Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major on Harp [Lauren Baker]
Harpist Lauren Baker plays the very famous baroque piece, “Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major” on Harp.
Category Baroque Period
Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589 [Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert]
Conducted by Trevor Pinnock, the English Concert and Choir perform Antonio Vivaldi’s hymn Gloria in Excelsis Deo, which words date probably from the 4th Century and which is an integral part of the Ordinary of the Mass. Recorded at the…
Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus [Carlos Mena & Ricercar Consort]
Accompanied by the Belgian instrumental ensemble Ricercar Consort, Spanish countertenor Carlos Mena performs Antonio Vivaldi’s “Nisi Dominus” for alto and orchestra, RV 608. Conductor: Philippe Pierlot.
Vivaldi: Cello concerto in A minor, RV 419 [Il Giardino Armonico]
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (The Harmonious Garden) plays Antonio Vivaldi’s Cello concerto in A minor, RV 419. Soloist (cello): Christophe Coin. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
Combattimento Consort plays Handel and Purcell
Amsterdam-based instrumental ensemble Combattimento Consort plays Handel and Purcell. Recorded at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on October 28, 2012.
Bach, Busoni: Chaconne in D minor [Piano: Hélène Grimaud]
French classical pianist Hélène Grimaud plays the last movement, Ciaccona (Chaconne) from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004) on piano. Piano transcription of the piece was written by the Italian composer, pianist,…
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins and Cello [Il Giardino Armonico]
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Conducted by Giovanni Antonini, the pioneering Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (“The Harmonious Garden”) plays Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins and Cello in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10 (RV 580), the tenth of L’Estro Armonico (Harmonic…
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626) [L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar]
Conducted by Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata performs Henry Purcell’s opera in a prologue and three acts, “Dido and Aeneas (Z. 626)”. With a libretto by the Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist Nahum Tate (1652 – 30 July 1715), the opera recounts…
Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Vocalconsort Berlin)
German Baroque music ensemble Vocalconsort Berlin performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing unto the Lord a new song, BWV 225), the motet first performed in Leipzig around 1727. Choirmaster: Daniel Reuss. This performance was recorded…
Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 [Savall]
Conducted by Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations & La Capella Reial de Catalunya perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Mass in B minor, BWV 232”, a musical setting of the complete Ordinary of the Latin Mass. Recorded at the Abbaye de…
Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443 [Il Giardino Armonico]
“Il Giardino Armonico” (the harmonious garden), the Italian early music ensemble plays Antonio Vivaldi’s Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443. Giovanni Antonini, sopranino recorder & conductor.
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610) [John Eliot Gardiner]
Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin; SV 206 and 206a); also called Vespers of 1610. Sir John Eliot Gardiner at the Versailles Chapelle Royale with the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, and the Pages…