And who better to bring you that experience than the famed Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music? Music of the Baroque is their specialty, and here's an inexpensive opportunity to hear Baroque favorites like Vivaldi's The Four Seasons , Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 , Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Pachelbel's Canon & Gigue played to perfection. 5 CDs from the London label.
Works Details
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 &Primavera&
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 37 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 &La notte&
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 8 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1729
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 153
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1729-1730
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 &Alla rustica&
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1729-1730
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 9 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1711
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 10 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 14 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721
>Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel : Sinfonia no 1 in G
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 11 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1773
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Christopher Hirons (Violin); Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor] (Violin)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 14 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1730-1731
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Sinfonia
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734
>Telemann, Georg Philipp : Concerto for 3 trumpets, timpani, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54 :: D4
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 8 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1716-1721
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 22 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738-1739
>Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 21 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1731
>Torelli, Giuseppe : Concerto a 4 in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale, for 2 violins, cello & continuo in G mi
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
>Corelli, Arcangelo : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 12 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
>Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1700
>Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1748
>Handel, George Frideric : Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38 :: Overture. Menuet & Gigue
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1737
>Arne, Thomas A. : Overture no 3 for orchestra in G major (for the drama &Henry and Emma&)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Classical
>Purcell, Henry : Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: circa 1678
>Purcell, Henry : Abdelazer, Z 570 &Moor's Revenge&
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 12 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1695
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 443
Performer: Michael Copley (Recorder)
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 9 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: by 1742
>Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 20 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1749
>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Notes: Composition written: 1717.
Running Time: 38 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1717
>Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 8 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1742
>Marcello, Alessandro : Concerto for Oboe in D minor
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 10 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1716
>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto a due cori no 2 in F major, HWV 333
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
Running Time: 15 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: circa 1747-1748