British harpist Amy Turk plays Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565, arguably one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most popular works, originally a piece of organ music, on harp. Transcribed for the harp and performed by Amy Turk herself.
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Bach: Goldberg Variations (Aria, Canons, and Aria da Capo) [Guitar: Marco Salcito]
Italian classical guitarist Marco Salcito plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, on classical guitar, in the original tone. It is originally a work written for harpsichord and published in 1781, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. Salcito plays Aria, Canons (Canoni), and Aria da Capo in this home recording video …
La Bella Noeva (17th and 18th Century Italian Music) – Tenor: Marco Beasley
Accompanied by the period-instrument ensemble Accordone, Italian tenor Marco Beasley performs 17th and 18th-century Italian arias, primarily late-Renaissance works from various composers. They were popular songs of the time that often competed with opera in terms of popularity and success. From La Bella Noeva (English: The Good One), an album published in 2003. During the seventeenth …
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Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Midori Seiler, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin]
The German-Japanese violin player Midori Seiler and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” (Italian: Le quattro stagioni). A choreographed interpretation conducted by Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer and directed by Juan Kruz Díaz Esnaola. Broadcast by ARTE HD.
John Blow: Venus and Adonis [Dunedin Consort]
Conducted by John Butt, the Dunedin Consort performs “Venus and Adonis”, an opera in three acts and a prologue by the English Baroque composer John Blow. Recorded on September 2, 2015, during Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht (Utrecht Early Music Festival).
Chédeville: Sonata IV in G major [Passacaglia Baroque Ensemble]
UK-based professional ensemble specializing in music from the baroque era, Passacaglia Baroque Ensemble plays Sonata IV in G major by Nicolas Chédeville. The piece was previously attributed to Antonio Vivaldi incorrectly. Performed at the 2001 Nordmaling Baroque Music Festival, Sweden.
Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Julia Fischer]
Accompanied by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, German classical violinist and pianist Julia Fischer performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni), a group of four violin concerti. Conductor: Kenneth Sillito. Filmed in the National Botanic Garden of Wales, July 2011; director: Rhodri Huw.
Philippe Jaroussky sings Ombra mai fu [from Handel’s Serse]
Accompanied by the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Ombra mai fu, the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
Vivaldi: La Follia [New York Baroque Incorporated]
Unconducted orchestra of young players of baroque instruments in New York City, the New York Baroque Incorporated performs Antonio Vivaldi’s “La Follia”, the 12th of Antonio Vivaldi’s Twelve Trio Sonatas, Op. 1. Sonata No. 12 in D minor, RV 63.
Telemann: Overture-Suite in D major from Tafelmusik [New York Baroque Incorporated]
New York Baroque Incorporated performs Overture-Suite, TWV 55:e1 from Georg Philipp Telemann‘s Tafelmusik. This performance was recorded on June 28, 2014, at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York.