A BAROQUE MUSIC SAMPLER

Music by Bach and all the leading baroque composers.
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BMC 1
John STANLEY (1712-1786): Six Concertos Op 2
Little Orchestra of London, Leslie Jones, organ/cond.
Music Sample 1: Concerto #2 in b, Largo
Music Sample 2: Concerto #2 in b, Allegro
Music Sample 3: Concerto #6 in B-flat, Allegro

BMC 2
DAVID MUNROW introduces medieval instruments
Three Suites of Elizabethan & Renaissance dances
Music Sample 1: Introducing - the Dulcian
Music Sample 2: Soprano Dulcian & Regal

BMC 3
A BAROQUE ORGAN RECITAL, 1738 Dutch organ.
Pachelbel, Hanff, Lübeck, Buxtehude, Böhm, Bach
Music Sample: Lübeck - Prealudium

BMC 4
A BAROQUE CONCERT - Milan Baroque Soloists
Concs by Corelli/Vivaldi/Geminiani/Torelli/Handel
Music Sample 1: Tk3 Vivaldi Op3/8
Music Sample 2: Tk4 Geminiani La Follia
Music Sample 3: Tk5 Torelli Guitar Conc

BMC 5
HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS
Opus 4 nos.1,4,5 & 6, "Cuckoo & the Nightingale"
Music Sample 1: Op4/6 last mvt
Music Sample 2: Op4/5 opening

BMC 6
CROFT (1678-1727) & BOYCE (1710-1779)
Sonatas & Symphonies. London Baroque Orch
Music Sample: Croft Violin Sonata in g
Music Sample: Boyce Symphony 8
Music Sample: Boyce Trio Sonata 2

BMC 7
Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725)
6 Concerti Grossi, 3 Sinfonie de Concerto Grosso
Music Sample 1: Concerto #1 in f, opening
Music Sample 2: Concerto #4 in g, opening

BMC 8
Domenico SCARLATTI: 15 Keyboard Sonatas
VALDA AVELING, hpschd by Thomas Goff
Music Sample 1: Sonata in B-flat, L500
Music Sample 2: Sonata in B-flat, L497

BMC 9
Henry PURCELL: Nine Trio Sonatas, 1697.
Carl Pini & John Tunnell, violins.
Music Sample: Tr7 Sonata 7 opening

BMC 10
PURCELL: Incidental Theatre & Chamber Music
Accademia Monteverdiana, cond Denis Stevens
Music Sample: Fairy Queen - Rondeau

BMC 11
ITALIAN BAROQUE – Concertos, Chamber works
Albinoni, A.Scarlatti, Pasquini, Corelli, Geminiani
Music Sample 1: Albinoni Oboe Concerto
Music Sample 2: Pasquini - Bergamasca
Music Sample 3: Geminiani - Andantino

BMC 12
VIVALDI: Varied concertos for strings, 2 cellos
bassoon, viola d'amore & guitar, 2 mandolins
Music Sample 1: Two Cellos
Music Sample 2: Bassoon Concerto
Music Sample 3: Concerto Op3/10

BMC 13
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
A varied selection of Telemann's best concertos
Music Sample 1: Sinfonia in F
Music Sample 2: Suite in d
Music Sample 3: Two violas

BMC 14
BAROQUE OBOE CONCERTOS by Albinoni
Marcello, Vivaldi, Telemann, Handel, A.Scarlatti
Music Sample 1: Marcello - opening
Music Sample 2: Handel - opening

BMC 15
Count Unico Willem van WASSENAER
Six Concerti, or Sei concerti armonici, 1740.
Music Sample 1: Concerto #1 in G - opening
Music Sample 2: Concerto #5 in f - Adagio
Music Sample 3: Concerto #5 in f - A tempo

BMC 16
VIVALDI: "La Cetra" Concertos Op 9, Bk 1
BOYCE: 2 Concerti Grossi
Music Sample 1: Trk 1 Concerto 1, opening
Music Sample 2: Trk 7 Concerto in b, opening

BMC 17
VIVALDI: "La Cetra" Concertos Op 9, Bk 2
ALBICASTRO: 2 Concertos
Music Sample 1: Trk 3 Concerto 9 opening
Music Sample 2: Trk 3 Concerto 9 Largo
Music Sample 3: Trk 8 Albicastro opening

BMC 18
VENETIA MUNDI SPLENDOR - Glory of Venice
Rousing choruses, brass fanfares, choral & instr wks
Music Sample 1: Trk 1 - Gabrieli Ricercare
Music Sample 2: Trk 6 - Perche se m'odiavi
Music Sample 3: Trk 9 - Monteverdi Gloria

BMC 19
VIVALDI: Four Seasons / Modena Chamber Orch
Gloria RV 589 / Vienna State, Hermann Scherchen
Music Sample 1: "Spring" opening
Music Sample 2: "Winter" - Largo
Music Sample 3: Gloria Opening
Music Sample 4: Gloria Conclusion

BMC 20
HANDEL: Water Music – Royal Fireworks
Bath Festival Orch/Menuhin
Music Sample 1: Water Music Suite 2 Gigue
Music Sample 2: Royal Fireworks

BMC 21
HANDEL AT ADLINGTON HALL
Organ, hpschd solos, concertos, Dixit Chorus.
Music Sample 1: Two-harpsichord Suite
Music Sample 2: Dixit Dominus
Music Sample 3: Trio 2 Sopranos & Baritone
Music Sample 4: Cornet Voluntary, organ

BMC 22
HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS Opus 7 cpt
Chbr Orch, Karl Richter, Organist/Cond
Music Sample 1: Concerto Op7/1 opening
Music Sample 2: Concerto Op7/3 Hallelulia
Music Sample 3: Concerto Op7/5 Chaconne

BMC 23
HANDEL HARPSICHORD SUITES
Christopher WOOD, Dolmetsch harpsichord
Music Sample: Suite 3, Prelude
Music Sample: Suite 4, opening Fugue

BMC 24
BACH & HANDEL: Sylvia Marlowe & Chbr Orch
Hpschd solos, Organ Conc Op 4/6, hpschd version
Music Sample 1: Italian Concerto opening
Music Sample 2: Fantasia 906
Music Sample 3: Org Conc hpschd version excpt
Music Sample 4: Handel Suite 7 opening

BMC 25
BACH & BUXTEHUDE - pedal-harpsichord
Preludes, Fugues, Chaconne. Lionel Rogg
Music Sample 1: Prelude & Fugue in g
Music Sample 2: Ciacona in e

BMC 26
TICKLE MY TOE - Early Baroque Dances
Brass Ens, Orchestra, Trio, Hpschd, Consort
Music Sample: Trk3-German Dance-Brass
Music Sample: Trk3-Alman-Orchestra
Music Sample: Trk4-Gagliarda-Trio

BMC 27
BAROQUE IN BOHEMIA
Choral and organ music from Prague
Music Sample 1: Trk 1 - Jan Zach, Prelude
Music Sample 2: Josef SEGER Fugue in f, start
Music Sample 3: Josef SEGER Fugue in f, end
Music Sample 4: Trk 8 - Quem Lapidaverunt
Music Sample 5: Cernohorsky Motet Laudeatur

BMC 28
JOHANN JOSEF FUX
Chamber Orch, Harpsichord & Clavichord
Music Sample 1: Trk 1 - Ouverture
Music Sample 2: Trk 4 - Fuga, clavichord
Music Sample 3: Trk 7 - final Gigue
Music Sample 4: Trk 6 - opening

BMC 29
DIDERIK BUXTEHUDE - Abendmusik
Sacred Choral & Organ Music
Music Sample: Cantata - "Alles, was Ihr tut"
Music Sample: Prel, Fugue & Chaconne in C

BMC 30
Johann PACHELBEL
Instrumental, organ & harpsichord works
Music Sample 1: Trk 1 - Toccata, organ
Music Sample 2: Trk 2 - Partie opening
Music Sample 3: Trk 8 - Partita 6 end

BMC 31
Jan Dismas ZELENKA
Instrumental works
Music Sample 1: Hypocondria, opening
Music Sample 2: Trio Sonata 3, opening

BMC 32
The Art of the Chaconne
Purcell/Corelli/Pachelbel/Vitali/Bach/Buxtehude
Music Sample 1: Purcell - Gordian Knot
Music Sample 2: Vitali - Chaconne
Music Sample 3: Handel - Organ Concerto Op7/5

BMC 33 & 34
Francesco GEMINIANI: Twelve Concerti Grossi
after Corelli, + Concerto Grosso Op3/2
Music Sample 1: Concerto 1 in D from BMC 33
Music Sample 2: Concerto 5 in g from BMC 33
Music Sample 3: Concerto 7 in d from BMC 33
Music Sample 4: Concerto 11 in E from BMC 34
Music Sample 5: Concerto Grosso Op 3/2 from BMC 34

BMC 35
Music for Strange & Diverse Instruments
Harmonica & Harpsichord: Marcello Sonata
Hurdy-gurdy & Oboe
Accordion: Jan Zach Fuga
Hasse: Bourree, two zithers
Claviorganum - Bach BWV 904

BMC 36
Vivaldi-Bach Harpsichord Concerto Transcriptions
Track 1 - Concerto BWV 972
Track 4 - Concerto BWV 975
Track 8 - Concerto BWV 980

BMC 37 & 38
HANDEL: Chandos Anthems
Anthem 1 Chorus: O go your way into His gates
Anthem 3 Chorus: Then shall I teach Thy ways
Anthem 4 Soprano/Tenor Duet: O worship the Lord
Anthem 6 Sonata Allegro
Anthem 6 S/T/B/Choir: As pants the Hart

BMC 39
Purcell: Odes, Anthems and Chamber Music
The Bell Anthem: Introduction
The Bell Anthem: opening chorus
Come Ye Sons of Art
Fantasia Upon a Ground, extract

BMC 40
Purcell: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, 1692.
Plus songs and harpsichord solos.
Ode for St Cecilia: Final Chorus
Harpsichord Solo: Con Spirito
Fairest Isle


BHP 901
BACH Heritage Performances:
Millicent Silver performing the Goldberg Variations
Music Sample 1
Music Sample 2
Music Sample 3

BACH 701 & 702
4 Shorter Masses (Missae Breves) BWV 233-236
Dresdner Kreuzchor & Philharmonie / Martin Flämig
Music Sample 1: Mass #1, Kyrie
Music Sample 2: Mass #1, Ending
Music Sample 3: Chorale - Gloria in Excelsis

BACH 702
Missae Breves BWV 235/6. Sancti BWV 239/40
Stuttgart Choral Singers & Orchestra, Grischkat
Music Sample 1: Mass #3, Chorus
Music Sample 2: Mass #4, Bass Aria
Music Sample 3: Mass #4, Chorus

BACH 703
Three Violin Concertos BWV 1041/2/3
Violin & Oboe Concerto BWV 1060
Music Sample 1: Concerto #1 in a
Music Sample 2: Dbl-Violin Concerto
Music Sample 3: Violin/Oboe Concerto

BACH 704
Harpsichord Partitas 1-3, BWV 825-7
Derek Adlam, Feldberg Harpsichord
Music Sample 1: Partita 2 in c, opening
Music Sample 2: Partita 1 in B-flat, Minuet

BACH 705
Harpsichord Partitas 4-6, BWV 828-30
Derek Adlam, Feldberg Harpsichord
Music Sample: Partita 4 in D, conclusion

BACH 706
Violin & Clavier Sonatas BWV 1021-4
Barchet/Veyron-Lacroix.Trio Sons BWV 1036-38
Music Sample 1: Sonata in c, 1024 opening
Music Sample 2: Trio Sonata in G, 1038 last mvt
Music Sample 3: Sonata in e 1023 opening

BACH 707
Org transcriptions 592/4/5/6/7, fugue 574
Martin Neary, Frobenius organ & pedalhpschd
Music Sample 1: Concerto 596
Music Sample 2: Fugue 574, end
Music Sample 3: Concerto 597

BACH 708
BACH on SILBERMANN ORGANS
1: Freiberg Cathedral
Toccata & Fugue d-minor, Schübler Chorales
Music Sample 1: Toccata & Fugue in d, 565
Music Sample 2: Chorale Prelude 734
Music Sample 3: Prelude in C, 545

BACH 709
BACH/SILBERMANN 2: Grosshartmannsdorf
Preludes & Fugues, Chorale Variations etc
Music Sample 1: Trk 5 - Fugue 575
Music Sample 2: Trk 8 - Chorale 715

BACH 710
BACH/SILBERMANN 3: Ponitz/Grossh'dorf
Preludes & Fugues + 8 Short Prels & Fugues
Music Sample 1: Trk1 - Prelude 546
Music Sample 2: Trk 7 - Prelude 557

BACH 711-714
The Well Tempered Clavier
Forty-eight Preludes & Fugues
Malcolm Hamilton, harpsichord

BACH 711: Preludes & Fugues 1 to 12
Music Sample 1: Prelude 5
Music Sample 2: Fugue 12 opening
Music Sample 3: Fugue 12 conclusion

BACH 712: Preludes & Fugues 13 to 24
Music Sample 1: Prelude 13
Music Sample 2: Fugue 16
Music Sample 3: Prelude 22

BACH 713: Preludes & Fugues 25 to 36
Music Sample 1: Prelude 36
Music Sample 2: Fugue 32 excerpt

BACH 714: Preludes & Fugues 37 to 48
Music Sample 1: Prelude 37
Music Sample 2: Fugue 44

BACH 715
Hpschd Concertos 1052/1061/1064/1065
Sylvia Marlowe, hpschd, Baroque Chbr Orch
Music Sample 1: 1052 last mvt
Music Sample 2: 1061 slow mvt excerpt
Music Sample 3: 1064 opening
Music Sample 4: 1065 opening

BACH 716
Hpschd Concertos & Solo works 1053,58,63
Italian Conc 971, Chrom Fantasy 903
Chamber Orch, George Malcolm hpschd
Music Sample 1: Hpschd Conc in g 1058 slow mvt
Music Sample 2: 3-Hpschd Conc, last mvt

BACH 717
Oboe Concerto 1053, Hpschd Concs 1054-6
Triple Conc flute/oboe/violin from BWV 1064
Music Sample 1: Oboe Concerto opening
Music Sample 2: Concerto 4 in A, opening
Music Sample 3: Triple Concertp opening

BACH 718
Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1057,60,62
Triple Conc 1044. Collegium Musicum Paris
Music Sample 1: Hpschd Concerto 1057
Music Sample 2: 2-hpschd concerto 1062
Music Sample 3: Triple Concerto 1044 last mvt

BACH 719
Violin & Clavier Sonatas 1014-16 Josef Suk
Hpschd Fantasy 906, 4 Duets 802-5, Ruzickova
Music Sample 1: Sonata 1015 - Presto
Music Sample 2: Sonata 1016 - Adagio
Music Sample 3: Sonata 1016 - Allegro, end

BACH 720
Violin & Clavier Sons 1017-19 Suk/Ruzickova
Hpschd Fantasy & Fugue 904, Prel & Fugue 894
Music Sample 1: Sonata 1017 - Siciliano
Music Sample 2: Sonata 1018 - final Vivace

BACH 721
CANTATAS 142 and 65
MAGNIFICAT in D, 243 with Christmas Verses
Music Sample: Canata 142
Music Sample: Cantata 65
Music Sample: Magnificat

BACH 722
CANTATAS 46, 105, 25 and 103
Music Sample 1: Cantata 46
Music Sample 2: Cantata 105
Music Sample 3: Cantata 25
Music Sample 4: Cantata 103

BACH 723
CANTATAS 68, 76 and 80
Music Sample: Cantata 68
Music Sample: Cantata 76
Music Sample: Cantata 80

BACH 724
SINFONIA from Cantata 152
CANTATAS 182, 4 and 150
Music Sample 1: Cantata 182 concluding chorus
Music Sample 2: Cantata 4 opening chorus
Music Sample 3: Cantata 150 opening chorus

BACH 725
CANTATAS 140, 93 and 36
Music Sample: Cantata 140
Music Sample: Cantata 93
Music Sample: Cantata 36

BACH 726
Harpsichord Toccatas BWV 910-916
Isolde Ahlgrimm, pedal-harpsichord
Music Sample: Trk 1 Toccata 910
Music Sample: Trk 4 Toccata 913
Music Sample: Trk 6 Toccata 915

BACH 727
PASSACAGLIA, FANTASY & FUGUE
Nicholas Danby/Isolde Ahlgrimm, pedal-hpschd
Music Sample 1: Passacaglia
Music Sample 2: Trio Sonata 3rd mvt
Music Sample 3: Prelude 899
Music Sample 4: Chromatic Fantasy

