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Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List
George Frideric Handel JUDAS MACCABAEUS ORATORIO
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio
First Hour
Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/7-1612), CHRISTMAS Motet: Salvator noster a 15, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh, Deutsche Grammophon, 4775762, THE BAROQUE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Gregor Joseph Werner (1693-1766), Christmas Pastorella, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, L’Oiseau Lyre, 410179, CHRISTMAS CONCERTOS
Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), Missa Puer Natus Est Nobis: Sanctus & Benedictus, Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, Gimell, 454934, THE TALLIS CHRISTMAS MASS
Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750), Recorder Concerto in F major, The Academy of Ancient Music, Bojan Cicic, Lucie Horsch – recorder, Decca, 4834722, BAROQUE JOURNEY
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Christmas Oratorio: Cantata #5: opening chorus, Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Layton, Hyperion, 68031/2, CHRISTMAS ORATORIO BWV 248
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G BWV1049, Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland Baroque Orchestra), Jeannette Sorrell, AVIE, 2207, BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS, HARPSICHORD & VIOLIN CONCERTOS
Second Hour
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Suite #5 in E HWV430: air & variations (Harmonious Blacksmith), London Brass, Teldec, 18665, LONDON BRASS BAROQUE
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Lute Concerto in D RV93, Rolf Lislevand – lute, Manfredo Kraemer & Pablo Valetti – violins, Laura Johnson – viola, Lorenz Duftschmid – viol, Balazs Mate – cello, Astree, 8587, THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR LUTE
Ebeling, Johann Georg (?1637-1676), All my heart this night rejoices, Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, Collegium, 106, CHRISTMAS NIGHT: CAROLS OF THE NATIVITY
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Water Music Suite #3 in G, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon, 435390, HANDEL: WASSERMUSIK * FEUERWERKSMUSIK
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), SAMSON: Let the Bright Seraphim, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Kathleen Battle – soprano, Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, Sony, 46672, BAROQUE DUET
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), French Suite #3 in b BWV814, Rochelle Sennet – piano, Albany TROY, 1965, BACH TO BLACK VOLUME 3
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Orchestral Suite #3 in D BWV1068: air, Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland Baroque Orchestra), Jeannette Sorrell, AVIE, AV2520, BACH’S COFFEEHOUSE
Third Hour
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Cantata for Third Day of Christmas: concluding aria (allegro), Les Idees Heureuses (Happy Ideas), Genevieve Soly, Analekta, AN2 9115, CHRISTMAS IN DARMSTADT INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL MUSIC, VOL.3
Anonymous 17th c. Scottish, A Scots Lilt (instrumental), Andrew Lawrence King – harp, Harmonia Mundi, 907325, WOLCUM YULE CELTIC AND BRITISH SONGS AND CAROLS
Traditional Welsh, Wel, dyma’r borau gorau (Behold, here is the best morning)
Traditional English, 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), Overture (Suite) in d FWV K:e1, Tempesta di Mare (Sea Tempest), Chandos, 0829, JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH (1688-1758) ORCHESTRAL MUSIC VOLUME 4
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (arranged from arias from ‘La fida ninfa’, ‘Il Giustino’ & ‘Juditha triumphans’), Concerto Koln, Martin Fröst – clarinet, Sony, 19075929912, MARTIN FROST – VIVALDI
Fourth Hour
Leonara Duarte (1610-c.1678), Sinfonia No. 5 &, Sinfonia No. 6, Sonnambula, Centaur, CRC3685, LEONARA DUARTE: THE COMPLETE WORKS
Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti (1730-1795), Concerto for violin in C: adagio & presto, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Stefano Montanari – baroque violin, Early Music, 7776, HIDDEN TREASURES OF ITALY
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Judas Maccabaeus: selections, Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor Lubeck, Rolf Beck, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 88697720242, HANDEL: JUDAS MACCABAEUS
Giacobbe Basevi Cervetto (c.1680-1783), Trio Sonata, Op. 1 #1 in a, Sarah Freiberg – baroque cello, Colleen McGary-Smith – baroque cello, Guy Fishman – baroque cello, Centaur, CRC3973, HAVE CELLOS, WILL TRAVEL
Salomone Rossi (c.1570-1630), Eftach na sefatai (I open my lips in joyous song), New York Baroque, Eric Milnes, Dorian, 93220, SONGS OF SOLOMON: VOL. 2 HOLIDAY & FESTIVAL MUSIC
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