Essential Baroque

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1Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Adagio
oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (in 1986-07)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1986-07)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1986-07)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio) (in 1986-07)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello4:24
2Air on a G String
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1970-12)
orchestra:
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-12)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:16
3Trumpet Voluntary
brass:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (in 1982-03)
trumpet:
Philip Jones (trumpeter) (in 1982-03)
conductor:
Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter) (in 1982-03)
arranger:
John Iveson (trombonist and arranger)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-03)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements) (in 1982-03)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:51
4I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Messiah)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-10)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-10)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1984-10) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (in 1984-10)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel5:54
5Stabat Mater (Stabat Mater)
instruments:
Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
orchestra:
Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
conductor:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor) (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1999-02-24 until 1999-02-26)
recording of:
Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo: I. Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:12
6Water Music Suite in D Major, Hornpipe
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1971-05)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1971-05)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1971-05)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1971-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1971-05)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel4:09
7Adagio
recorded in:
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
organ:
Martin Haselböck (organist, conductor and composer)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1984-02)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (in 1984-02)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:40
8Suite No. 2, Badinerie
flute:
William Bennett (flautist) (in 1970-12)
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1970-12)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-12)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:29
9Winter, II Largo
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
producer:
Dominic Fyfe
cello:
Maarten Jansen (cellist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
double bass:
Stacy Watton (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
harpsichord and organ:
Jan Jansen (Dutch clarinetist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
solo violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
theorbo:
Elizabeth Kenny (lutenist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
viola:
Julian Rachlin (violinist / violist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
violin:
Henk Rubingh (violinist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23) and Candida Thompson (violinist) (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
recorded at:
Beurs van Berlage: Yakult Hall in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 2004-05-20 until 2004-05-23)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi1:37
10Miserere (Excerpt)
producer:
Chris Hazell
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
treble vocals:
Alastair Hussain (Chorister) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
chorus master:
Edward Gardner (conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
edit of:
Miserere by Alastair Hussain (Chorister), Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Edward Gardner (conductor), Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-05)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:44
11Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1976-07)
producer:
Chris Hazell (in 1976-07)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1976-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1976-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:46
12Le Coucou
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recording of:
Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite: I. Le coucou. Rondeau. Vif (The Cuckoo)
composer:
Louis‐Claude Daquin
part of:
Premier livre de clavecin: Troisième suite
Louis‐Claude Daquin2:04
13Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, III Allegro
flute:
Richard Adeney (flautist) (in 1974-10)
harpsichord:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1974-10)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (in 1974-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-10)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1974-10)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: III. Allegro (in 1974-10)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: III. Allegro
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:15
14Goldberg Variations, Aria
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:54
15Dido's Lament (Dido and Aeneas)
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano) (from 1998-10-03 until 1998-10-05)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (from 1998-10-03 until 1998-10-05)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (from 1998-10-03 until 1998-10-05)
performer:
Academy of Ancient Music
balance engineer:
Jonathan Stokes (engineer)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-10-03 until 1998-10-05)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (from 1998-10-03 until 1998-10-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell24:41
16Ombra Mai Fu (Xerxes)
countertenor vocals [Serse]:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:02
17Water Music Suite in F Major, Air
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1971-05)
orchestra:
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1971-05)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1971-05)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1971-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-05)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto (in 1971-05)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel3:27
18Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera (Excerpt)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
partial recording of:
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1735)
part of:
Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 630)
Antonio Vivaldi2:52
19Zadok the Priest
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips) (in 1993-06)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1993-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1993-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1993-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer) (in 1993-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1993-06)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (in 1993-06)
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
George Frideric Handel5:51