History of Baroque Music [Box set]

History of Baroque Music [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Anchor che col partire, madrigal
Composed by Cipriano de Rore
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier

2. Allala la pia calia, villanelle for 4 voices, S. x/104
Composed by Orlande de Lassus
Performed by Clement Janequin Ensemble
Conducted by Dominique Visse

3. So ben mi ch'a ben tempo, for voice and lute
Composed by Ercole Bottrigari
Performed by Rene Jacobs, Konrad Junghanel

4. Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo
Composed by Giulio Caccini
Performed by Rene Jacobs, Konrad Junghanel

5. Vezzosi augelli in fra le verdi frondi, for 4 voices
Composed by Luca Marenzio

6. Crudele acerba inesorabil' morte, for 5 voices
Composed by Luca Marenzio

7. Mercè grido piangendo, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 5), W. 5/49
Composed by Carlo Gesualdo
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

8. Occhi del pianto mio
Composed by Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Performed by Helena Afonso, Cristina Miatello, Marinella Pennicchi, Sergio Vartolo

9. T'amo mia vita, madrigal for 3 voices
Composed by Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Performed by Helena Afonso, Cristina Miatello, Marinella Pennicchi, Sergio Vartolo

10. Quella Vermiglia Rosa for voice solo
Composed by Sigismondo d'India
Performed by Konrad Junghanel, Judith Nelson

11. Luci serene e chiare, voi m'incendete, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 4), SV 81
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi

12. T'amo mia vita!, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 5), SV 104
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi

13. O come sei gentile, caro augellino, madrigal for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 120
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Claire Brua, Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Sandrine Piau
Conducted by William Christie

14. Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, dramatic cantata (from Book 8), SV 153
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Adrian Brand, Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Nicolas Rivenq, Francoise Semellaz
Conducted by William Christie

15. Zefiro Torna, madrigal for 2 tenors (from Book 9 & Scherzi musicali), SV 251
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Rene Jacobs, Helga Muller-Molinari

16. Il primo libro de madrigali, for soloists, Op 1/ 2, "O dolcezze amarissime d'amore," SWV 2
Composed by Heinrich Schutz

17. Amanti io vi disfido, cantata
Composed by Pietro Cesti
Performed by William Christie, Konrad Junghanel, Jaap ter Linden, Judith Nelson

18. Il mio core è un mar di pianti, cantata for 2 voices & continuo
Composed by Giacomo Carissimi
Performed by Rene Jacobs, Konrad Junghanel, Agnes Mellon, Yvon Reperant, Ageet Zweistra

19. L'amfiparnasso, madrigal comedy Benchè siat'usi, o spettatori illusri
Composed by Orazio Vecchi
Performed by Clement Janequin Ensemble
Conducted by Dominique Visse

20. L'amfiparnasso, madrigal comedy Anchor ch'al parturire
Composed by Orazio Vecchi
Performed by Clement Janequin Ensemble
Conducted by Dominique Visse

21. L'amfiparnasso, madrigal comedy Tich, Tach, Toch
Composed by Orazio Vecchi
Performed by Clement Janequin Ensemble
Conducted by Dominique Visse

22. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Toccata
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

23. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Dal mio Permesso amato
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

24. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Vieni, Imeneo
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

25. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Ahi casi acerbo!
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

26. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 In un fiorito prato
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

27. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Possente spirto
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

28. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318 Ritornello, arpa
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Efrat Ben-Nun, Laurence Dale, Jennifer Larmore

29. Lamento d'Arianna, madrigal in 4 sections for 5 voices (from Book 6), SV 107
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Helga Muller-Molinari

30. Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, opera in 3 acts, SV 325 Sinfonia
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by David Evan Thomas, Bernarda Fink, Mark Tucker, Dominique Visse

31. Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, opera in 3 acts, SV 325 Ecco l'arco d'Ulisse
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by David Evan Thomas, Bernarda Fink, Mark Tucker, Dominique Visse

32. L' Incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308 Amici, è giunta l'ora
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Danielle Borst, Guillemette Laurens, Andreas Lebeda, Michael Schopper, Gerd Turk, Dominique Visse

33. L' Incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308 Pur ti miro
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Danielle Borst, Guillemette Laurens, Andreas Lebeda, Michael Schopper, Gerd Turk, Dominique Visse

34. Orfeo, opera Lagrime, dove sete
Composed by Luigi Rossi
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus with Agnes Mellon
Conducted by William Christie

