100 Best Baroque

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1▼CD: England and the Baroque
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1Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel5:22
2The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer)
orchestra:
City of London Baroque Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke1:04
3Lachrymae - Pavane - Lachrymae Antique
lute:
Christopher Wilson (lute and theorbo player)
viola da gamba [viols]:
Fretwork (consort of viols)
balance engineer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (in 1987-12)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-12)
recording of:
Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares: Lachrimae Antiquae (in 1987-12)
composer:
John Dowland (composer and lutenist)
part of:
Lachrimæ or Seaven Teares (Just the seven Lachrimæ Pavans)
John Dowland4:17
4Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge - Rondeau
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
Taverner Consort and Taverner Players
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell1:36
5Spem in alium
producer:
David R. Murray
chamber organ:
Paul Nicholson (harpsichordist & organist) and Alan Wilson (composer of church worship works and a keyboard player)
sackbut [bass sackbut]:
Wim Becu (Belgian classical trombonist & sackbutist)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) and Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
St John-at-Hackney, London in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11 until 1987-05)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis10:18
6W/ Lilies White
viola da gamba [viols]:
Ensemble de violes Gibbons
countertenor vocals:
Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
recording of:
With Lilies White
composer:
William Byrd (English composer) (in 1608)
William Byrd4:54
7Dido & Aeneas - Overture
orchestra:
Le Concert d’Astrée (ensemble founded in 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm) (from 2003-03-14 until 2003-03-16)
conductor:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor) (from 2003-03-14 until 2003-03-16)
recorded at:
Arsenal de Metz in Metz, Moselle, Grand Est (Great East), France (from 2003-03-14 until 2003-03-16)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture (from 2003-03-14 until 2003-03-16)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
publisher:
Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Henry Purcell2:16
8Your Counsel All - Great Minds - Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid Down In Earth - W/ Drooping Wings
choir vocals:
European Voices
soprano vocals:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Le Concert d’Astrée (ensemble founded in 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm)
conductor:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell7:00
9Come, Ye Sons of Art - Symphony - Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away- Sound the Trumpet - Come, Ye Sons of Art
baritone vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor) and Christopher Robson (operatic counter-tenor)
soprano vocals:
Julia Gooding (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner and Gustav Leonhardt (conductor, harpsichordist)
partial recording of:
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1694)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 323)
Henry Purcell8:58
10O Solitude
viola da gamba [viola da gamba played in lyra style]:
Richard Boothby (viol and cello player)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
recording of:
O Solitude, Z. 406
lyricist:
Katherine Philips (17th century poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (from 1684 until 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 406)
is based on:
O Solitude
Henry Purcell6:12
11Solomon - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
Taverner Consort and Taverner Players
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
12Messiah - Allelujah
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir (in 1988-04)
orchestra:
Taverner Players (in 1988-04)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor) (in 1988-04)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players (in 1988-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1988-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:00
13Messiah - He Was Despised
alto vocals:
Margaret Cable (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-04)
orchestra:
Taverner Players (in 1988-04)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor) (in 1988-04)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-04)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (in 1988-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel11:49
14Water Music - Suite in D - Overture - Hornpipe
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel5:20
2▶CD: The Best of Italian Baroque
3▶CD: Treasures of the Mediterranean Baroque
4▶CD: The Glory of French Baroque
5▶CD: Bach and His Time
6▶CD: The Genius of Bach

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 8)