This one is for pigshitpoet

These are my recommended Vivaldi albums -

Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto No.6 in E Minor, RV 484 - 1. Allegro poco



Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni "Inverno"



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As previously mentioned, some Bach -

J.S. Bach - Concerto For 2 Harpsichords, Strings, And Continuo In C Minor, BWV 1060 - 1. Allegro



J.S. Bach - Concerto For 3 Harpsichords, Strings, And Continuo No.1 In D Minor, BWV 1063




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Back in 1991 Wire did an article on baroque music concentrating on Vivaldi and Telemann. Telemann in his time was more popular than J.S.Bach but seems to be forgotten until the period-instrument movement began. Chandos Records have done a whole series of recordings of his music including the one posted here.


Georg Philipp Telemann - Ouverture-Suite in G minor for Strings & B.c 'La Changeante'




Cölner Barockorchester

[00:00​] I. Ouverture
[07:04​] II. Loure
[08:37​] III. Les Scaramouches. Vitement
[12:13​] IV. Menuet I & II
[14:33​] V. La Plaisanterie
[15:54​] VI. Hornpipe
[17:32​] VII. Avec douceur
[21:20​] VIII. Canarie

Painting: Portrait of Éléonore Louise Le Gendre de Berville by Jean-Marc Nattier. 1751


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More baroque bifurcations - and a couple of moderns. For sallymn.

Henry Purcell - Sound The Trumpet



Here we have James Bowman (at right) - the charismatic doyen of modern countertenors - alongside Michael Chance, one of Bowman's many protégés. In this recording, they sing Purcell's famous duet in a manner that says it all about vocal skill, communication, and mutual respect.

Georg Friedrich Händel - Arias from "Admeto, Re di Tessaglia"



From the Opera "Admeto, Re di Tessaglia"
Trasimede, the Prince and brother of Admeto.
00:02​ - Se l' arco avessi, e i strali
06:14​ - Da te piu tosto partir vogl'io
James Bowman - countertenor
IL Complesso Barocco - Alan Curtis

More modern now - right up to date is the minmalist music of michael nyman -

Michael Nyman - If



Iestyn Davies and viol consort Fretwork

Michael Nyman - The Self-Laudatory Hymn of Inanna and her Omnipotence





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Another divergent collection of tunes -

Henry Purcell - St Cecilia's Day Ode, 'Welcome to all the pleasures' Z339




Henry Purcell: Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z339, an ode for St. Cecilia's day (1683). Andrew Parrott conducting the Taverner Consort and Players. Emily van Evera - soprano, John Mark Ainsley, Charles Daniels - tenor, David Thomas - bass.

1. Overture - 00:00
2. Welcome to all the pleasures - 1:59
3. Here the Deities approve - 3:48
4. Then lift up your voices - 8:50
5. Beauty, thy scene of love - 10:33
6. In a consort of voices - 13:04

The painting is Hearing from An Allegory of the Five Senses, a joint work by Breughel the Elder and Rubens.

Olivier Messiaen - Saint Francois D'Assise [Deuxième Acte - "Frères oiseaux, en tous temps et lieux]



Bill Evans - Love Theme From "Spartacus"




Jacques Loussier - Prelude from Partita in E Major




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