Various - The Baroque Era mp3 album

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Sumptuous Sound And Spectacle
Henry Purcell: Theater Music And Songs
Music From "The Fairy Queen"
A1a	Act 4 Entry Of Phoebus
A1b	Act 4 Symphony Largo
A1c	Act 4 Dance Of The Haymakers
A1d	First Music-Hornpipe
A1e	Act 3 Dance Of The Fairies
A1f	Act 5 Symphony
Music From The Indian Queen
A2a	Act 2 Symphony-Adagio
A2b	First Music-First Air
A2c	Act 3 Symphony
A2d	Act 5 Air
Two Duets
A3a	Let Us Wander
A3b	Lost Is My Quiet
Music From "King Arthur"
A4a	Act 5 Trumpet Tune
A4b	Second Music-Air
A4c	Act 5 Symphony
Music For Dramatic Works
A5a	"Abdelazer"-Rondeau
A5b	"Distressed Innocence"-Air
A5c	"Amphitryon"-Sarabande
A5d	"The Double Dealer"-Air
Telemann: Concerto In B Flat Major For 3 Oboes, 3 Violins And Basso Continuo
B1a	Allegro
B1b	Largo
B1c	Allegro
Insouciance And Precision
Vivaldi-Bach: Concerto In A Minor For 4 Harpsichords And Strings, BWV. 1065.
B2a	Allegro
B2b	Largo-Larghetto-Largo
B2c	Allegro
Of Christmas And A Goldfinch
Corelli: Concerto Grosso In G Minor Op. 6 No. 8 ("Christmas Concerto")
C1a	Vivace-Grave-Allegro
C1b	Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
C1c	Vivace-Allegro Pastorale (Largo)
Vivaldi: Concerto In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 ("Il Gardellino")
C2a	Allegro
C2b	Largo
C2c	Allegro
The Great Passion Setting
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion
D1	Chorus: Kommt, Ihr Tochter
D2a	Recitative: Petrus Aber Sass Draussen Im Palast
D2b	Chorus: Wahrlich, Du Bist Auch Einer Von Denen
D2c	Recitative: Da Hub Er An, Sich Zu Verfluchen
D2d	Aria: Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott
D3	Chorale: O Haupt Voll Blut And Wunden
Superb Chorale Architecture
George Frideric Handel: Messiah
E1a	Recitative: Comfort Ye
E1b	Air: Ev'ry Valley
E2	Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
E3	Air: He Shall Feed His Flock
E4	Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
E5	Chorus: Hallelujah!
Harpsichord Virtuosity, A Mighty Fugue
F1	Couperin: Les Barricades Mysterieuses, L'Arlequine Composed By – François Couperin
F2	Rameau: Gavotte Variee Composed By – Jean Philippe Rameau*
F3	Bach: Toccat And Fugue In D Minor, BWV. 565 Composed By – Johann Sebastian BachOrgan – Fernando Germani
Flamenco Rhythm, Orchestral Buoyancy
G1a	Scarlatti: Sonata In A Minor, L. 429
G1b	Sonatta In D Major, L 164
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, BWV. 1047.
G2a	Allegro
G2b	Andante
G2c	Allegro Assai
For A King's Junket
George Frederic Handel: The Water Music
Suite In G Major
H1a	Lento
H1b	Aria (Allegro)-Minore (Meno Mosso)
H1c	Menuet
H1d	Andante
H1e	Country Dance (Allegro)
Suite In D Major
H2a	Allegro-Gigue
H2b	Hornpipe
H2c	Menuet
H2d	Lentement
H2e	Presto

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (tracks: A3)
• Bass Vocals – Walter Berry (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Choir – Boys Of The Hampstead Parish Church Choir (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Chorus – The Philharmonia Chorus* (tracks: D1 to E5)
• Chorus Master – Wilhelm Pitz (tracks: D1 to E5)
• Composed By – Arcangelo Corelli (tracks: C1), Domenico Scarlatti (tracks: G1), George Frideric Handel* (tracks: E1 to E5, H1, H2), Georg Philipp Telemann (tracks: B1), Henry Purcell (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Conductor – Otto Klemperer (tracks: D1 to E5), Renato Fasano (tracks: B2, C1, C2), Yehudi Menuhin (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, G2 to H2)
• Contralto Vocals – Janet Baker (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Ensemble – Virtuosi De Roma (Collegium Musicum Italicum)* (tracks: B2, C1, C2)
• Flute – Pasquale Rispoli (tracks: C2)
• Harpsichord – Anna Maria Pernafelli (tracks: B2), Ferrucio Viganelli (tracks: B2), Hedda Illy (tracks: B2), Ingrid Heiler (tracks: F1, F2, G1), Riccardo Castagnone (tracks: B2)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Christa Ludwig (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Oboe – Eugenei Nepalov (tracks: B1), Janet Craxton (tracks: G2), Pierre Pierlot (tracks: B1), Piotr Dubrov (tracks: B1)
• Orchestra – Bath Festival Orchestra (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, G2 to H2), Moscow Chamber Orchestra (tracks: B1), The Philharmonia Orchestra* (tracks: D1 to E5)
• Piano – Gerald Moore (tracks: A3)
• Recorder – Christopher Taylor (tracks: G2)
• Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (tracks: D1 to E5), Victoria De Los Angeles (tracks: A3)
• Tenor Vocals – Nicolai Gedda (tracks: E1 to E5), Peter Pears (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Trumpet – Denis Clift* (tracks: G2)
• Violin – Andrei Abramenkov (tracks: B1), Leonid Poleess (tracks: B1), Yehudi Menuhin (tracks: A1c, G2)
• Violin, Conductor – Rudolf Barshai (tracks: B1)

Notes

Issued in a slip container box with and 60 page booklet titled *The Story Of Great Music: The Baroque Era*.

Also includes a seven-page pamphlet titled, "The Rich World Of Music: An Introduction to The Story Of Great Music," written by Henry Anatole Grunwald.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STL 144	Various	The Baroque Era ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 144	US	1966
STL 144	Various	The Baroque Era ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 144	Canada	1966
STL 144	Various	The Baroque Era ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 144	UK	1966