Henry Wood)

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

2:30

27

Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532: 1. Allegro (Arr. Gian Francesco Malipiero)

Leonard Grigoryan, Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

4:12

28

Julius Caesar in Egypt, HWV 17, Act III: Piangerò la sorte mia

Yvonne Kenny & George Frideric Handel

5:42

29

L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act III: "Pur ti miro"

Sally-Anne Russell, Sara Macliver & Claudio Monteverdi

4:33

30

Cantata BWV 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": 4. "Zion hört die Wächter singen"

Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:02

31

Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Tornami a vagheggiar

Yvonne Kenny & George Frideric Handel

4:26

32

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

Barbara Jane Gilby, Janet Rutherford & Peter Edwards

4:11

33

L'Orfeo, Act I: Toccata & Prologue - excerpt (Live)

Sara Macliver & Claudio Monteverdi

6:30

34

Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris

Anthea Cottee, Erin Helyard, Matthew Greco & Simon Martyn-Ellis

8:58

35

Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: 2. Adagio

Diana Doherty & Tomaso Albinoni

4:47

36

Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Where'er You Walk

Angus Wood & George Frideric Handel

4:33

37

Funeral Music for Queen Mary: March - Canzona - March

Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

5:46

38

Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: 1. "Magnificat anima mea Dominum" (Live)

Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:06

39

Cantata BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele": 2. "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten"

Sally-Anne Russell, Sara Macliver, Daniel Yeadon & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:08

40

Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: 5. Ciaccona

Richard Tognetti & Johann Sebastian Bach

13:45

41

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act III: "If Love's a Sweet Passion"

Sara Macliver

5:34

42

Te Deum, H 146: 1. Prélude

West Australian Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey

1:53

43

Cantata "Ich habe genug", BWV 82: I. Aria "Ich habe genug"

Kirsten Barry, Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Johann Sebastian Bach

7:21

44

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: "Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children"

Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes & George Frideric Handel

5:18

45

Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (Arr. Jessica Wells)

Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel

2:38

46

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande

Michael Goldschlager & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:02

47

Concerto in D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. Siegfried Behrend)

Slava Grigoryan, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

5:33

48

Concerto Grosso in A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, HWV 329: I. Andante larghetto e staccato

Ben Dollman, Jamie Hey, Lucinda Moon & Tommie Andersson

3:49

49

Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430, "Harmonious Blacksmith": IV. Air and Variations

Neal Peres Da Costa & George Frideric Handel

4:30

50

Musique de table, Production I, TVV 55e1: I. Ouverture-Suite

Barbara Jane Gilby, Douglas Mackie & Geoffrey Lancaster

7:54