100 Best Baroque

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1▶CD: England and the Baroque
2▼CD: The Best of Italian Baroque
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1Serse: Ombra mai fu
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1998)
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
Georg Friedrich Händel3:08
2Dixit Dominus (opening chorus)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232: I. Chorus "Dixit Dominus"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232
Georg Friedrich Händel5:21
3Giulio Cesare in Egitto: Dall’ondoso periglio… Aure, deh, per pietà
harpsichord:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
contralto vocals:
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre de Paris (formerly Ensemble Orchestral de Paris prior to 2012-03)
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III, Scena IV, 36. Recitativo accompagnato “Dall’ondoso periglio” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III
part of:
Giulio Cesare: Atto III
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III, Scena IV. Aria “Aure, deh, per pietà” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III
Georg Friedrich Händel8:36
4Alcina: Verdi prati
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
City of London Baroque Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto II, Scena XII. Aria “Verdi prati, selva amene” (Ruggiero)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:22
5Orfeo: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Le Concert d’Astrée (ensemble founded in 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm)
conductor:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto secondo. Sinfonia / Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno (Orfeo)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger, c. 1573-1630)
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto secondo
recording of:
L’Orfeo: Toccata
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’Orfeo, SV 318
Claudio Monteverdi1:39
6Altri canti d’amor, tenero arciero
instruments and vocals:
The Consort of Musicke (British early-music group)
conductor:
Anthony Rooley (lute player / conductor)
recording of:
Altri canti d’Amor, tenero arciero
writer:
anonymous imitation of Marino ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 146)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Guerrieri
Claudio Monteverdi10:15
7Beatus vir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir I a 6 [Psalm 112] SV 268
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 268)
part of:
Selva morale e spirituale
Claudio Monteverdi8:56
8L’incoronazione di Poppea: Pur ti miro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-07)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano) (in 1988-07)
orchestra:
City of London Baroque Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1988-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1990)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-07)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III.
Claudio Monteverdi5:42
9Adagio
cello:
Caroline Dale (cellist)
instruments:
Scottish Ensemble
organ:
Sally Heath (British pianist)
violin:
Jane Murdoch (violinist) and Jonathan Rees
conductor:
Jonathan Rees
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
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 Albinoni7:41
10Miserere (extract)
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:46
11Sonata pian’ e forte
orchestra:
Gabrieli Players
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Sonata pian’ e forte (orchestrated by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
is based on:
Canzon pian’ e forte
orchestration of:
Sonata pian' e forte à 8, Ch. 175 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 1)
Giovanni Gabrieli5:17
12The Four Seasons: no. 2 “Summer”: Allegro – Adagio – Presto
violin:
Monica Huggett (violinist)
orchestra:
Raglan Baroque Players (UK baroque music ensemble)
conductor:
Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/23) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 315)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi9:49
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)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/947590 [info]