The Classic 100: Baroque & Before

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Tracklist

1CD: Volume I CD1
2CD: Volume I CD2
3CD: Volume I CD3
4CD: Volume 1 CD4
5CD: Volume II CD1
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1L'incoronazione di Poppea The Coronation Of Poppea: Pur ti miro (I Gaze Upon You)
mezzo-soprano vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “Pur ti miro” (Poppea, Nerone)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III.
Claudio Monteverdi4:35
2Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' (A Voice Is Calling Awake!): Zion hört die Wächter singen (Zion Hears the Watchmen Singing)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
3Cantata BWV208 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd' (What I Like Is a Lively Hunt): Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [soprano]:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden” (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
premiered in:
Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany (in 1713-02)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1713)
librettist:
Salomon Franck
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 38)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:37
4Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, BWV1068: II. Air 'Air on the G String'
cello:
Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cellist)
double bass:
Michael Fortescue (Double bass player)
viola:
Janet Rutherford (Viola player)
violin:
Peter Edwards (Australian violinist) and Barbara Jane Gilby (violinist)
conductor:
Geoffrey Lancaster (pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:07
5L'orfeo (Orpheus): Toccata…Dal mio Permesso amato - excerpt (From My Beloved River Permessus)
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
L’Orfeo: Prologo, Dal mio Permesso (La Musica)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger, c. 1573-1630)
part of:
L’Orfeo: Prologo
Claudio Monteverdi6:29
6Dixit Dominus, HWV232: I. Dixit Dominus domino meo (The Lord Said to My Lord)
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
performer:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
recording of:
Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232: I. Chorus "Dixit Dominus"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV 232
George Frideric Handel5:20
7Veni, veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come Emmanuel)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
treble vocals [tenor]:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Bone Jesu dulcis cunctis
is based on:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel (text)
Anonymous Plainchant4:55
8Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris (The Bells Of St Genevieve)Marin Marais8:57
9Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio
engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor) (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
oboe:
Diana Doherty (oboist) (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis Ensemble (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
conductor:
Mark Summerbell (conductor) (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: II. Adagio (from 2002-07-17 until 2002-07-20)
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2
Tomaso Albinoni4:46
10Semele, HWV58: Where'er You Walk
tenor vocals [tenor]:
Angus Wood (Tenor)
orchestra:
Sirius Ensemble
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
George Frideric Handel4:35
11Funeral Music for Queen Mary: March - Canzona - MarchHenry Purcell5:47
12Magnificat in D major, BWV243: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (My Soul Magnifies the Lord)
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243: I. Coro "Magnificat anima mea"
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-07-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1728 until 1731)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach3:05
13The Coventry Carol
vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
Coventry Carol (David Willcocks arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
[anonymous]2:47
14Ave verum corpus
bass vocals [bass]:
Richard Anderson (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
mezzo-soprano vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto/mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [soprano]:
Belinda Montgomery (soprano)
tenor vocals [tenor]:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, T 92 (à 4, Gradualia I (1605))
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
William Byrd: A Research and Information Guide, 3rd ed. (Turbet [T]) (number: T 92)
part of:
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 1 (1605)
William Byrd4:41
15Cantata BWV78 'Jesu, der du meine Seele' (Jesus Who Rescued My Soul): Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten (We Hasten with Weak, but Eager Steps)
cello:
Daniel Yeadon (cello and viol player)
organ:
Neal Peres Da Costa (Australian harpsichordist, fortepianist and organist)
alto vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [soprano]:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele": II. Aria (Duetto Sopran, Alt) "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" (from 2003-10-09 until 2003-12-10)
lyricist:
Johann von Rist
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1724)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele"
Johann Sebastian Bach5:03
6CD: Volume II CD2
7CD: Volume II CD3
8CD: Volume II CD4

Credits

Release

executive producer:Toby Chadd (Producer)
Robert Patterson (producer)
editor:Natalie Shea (alto / producer)
mastering:Virginia Read (engineer/editor/producer)
design:Imagecorp Pty Ltd
discography entry:http://musictrust.com.au/the-classic-100-baroque-and-before/ [info]

Release group

includes:The Classic 100: Baroque & Before; Volume 1
part of:Classic 100 (number: 2014) (order: 11)