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Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List
First Hour
Francesca Caccini (1587-c.1640), O che nuovo stupor (Oh, what new astonishment), Ricercar Consort, Max von Egmond – bass, Ricercar 329, A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS (2)
Gaetano Maria Schiassi, Christmas Symphony in D, Schwerin Blechblaser-Collegium (Brass Collegium), Sunday Baroque MG2, SUNDAY BAROQUE – MUSICAL GIFTS 2
English 15th c., Qui creavit celum (Nuns of Chester), Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, EMI 54902, CAROL ALBUM 2
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773), Concerto in D for flute, strings and b.c. QV5:45, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann – harpsichord, Claire Guimond – baroque flute, Early Music EMCCD7777, REBELLES BAROQUES
Anonymous English Carol 15th c., There is no rose of such virtu
German Traditional (late 15th c?), Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming (Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen), Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Philips 462050, ONCE AS I REMEMBER …
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F BWV1047, Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin (Academy for Ancient Music), Isabelle Faust – violin, Antoine Tamestit, Harmonia Mundi HMM90268687, BACH:BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS 1-6 / AKADEMIE FUR ALTE MUSIK, BERLIN
Second Hour
Guillaume Bouzignac (c1592-c1641), Noe, noe! Pastores, cantate domino, Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir, ASV 166, SANCTUS: BAROQUE MUSIC FOR THE NATIVITY
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto in E RV270 Per il Santissimo Natale, La Pieta, Angele Dubeau – violin, Analekta AN2 8730, NOEL
Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630), Nun jauchzet mit hellem Ton, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen, Nonesuch 79265, A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
Adam Falckenhagen (1697-1754), Concerto IV in G, John Schneiderman – baroque lute, Jeffrey Cohan – baroque flute, William Skeen – baroque cello, Hanssler Classic HC15048, AN EVENING WITH WILHELMINE
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cantata #63: opening chorus & closing chorus, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Deutsche Grammophon 463589, BACH CHRISTMAS CANTATAS
Third Hour
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Three Parts upon a Ground, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, Alia Vox 9820, OSTINATO
Traditional Scottish, The Reel of Tullochgorum (instrumental)
Traditional English, I saw three ships & The Cherry Tree Carol
Traditional Cornish, Can wassel (Wassail Song), Anonymous 4, Andrew Lawrence King – harp, Harmonia Mundi 907325, WOLCUM YULE CELTIC AND BRITISH SONGS AND CAROLS
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Concerto in G FWV L:G13, Tempesta di Mare (Sea Tempest), Chandos 0783, JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH ORCHESTRAL WORKS VOL. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christmas Oratorio BWV248: Cantata 2: Sinfonia, aria (alto), & closing chorale, Bach Choir of Bethlehem & Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Dorian 93183 I/II, CHRISTMAS ORATORIO BWV 248
Fourth Hour
O Tannenbaum, CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Naxos 550301, CHRISTMAS GOES BAROQUE
Medieval carol, As I Lay On Yoolis Night, Anonymous 4, Harmonia Mundi 907099, ON YOOLIS NIGHT: MEDIEVAL CAROLS & MOTETS
Tarquinio Merula (1584/5-1665), Canzona la Lusignola, Belladonna, Dorian 93228, FOLIAS FESTIVAS
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Gloria in excelsis Deo (?1745) BWV191: opening chorus, Aria (duet), & concluding chorus, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Soli Deo Gloria SDG 174, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH CANTATAS VOL. 18: WEIMAR/LEIPZIG/HAMBURG
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709), Concert a Quatro in Forma di Pastorale op.8 #6 CHRISTMAS, La Pieta, Angele Dubeau – violin, Analekta AN2 8730, NOEL
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Concerto a Due Cori #3 in F HWV334, Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht, Passacaille 922, HANDEL MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS & CONCERTI A DUE CORI
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