Essential Baroque (Includes 'the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba', Albinoni's Adagio & the Hallelujah chorus)

Tracks:

CD1
1. Handel: Solomon HWV 67 - Act 3
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

2. Pachelbel: Canon in D
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Münchinger

3. J.S. Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, Cantata BWV 208
Sheep May Safely Graze
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Münchinger

4. J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971
Allegro
Harpsichord: Christophe Rousset

5. Purcell: Abdelazer
Rondeau
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

6. J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Toccata
Organ: Daniel Chorzempa

7. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589
Gloria in excelsis
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Academy of Ancient Music/Simon Preston

8. J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059
(reconstruction after Concerto for Harpsichord, Oboe, Strings and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059)
Siciliano
Oboe: Heinz Holliger
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown

9. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, R.621
Stabat mater - Cuius animan - O quam tristis
Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood

10. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351
La réjouissance
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

11. J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 147
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Oboe: Nicholas Daniel
Organ: James Vivian
Organ: Robert Quinney
Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury

12. Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8
Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
Violin: Pina Carmirelli
Violin: Walter Gallozzi
Cello: Francesco Strano
Organ: Maria Teresa Garatti
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13. Telemann: Violin Concerto No.4 in E
Affettuoso
Violin: Iona Brown
Cello: Denis Vigay
Harpsichord: Alan Cuckston
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown

14. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C
(Well Tempered Klavier, Book I, No.1), BWV 846
Prelude
Harp: Marisa Robles

15. J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Allegro moderato
Violin: Salvatore Accardo
Harpsichord: Christopher Middleton
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

16. Vivaldi, arr. Malipiero: Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D, RV.93
Largo
Guitar: Eduardo Fernandez
English Chamber Orchestra/George Malcolm

17. J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor
BWV 1043
Largo ma non tanto
Violin: Henryk Szeryng
Violin: Maurice Hasson
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

18. Handel: Rinaldo
Lascia ch'io pianga
Renée Fleming
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment/Harry Bicket

19. Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in E Major for solo violin "La Primavera"
(12 Violin Concertos, Op.8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione")
Allegro
Violin: Janine Jansen
Violin: Candida Thompson
Violin: Henk Rubingh
Viola: Julian Rachlin
Double Bass: Stacey Watton
Cello: Maarten Jansen
Theorbo: Liz Kenny
Harpsichord: Jan Jansen

20. Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G minor for solo violin, "L'Estate"
(12 Violin Concertos, Op.8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione")
Presto
Violin: Janine Jansen
Violin: Candida Thompson
Violin: Henk Rubingh
Viola: Julian Rachlin
Double Bass: Stacey Watton
Cello: Maarten Jansen
Theorbo: Liz Kenny
Harpsichord: Jan Jansen

CD2
1. Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Adagio
Oboe: Heinz Holliger
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2. J.S. Bach: Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068
Air
Continuo: Thurston Dart
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

3. Clarke, arr. Iveson: Trumpet Voluntary
Trumpet: Philip Jones
Trumpet: Elgar Howarth
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

4. Handel: Messiah
I know that my Redeemer liveth
Kiri Te Kanawa
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti

5. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Stabat Mater
Barbara Bonney
Andreas Scholl
Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset

6. Handel: Water Music Suite in D Major
Hornpipe
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

7. Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Organ: Martin Haselböck
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester/Karl Münchinger

8. J.S. Bach: Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Badinerie
Flute: William Bennett
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

9. Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in F minor for solo violin,"L'Inverno"
(12 Violin Concertos, Op.8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione")
Largo
Violin: Janine Jansen
Violin: Candida Thompson
Violin: Henk Rubingh
Viola: Julian Rachlin
Cello: Maarten Jansen
Double Bass: Stacey Watton
Theorbo: Liz Kenny
Harpsichord: Jan Jansen

10. Allegri: Miserere - Excerpt
Treble: Alastair Hussain
Cantor: Edward Gardner
Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury

11. Handel: Messiah
Hallelujah
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

12. Daquin: Premier livre de pieces de clavecin (1735) - Troisième Suite
Le coucou
Harpsichord: George Malcolm

13. J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050
Allegro
Flute: Richard Adeney
Violin: José Luis Garcia
English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard

14. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Aria
Piano: András Schiff

15. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth
Barbara Bonney
Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood

16. Handel: Serse
Ombra mai fù

17. Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
Air
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner

18. Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax sincera (excerpt), R.630
Emma Kirkby
Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood

19. Handel: Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258
Zadok the Priest
The Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner