Baroque: The Greatest Hits

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: Disc 1
▼CD 2: Disc 2
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1Trumpet Voluntary
orchestra:
Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:47
2Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
orchestra:
Collegium Aureum
partial recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
dedicated to:
Christian Ludwig (Margrave of Brandenburg)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1048)
part of:
Six concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Brandenburg concertos)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:54
3Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
brass:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
orchestra:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:55
4Royal Fireworks Music
orchestra:
Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker), Český národní symfonický orchestr (Czech National Symphony Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovenský komorný orchester Bohdana Warchala
conductor:
Sidney Lark (conductor, possibly an Alfred Scholtz pseudonym), Rolf Reinhardt (German conductor 1927-2006), Bernhard Stopler (conductor) and Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel3:50
5Xerxes: Largo
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40
Georg Friedrich Händel3:09
6Canzona per Sonare no. 2
performer:
Chicago Chamber Brass
Giovanni Gabrieli2:36
7The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro
violin:
Alexander Permovalsky (violinist, possibly a Scholz fake name)
orchestra:
Baroque Festival Orchestra (probably another Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Südwest-Studioorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Heribert Münchner (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro pastorale
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Antonio Vivaldi54:01
8Orchestral Suite no. 3: Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach9:32
9’Little’ Fugue
performer:
Chicago Chamber Brass
recording of:
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ("Little")
Johann Sebastian Bach3:22
10Christmas Oratorio -- Sinfonia
orchestra:
Stuttgart Radio Symphony
conductor:
Luis Antonio García Navarro (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (from 1986 to present)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach6:10
11Table of Music Overture
orchestra:
Camerata Würzburg
Georg Philipp Telemann13:56
12Gailliard Battaglia
performer:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
recording of:
Galliard Battaglia
composer:
Samuel Scheidt (composer)
Samuel Scheidt1:45
13Messiah: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:19
14Messiah: Comfort Ye
vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:44
15Messiah: Glory to God
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus
vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:07
16Messiah: Hallelujah!
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society and Royal Philharmonic Chorus
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:48