The History of Classical Music, Part 1: Medieval to Baroque: From Gregorian Chant to C.P.E. Bach

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Gregorian chant / Organum / Machaut: Chansons
2▶Digital Media: Dufay & Josquin: Motets
3▶Digital Media: Wind Music From Renaissance Italy
4▶Digital Media: Sacred Music by Tallis, Byrd, Victoria, Palestrina and Allegri
5▶Digital Media: Monteverdi: Madrigals / Vespers (highlights)
6▶Digital Media: Schütz: O bone Jesu / Buxtehude / Pachelbel: Instrumental Music
7▶Digital Media: Purcell: Dido and Æneas (highlights) / The Fairy Queen (highlights) / Te Deum and Jubilate
8▶Digital Media: Charpentier: Te Deum / Rameau: Music From the Stage Works
9▶Digital Media: Telemann: Concertos
10▶Digital Media: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gloria
11▶Digital Media: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 2 & 5 / Orchestral Suite no. 2
12▶Digital Media: Bach: Goldberg Variations / Italian Concerto / Fantasias
13▼Digital Media: Bach: Organ Music
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1Toccata & Fuge in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata
recording engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1983)
producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) and Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (task: recording supervision)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983, in 1983-06)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983, in 1983-06)
edit of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 by Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1983)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:33
2Toccata & Fuge in D minor, BWV 565: Fuge
recording engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1983)
producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) and Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (task: recording supervision)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983, in 1983-06)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983, in 1983-06)
edit of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 by Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: II. Fuge (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: II. Fuge (in 1983)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:33
3Fantasie in G major, BWV 572
sound engineer and producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Fantasia G-Dur, BWV 572 “Pièce d’Orgue” (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 572)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:10
4Canzona in D minor, BWV 588
sound engineer and producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Canzona, BWV 588 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1705)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC J 80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 588)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:05
5Toccata & Fuge in F major, BWV 540: Toccata
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge F-Dur, BWV 540: I. Toccata (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge F-Dur, BWV 540
Johann Sebastian Bach7:28
6Toccata & Fuge in F major, BWV 540: Fuge
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge F-Dur, BWV 540: II. Fuge (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge F-Dur, BWV 540
Johann Sebastian Bach5:25
76 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”, BWV 645
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 645)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach4:11
86 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Wo soll ich fliehen hin”, BWV 646
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1748 until 1749)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 646)
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach1:40
96 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten”, BWV 647
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 647 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 647)
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach4:12
106 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Meine Seele erhebet den Herren”, BWV 648
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Meine Seele erhebet den Herren, BWV 648 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 648)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 10 "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren": V. Duetto e Choral (Alto, tenore) "Er denket der Barmherzigkeit"
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach3:29
116 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Ach bleib’ bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 649
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 649)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 6 "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden": III. Choral (Soprano) "Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ"
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach2:22
126 Chorales of Diverse Kinds (“Schübler Chorales”): “Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter”, BWV 650
producer and balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1982-05)
recorded at:
Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Kommst du nun, Jesus vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 (in 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 650)
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
Johann Sebastian Bach3:27
13Passacaglia & Fuge in C minor, BWV 582: Passacaglia
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582: I. Passacaglia (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Johann Sebastian Bach7:35
14Passacaglia & Fuge in C minor, BWV 582: Fuge
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (Maassluis) in Maassluis, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582: II. Fugue (in 1983-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Johann Sebastian Bach5:18
14▶Digital Media: Bach: St. Matthew Passion (highlights)
15▶Digital Media: Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas nos. 63 & 65
16▶Digital Media: Handel: Fireworks Music / Overtures / Concerto grosso “Alexander’s Feast”
17▶Digital Media: Handel: Concertos
18▶Digital Media: Handel: Messiah (arias and choruses)
19▶Digital Media: Scarlatti, D: Harpsichord Sonatas
20▶Digital Media: Bach, C.P.E.: String Symphonies, WQ 182 / Bach, J.C.: Quintet, op. 11 no. 6

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includes:Brandenburg Concertos nos. 2 & 5 / Suite no. 2 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Musica Antiqua Köln (Musica Antiqua Cologne), Reinhard Goebel (violinist and conductor)
Dido and Aeneas / The Fairy Queen / Te Deum & Jubilate (excerpts) by Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
Goldberg Variations / Italian Concerto by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichordist, clavichordist, pianist)
Great Organ Works by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
Kammerkonzerte by Georg Philipp Telemann (composer); Musica Antiqua Köln (Musica Antiqua Cologne), Reinhard Goebel (violinist and conductor)
Magnificat - Cantatas BWV 63 & BWV 65 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist)
Marien‐Vesper (highlights) / Madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player); Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir, German / Regensburger cathedral choir), Monteverdi‐Chor Hamburg, Hanns‐Martin Schneidt (harpsichordist, organist, conductor), Jürgen Jürgens (chorus master and conductor)
Messiah: Arias and Choruses by Handel (George Frideric Handel, German‐British baroque composer); The English Concert & Choir, Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
Orgelkonzert “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” / Harfenkonzert / Oboenkonzert nr. 3 / Concerto a Due Cori nr. 2 by Handel (George Frideric Handel, German‐British baroque composer); Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer), The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
Royal Fireworks Music / Concerto Grosso “Alexander’s Feast” / Ouvertures by Handel (George Frideric Handel, German‐British baroque composer); The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
The Symphonies for Strings by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (German classical composer); The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
part of:The History of Classical Music: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki (order: 1)