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Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List

First Hour

Traditional German, Kommet, ihr Hirten (Come all ye Shepherds), Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Peter Breiner, Naxos, 550301, CHRISTMAS GOES BAROQUE

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto in D RV 95 LA PASTORELLA, Il Giardino Armonico (Harmonic Garden), Giovanni Antonini, Giovanni Antonini – recorder, Teldec, 73268, VIVALDI: CONCERTI DA CAMERA VOL.2

Rafael Antonio Castellanos (c.1725–1791), Pastoras alegres, El Mundo, Jennifer Ellis Kampani – soprano, Nell Snaidas – soprano, Ryland Angel – tenor, Naxos, 8574295, ARCHIVO DE GUATEMALA

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), The Faithful Shepherd (opera, 1712), Montreal Baroque Orchestra, Joel Thiffault, ATMA, 22157, HANDEL OVERTURES

Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765), Concerto Pastorale in G, La Pieta, Angele Dubeau – violin, Analekta, AN2 8730, NOEL

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620/23-1680), Balletto di Pastori e Ninfe, Freiburg Baroque Consort, Harmonia Mundi, HMC 902087, BAROCKES WELTTHEATER

Second Hour

Johann Sebastian Bach (168501750), English Suite #1 in A BWV806: Bouree 1 and Bourree 2, Rochelle Sennet – piano, Albany, Troy 1869-71, BACH TO BLACK SUITES FOR PIANO VOLUME I

William Whyte (1571-1634), Fantasia a 6 #1, Fantasia a 6 #4, & Fantasia a 5 #2, Abendmusik, MSR Classics, MS1840, WHYTE NOYSE

Traditional, Gaudete!, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Hyperion 66263, CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE EUROPE

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Concerto in G for viola, strings and b.c. TWV51:G9, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann – harpsichord, Jean-Louis Blouin – viola, Early Music, EMCCD7777, REBELLES BAROQUES

Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in Bb RV363, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi, Naive, OP7368, VIVALDI CONCERTI PER VIOLINO XI “PER ANNA MARIA”

Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768), Sonata in d op.2 #12 for violin and continuo, Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger – violin, Rachel Podger – violin, Channel Classics, CCS SA 39217, GRANDISSIMA GRAVITA

Third Hour

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord), Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen, Nonesuch, 79265, A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS

Giovanni Battista Buonamente (c.1595-1642), Ballo del Gran Duca (The Grand Duke’s Ball) in C (1626), Ensemble Mirable, Magnatune, INFLUENZA ITALIANA

Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707), Prince of Denmark’s March, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Newman, Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, Sony, 66244, WYNTON MARSALIS – IN GABRIEL’S GARDEN

Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709), Sinfonia in D, G.4, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Newman, Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, Sony, 66244, WYNTON MARSALIS – IN GABRIEL’S GARDEN

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Rejoice in the Lord alway BELL ANTHEM, Chanticleer & Capriccio Stravagante, Joseph Jennings & Skip Sempe, Teldec Classics, 60290, CHANTICLEER EVENING PRAYER PURCELL

Diego Ortiz (c.1510-1570), Recercadas ottava y quarta sobre ‘La Folia’, Pulcinella Orchestra, Ophélie Gaillard – cello, Aparté, AP326, NAPOLI!

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Overture (Suite) #2 in b BWV1067, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Liliko Maeda – flute, BIS, 1431, JS BACH 4 ORCHESTRAL SUITES BWV1066-1069

Fourth Hour

Beatrice Mattei (fl.1740s — fl.1750s), Sonata para Gamba in e: 1-allegro, Cecília Aprigliano – viola da gamba, Ana Cecilia Tavares – harpsichord, DAMAS VIRTUOSAS: COMPOSITORAS DOS SECULOS XVII E XVIII

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude in C BWV 846 WTC Book 1, Raphaël Feuillâtre – guitar, Deutsche Grammophon, 4864073, VISAGES BAROQUES

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764), L’entretien des Muses, Raphaël Feuillâtre – guitar, Deutsche Grammophon, 4864073, VISAGES BAROQUES

Jacques Duphly (1715–1789), Médée (No. 6 from Pièces de clavecin, Book, Raphaël Feuillâtre – guitar, Deutsche Grammophon, 4864073, VISAGES BAROQUES

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Keyboard Concerto in G Wq. 9 (H412) / III. Allegro assai (Cadenza: Mayer), Berliner Barock Solisten, Albrecht Mayer – oboe / oboe d’amore, Deutsche Grammophon, 4864183, BACH GENERATIONS

Andrea Falconieri (c.1585-1656), La suave melodia & su corrente 1 & 2, & Folias echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos, Pulcinella Orchestra, Ophélie Gaillard – cello, Aparté, AP326, NAPOLI!

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764), Violin Concerto in c Op.3 #2, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini, Isabelle Faust – violin, Harmonia Mundi, HMM902398, PIETRO ANTONIO LOCATELLI IL VIRTUOSO, IL POETA

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