Baroque Adagios

1. Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon 2. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimen 3. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni 4. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from "Orfeo ed Euridice") 5. Lute (Chamber) Concerto, for lute (or guitar), 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV 93: Largo 6. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto 7. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (often transposed to C minor): Adagio 8. Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Cum deder 9. Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.6/4, HWV 322: Larghetto affettuoso 10. Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (No.13), HWV 295: Larghetto 11. Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (reconstruction), BWV 1053R: Siciliano 12. Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor, B. g5 ("The Devil's Trill"): Largheto affettuoso 13. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166): excerpt 14. Double Oboe Concerto for 2 oboes (or recorders), strings & continuo in D minor, RV 535: Largo 15. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/1: Largo 16. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: Larghetto 17. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria 18. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu, largo 19. Nulla in mundo pax sincera, solo motet for voice, strings & continuo in E major, RV 630: excerpt 20. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on a "G" string 21. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Lassia ch'io pianga 22. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il ci 23. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: Adagio e piano sempre 24. Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9/2, (T. 9/2): 25. Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: Adagio (excerpt) 26. Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/6, HWV 294: Larghetto 27. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: Andante 28. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Affettuoso 29. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Stabat Mater 30. Cantata No. 156, "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe," BWV 156 (BC A38): Arioso 31. Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532: Andante 32. Concerto for oboe & violin (or 2 violins), strings & continuo (reconstruction), BWV 1060R: Adagio 33. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("L'autunno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimen 34. Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, TWV 51:d1: Adagio 35. Concerto grosso No. 6 in D major (after Scarlatti): Largo 36. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in A minor ("L'estro armonico" No. 6), Op. 3/6, RV 3 37. Ground for harpsichord in C Minor, D 221: Largo 38. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626: Dido's Lament
Notes: The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tranquility." This double-disc set offers over 2 1/2 hours of Baroque era music that validates Mace's assertion by focusing on slow tempo excerpts culled from the masterworks of the period's preeminent composers. The resultant overall tone of meditative calm and serenity is established right from the start with the familiar strains of Pachelbel's Canon and is sustained throughout by the variety of examples of the forms, styles, and innovations developed by the likes of J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Albinoni. Even taken out of context, selections such as Gluck's "Dance of the blessed spirits," Purcell's "Dido's Lament," and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater are powerful representations of what came to be known as Baroque. The collected recordings are all first rate and feature outstanding performances by distinguished artists such as Janet Baker, Andr�s Schiff, Andreas Scholl, Heinz Holliger, and Neville Marinner.

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