35. Il Giasone, opera Stanza degli incanti di Medea (chambre magique de Médée)
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Gloria Banditelli, Bernard Deletre, Harry van der Kamp, Guy de Mey, Michael Schopper, Dominique Visse

36. La Calisto, opera Atto 1, Sinfonia
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Maria Bayo, Simon Keenlyside, Marcello Lippi

37. La Calisto, opera Atto 1, Calisto: Piante ombroso
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Maria Bayo, Simon Keenlyside, Marcello Lippi

38. La Calisto, opera Atto 1, Mercurio, Giove trasformato in Diana
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Maria Bayo, Simon Keenlyside, Marcello Lippi

39. La Calisto, opera Atto 1, Calisto, Mercurio: Va' pur, va' pur, va'seco
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Maria Bayo, Simon Keenlyside, Marcello Lippi

40. La Calisto, opera Atto 1, Ballet des ours, Chiacona
Composed by Pietro Francesco Cavalli
Performed by Maria Bayo, Simon Keenlyside, Marcello Lippi

41. O Yes! Has Any Found A Lad? for 4 voices (madrigal)
Composed by Thomas Tomkins
Performed by Deller Consort, Alfred Deller
Conducted by Alfred Deller

42. We be soldiers three, madrigal
Composed by English Anonymous
Performed by Deller Consort, Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupre
Conducted by Alfred Deller

43. Come to me, grief, for ever, consort song for voice & 4 viols
Composed by William Byrd
Performed by Emily van Evera
Conducted by Paul O'Dette, Lyle Nordstrom

44. The Three Ravens, folk song
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Andreas Martin, Andreas Scholl

45. Barbara Allen, folk song
Composed by Scottish Traditional
Performed by Andreas Martin, Andreas Scholl

46. Flow, my tears
Composed by John Dowland
Performed by Andreas Martin, Andreas Scholl

47. Goe from My Windowe, P64
Composed by John Dowland
Performed by Andreas Martin, Andreas Scholl

48. Sorrow, stay (No. 3 from The Second Booke of Songes or Ayres, 1600)
Composed by John Dowland
Performed by Andreas Martin, Andreas Scholl

49. Packington's Pound
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by King's Noyse
Conducted by David Douglass

50. They were three ravens, madrigal
Composed by English Anonymous
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

51. She weepeth sore in the night
Composed by William Lawes
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

52. Venus and Adonis, masque Ouverture
Composed by John Blow
Performed by Lynne Dawson, London Baroque, Stephen Varcoe
Conducted by Charles Medlam

53. Venus and Adonis, masque Adonis, uncall'd for sighs
Composed by John Blow
Performed by Lynne Dawson, London Baroque, Stephen Varcoe
Conducted by Charles Medlam

54. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Act 3, Monologue et mort de Didon
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Guillemette Laurens
Conducted by William Christie

55. Hark! how the songsters in the grove (from "Timon of Athens"), duet for 2 sopranos, Z. 632/2 Hark, how the songsters
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Deller Consort, Jean Knibbs, Honor Sheppard
Conducted by Alfred Deller

56. What power art thou ("Prelude while the cold genius rises" from "King Arthur"), bass aria, Z. 628/20 What power art thou
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Maurice Bevan, Deller Consort, Rosemary Hardy, Honor Sheppard
Conducted by Alfred Deller

57. Fairest Isle (from "King Arthur"), aria for soprano, Z. 628/38 Fairest Isle
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Maurice Bevan, Deller Consort, Rosemary Hardy, Honor Sheppard
Conducted by Alfred Deller

58. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Prelude
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

59. May the god of wit inspire (from "The Fairy Queen"), trio for alto, tenor, & bass, Z. 629/8ab "May the God of Wit" & écho, chœur
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

60. See my many color'd fields (from "The Fairy Queen"), tenor aria, Z. 629/35 See, see my many colour'd fields
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

61. Next winter comes slowly (from "The Fairy Queen"), bass aria, Z. 629/36 Next Winter comes slowly, chœur
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

62. If music be the food of love, song, Z. 379 (3 settings)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by William Christie, Alfred Deller, Wieland Kuijken

63. Music for a While (from "Oedipus"), song, Z. 583/2
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by William Christie, Alfred Deller, Wieland Kuijken

64. Admirons Notre Jeune et Charmante Déesse
Composed by Michel Lambert

Conducted by William Christie

65. Atys, opera, LWV 53 Dormons, dormons tous
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Performed by Bernard Deletre, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Michel Laplenie, Gilles Ragon
Conducted by William Christie