BACH 728
BACH ON SUNDAY – London Bach Society
E Power Biggs, historic organ, 1761
Choruses, chorales, sinfonias & organ solos
Music Sample 1: Aria Duet from Cantata 78
Music Sample 2: Sheep may safely graze organ
Music Sample 3: Sacred Song BWV 478

BACH 729
MUSICAL OFFERING 1079
Thuringian Chbr Orch, Silbermann fortepiano
Canonic Variations 769, Silbermann organ (1714) Music Sample 1: Trio Sonata opening
Music Sample 2: Canon a 2 Thema Regium
Music Sample 3: Fuga Canonica
Music Sample 4: 6-part Ricercare
Music Sample 5: Canonic Variation 1

BACH 730
ART of the FUGUE, BWV 1080
Thuringian Chamber Orchestra / George Malcolm
Music Sample 1: Tr13 Contrapunctus VII
Music Sample 2: Tr16 Canon XV, organ
Music Sample 3: Tr18 Triple Fugue XI

BACH 731
The GOLDBERG Variations + French Suite #5
Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord
Music Sample 1: Variation 1
Music Sample 2: Variation 19
Music Sample 3: Variation 30
Music Sample 4: French Suite opening

BACH 732
Lesser-known Harpsichord Works
Gunnar Johansen, harpsichord
Music Sample 1: Prelude & Fugue 897
Music Sample 2: Fantasia 905
Music Sample 3: Fughetta 872a

BACH 733 & 734
Choruses & chorales from Bach's Cantatas
Ansbach Festival, Karl Richter
Music Sample: Canata 29 Sinfonia, BACH 733
Music Sample: Cantata 68 Chorus, BACH 733
Music Sample: Cantata 67 Chorus, BACH 733
Music Sample: Cantata 44 Chorus, BACH 734
Music Sample: Cantata 38 Chorus, BACH 734

BACH 735
Bach on Silbermann Organs, Volume 4
Burgk Castle Chapel / Nassau Village
Burgk: Fantasia and Fugue BWV 561, opening
Burgk: Pedal Exercise, opening
Nassau: Fantasia in C, BWV 573
Nassau: excerpt from BWV 770 Partite Diverse

BACH 736
CANTATAS 198 (Trauerode), 54 & 106
Opening Chorus: Lass Fürstin
Central Chorus: An dir du Vorbild grosser Frauen
Closing Chorus: Doch, Königin
Cantata 54, Recitative
Cantata 54, concluding Fugue
Cantata 106, opening Sonatina
Cantata 106, Bass/Alto Duet

BACH 737
CANTATAS 35, 42 and 53
Cantata 35: Alto Aria
Cantata 42: Alto Aria
Cantata 53: Alto Aria

BACH 738
Bach on Silbermann Organs, Volume 5
Fraureuth, Helbigsdorf, & Reinhardtsgrimma
Reinhardtsgrimma: Fantasia in g minor, BWV 542
Fraureuth: Trio in G, BWV 1027a
Helbigsdorf: Chorale BWV 725

BACH 739
Bach on Silbermann Organs, Volume 6
Freiberg Cathedral, Crostau, Rötha, Grosshartmannsdorf
Freiberg Cathedral: Prelude BWV 552
Rötha,: Passacaglia BWV 582
Crostau: Fugue BWV 539

BACH 740
Bach's Domestic Keyboard Instruments
Clavichord: Fantasy in g, BWV 917
Lute: Prelude in E-flat, BWV 998
Lute-harpsichord: Prelude from Partita in c, BWV 997


The BAROQUE MUSIC CLUB CATALOG
All titles held in stock at all times, despatched within two business days
by Small Packet Letter Mail in North America, Airmail elsewhere.

VIVALDI: "Four Seasons" Sonnets text in English & Italian
with link to CD featuring Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and Gloria RV 589
Handel at Adlington Hall.
The Legh family's friendship with Handel and his visits to their country estate. CD program featuring Handel's music associated with Adlington, includes works performed on the 1694 historic organ at Adlington.
Bach's Cantatas: A Brief Orientation
An article reviewing the major periods of cantata composition.
Bach's Organ Works on Silbermann Organs
The (almost!) Complete Organ Works of J.S. Bach on Silbermann Organs - 6 CDs


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