Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.5/29) – Vivaldi, Telemann, J.S.Bach, Handel – Concertos

Music of the Enlightenment (CD5/29) - The apotheosis of the Baroque concerto:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Le Quattro Stagioni *
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Violin Concerto "The Frog" +
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Brandenburg Concerto no.6 BWV 1051 #
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Organ Concerto op.4 no.3 §

Midori Seiler - violin * +
Richard Egarr - organ §, harpsichord #
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [on period instruments] * +
Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments] # §
Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer - conductor *
Stephan Mai - conductor +
Richard Egarr - conductor # §

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J.S.Bach – Harpsichord Concertos – Richard Egarr, Andrew Manze

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Concerto in D minor for Harpsichord BWV 1052
Concerto in E major for Harpsichord BWV 1053
Triple Concerto in A minor for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord BWV 1044

CD 2:
Concerto in D major for Harpsichord BWV 1054
Concerto in A major for Harpsichord BWV 1055
Concerto in F minor for Harpsichord BWV 1056
Concerto in F major for Harpsichord BWV 1057
Concerto in G minor for Harpsichord BWV 1058

Richard Egarr - harpsichord
Rachel Brown - flute
The Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments]
Andrew Manze - violin & direction

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Handel – Organ Concertos op.7 – Richard Egarr

remembering George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel) on the anniversary of his death

(23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Organ Concertos:

CD 1:

Organ Concerto in B flat major, op.7 no.1

Organ Concerto in A major, op.7 no.2

Organ Concerto in B flat major, op.7 no.3

Organ Concerto in D minor, op.7 no.4

CD 2:

Organ Concerto in G minor, op.7 no.5

Organ Concerto in B flat major, op.7 no.6

Chaconne in F major HWV 485

Fugue in G minor HWV 264

Chaconne in G major HWV 442

Concerto in F major HWV 295 "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"

Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments]

Richard Egarr - organ, harpsichord & direction

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Handel – Organ Concertos op.4 – Richard Egarr

remembering George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel) on the anniversary of his death

(23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Organ Concertos:

Organ Concerto in G minor, op.4 no.1

Organ Concerto in B flat major, op.4 no.2

Organ Concerto in G minor, op.4 no.3

Organ Concerto in F major, op.4 no.4

Organ Concerto in F major, op.4 no.5

Organ Concerto in B flat major, op.4 no.6

Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments]

Richard Egarr - organ & direction

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