66. Atys, opera, LWV 53 Air des songes agréables
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Performed by Bernard Deletre, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Michel Laplenie, Gilles Ragon
Conducted by William Christie

67. Armide et Renaud, opera, LWV 71 Ouverture
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Performed by La Chapelle Royale, Guillemette Laurens
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

68. Armide et Renaud, opera, LWV 71 Ah! Quelle erreur!
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Performed by La Chapelle Royale, Guillemette Laurens
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

69. Armide et Renaud, opera, LWV 71 Enfin, il est en ma puissance
Composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Performed by La Chapelle Royale, Guillemette Laurens
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

70. Médée, opera, H. 491 Noires filles du Styx
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Francois Fauche, Jill Feldman, Michel Laplenie
Conducted by William Christie

71. Médée, opera, H. 491 Venez mêler à mes poisons
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Francois Fauche, Jill Feldman, Michel Laplenie
Conducted by William Christie

72. Médée, opera, H. 491 Je vois le don fatal
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Francois Fauche, Jill Feldman, Michel Laplenie
Conducted by William Christie

73. Médée, opera, H. 491 Dieu du Cocyte et des Royaumes sombres
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Francois Fauche, Jill Feldman, Michel Laplenie
Conducted by William Christie

74. Idomeneo Rè di Creta, opera O Neptune, reçoy nos vœux
Composed by Andre Campra
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Bernard Deletre, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Monique Zanetti
Conducted by William Christie

75. Idomeneo Rè di Creta, opera Ah! quel bonheur de vous revoir
Composed by Andre Campra
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Bernard Deletre, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Monique Zanetti
Conducted by William Christie

76. Idomeneo Rè di Creta, opera Quel pouvoir m'a conduit sur ce bord écarté
Composed by Andre Campra
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Bernard Deletre, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, Monique Zanetti
Conducted by William Christie

77. Castor et Pollux, tragédie en musique Que tout gémisse
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Agnes Mellon
Conducted by William Christie

78. Castor et Pollux, tragédie en musique Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Agnes Mellon
Conducted by William Christie

79. Castor et Pollux, tragédie en musique D'où partent ces cris nouveaux?
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Agnes Mellon
Conducted by William Christie

80. Castor et Pollux, tragédie en musique Acte 1, scène 5, Premier Air pour les Athlètes
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Agnes Mellon
Conducted by William Christie

81. Le Malade imaginaire, incidental music for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 495 Entrée de ballet
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Claire Brua, Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Howard Crook, Jean-Francois Gardeil, Noemi Rime, Monique Zanetti
Conducted by William Christie

82. Le Malade imaginaire, incidental music for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 495 De vos flûtes bocagères
Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Performed by Claire Brua, Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Howard Crook, Jean-Francois Gardeil, Noemi Rime, Monique Zanetti
Conducted by William Christie

83. Les Indes galantes, opéra-ballet Dans les abîmes
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

84. Les Indes galantes, opéra-ballet Ici je vois partout
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by William Christie

85. Les Troqueurs, opera bouffon Ouverture
Composed by Antoine Dauvergne
Performed by Capella Coloniensis with Sophie Marin-Degor, Nicolas Rivenq, Maray Saint-Palais, Jean-Marc Salzmann
Conducted by William Christie

86. Les Troqueurs, opera bouffon Troquons, troquons
Composed by Antoine Dauvergne
Performed by Capella Coloniensis with Sophie Marin-Degor, Nicolas Rivenq, Maray Saint-Palais, Jean-Marc Salzmann
Conducted by William Christie

87. Les Troqueurs, opera bouffon Eh non c'est lui, eh non c'est moi
Composed by Antoine Dauvergne
Performed by Capella Coloniensis with Sophie Marin-Degor, Nicolas Rivenq, Maray Saint-Palais, Jean-Marc Salzmann
Conducted by William Christie

88. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 Ouverture
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

89. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 L'adorar beltà che piace
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

90. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 Ma chidicea cosi?
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

91. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 Lo spietato, e crudo amor
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

92. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 Lampa eterna - Apollo Dario (récit)
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

93. L' Incoronazione di Dario, opera, RV 719 Non mi lusinga
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by John Elwes, Gerard Lesne, Agnes Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Michel Verschaeve, Dominique Visse, Nice Baroque Ensemble
Conducted by Gilbert Bezzina

94. Radamisto, opera, HWV 12 Ombra cara di mia sposa
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

95. Ottone, re di Germania, opera, HWV 15 Ben a raggion
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

96. Ottone, re di Germania, opera, HWV 15 Vieni, o figlio
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

97. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17 Ouverture
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Cologne Concerto, Jennifer Larmore, Marianne Rorholm
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

98. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17 Alma del gran Pompeo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Cologne Concerto, Jennifer Larmore, Marianne Rorholm
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

99. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17 Svegliatevi nel core
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Cologne Concerto, Jennifer Larmore, Marianne Rorholm
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

100. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17 All lampo dell'armi
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Cologne Concerto, Jennifer Larmore, Marianne Rorholm
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

101. Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16 Scena 1, Al tuo cenno reale ubbidiente
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Ensemble 415, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Bernarda Fink, Jeffrey Gall, Christina Hogman
Conducted by Chiara Banchini

102. Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16 Scena 2, Ugone, Flavio, Teodata
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Ensemble 415, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Bernarda Fink, Jeffrey Gall, Christina Hogman
Conducted by Chiara Banchini

103. Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16 Scena 3, Ugone e Teodata
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Ensemble 415, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Bernarda Fink, Jeffrey Gall, Christina Hogman
Conducted by Chiara Banchini

104. Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16 Fato tiranno e crudo
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Ensemble 415, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Bernarda Fink, Jeffrey Gall, Christina Hogman
Conducted by Chiara Banchini

105. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33 Sinfonia
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt, Jennifer Lane, Rufus Muller
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

106. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33 Di Dalinda l'amore
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt, Jennifer Lane, Rufus Muller
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

107. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33 Tu preparati a morire
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with Lorraine Hunt, Jennifer Lane, Rufus Muller
Conducted by Nicholas McGegan

108. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Tra le procelle assorto
Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
Performed by Cologne Concerto with Lynne Dawson, Jeffrey Francis, Robert Gambill, Klaus Hager, Iris Vermillion, Janet Williams
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

109. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera All'armi, al cimento
Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
Performed by Cologne Concerto with Lynne Dawson, Jeffrey Francis, Robert Gambill, Klaus Hager, Iris Vermillion, Janet Williams
Conducted by Rene Jacobs

Editorial Reviews
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Western music is often regarded as growing out of the rich heritage of Catholic and, later, Protestant church music. Yet for all the glories of early religious chant and song, secular music ran in parallel, usually having more freedom of expression and inspiring unfettered flights of musical fancy for their own sake. A History of Baroque Music: Secular Music is a companion to an equally impressive anthology of instrumental music, the two sets together exploring the development of the baroque as music broke ever further away from the previously all-pervasive control of the Church.

Over five discs and 6-1/2 hours we explore the madrigal, the birth of the opera, and its progress to a pinnacle of refinement with Handel's Giulio Cesare and Ariodante and Vivaldi's L'Incoronazione di Dario. The talents on offer are a Who's Who of Early Music, including Les Arts Florissants, La Chapelle Royal, Alfred Deller, Emilyvan Evera, the Hilliard Ensemble, Andreas Scholl, Stephen Varcoe, and many other fine performers. Twenty-two pages of notes place everything in historical context as we go from the Italy of Gesualdo and Monteverdi through the England of Dowland and Blow and the operas of Purcell (King Arthur and The Fairy Queen) to the France of Charpentier and Lully and so end in Germany with Gruan's Cleopatra e Cesare. It is a magnificent journey, wonderfully described by this impeccably assembled anthology, which is quite simply a treasure-trove of great music. --Gary S. Dalkin

History of Baroque Music, Music, Nicolas Rivenq, Wieland Kuijken, English Anonymous, John Blow, Ercole Bottrigari, William Byrd, Giulio Caccini, Andre Campra, Giacomo Carissimi, Pietro Francesco Cavalli, Antonio Cesti, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Antoine Dauvergne, John Dowland, Carlo Gesualdo, Carl Heinrich Graun, George Frideric Handel, Michel Lambert, Orlande de Lassus, William Lawes, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Luca Marenzio, Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Cipriano de Rore, Luigi Rossi, Heinrich Schutz, Thomas Tomkins, English Traditional, Scottish Traditional, Orazio Vecchi, Antonio Vivaldi, Sigismondo d'India, Alfred Deller, Charles Medlam, Chiara Banchini, David Douglass, Dominique Visse, Gilbert Bezzina, Lyle Nordstrom, Nicholas McGegan, Paul Hillier, Paul O'Dette, Philippe Herreweghe, Rene Jacobs

History of Baroque Music [Box set]

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