Bach and the Baroque

Bach and the Baroque

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Baroque music tends to be known for its clarity and concision: Think Pachelbel and Purcell, or J.S. Bach. Spanning the 17th century through the beginning of the Classical era around the mid-1700s, the compositions here also chart the emergence of forms like the concerto, sonata and oratorio. This playlist is regularly refreshed by our classical editors. If you like a piece, add it to your library.

I. [no tempo indication] - Adagio - Fuga. Allegro - Adagio

Francesco Tristano

2:43

Variation XXI. Canone alla settima (Arr. Garcia & Morinière for Two Guitars)

Thibaut Garcia, Antoine Morinière

2:39

I. [Allegro] [Live]

Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:46

I. Adagio (Arr. for Clarinet, Cello, and Bass by Martin Fröst, Anastasia Kobekina and Sebastien Dubé)

Martin Fröst, Sébastien Dubé, Anastasia Kobekina

1:53

III. Presto

Bernhard Forck, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust

1:36

Autre Fantaisie

Jean Rondeau, Mathias Ferré, Thibaut Roussel, Myriam Rignol, Anna Lachegyi, Philippe Pierlot, Lucile Boulanger

1:35

I. Kyrie, Gloria: No. 7, Gratias agimus tibi

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

3:20

I. Allegro

Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi

2:08

II. [Sonata II]

Bojan Čičić, The Illyria Consort

1:46

Coro "Gloria in excelsis Deo"

Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants

2:14

Canon (From "Ordinary People")

Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra

4:19

Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27

4:12

III. Adagio

Accademia Bizantina, Alessandro Tampieri, Ottavio Dantone

3:06

Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 "Pour la lute"

1:13

II. Adagio

Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti

3:31

II. Largo

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

3:12

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. for Clarinet and Theorbo by Martin Fröst and Jonas Nordberg)

Jonas Nordberg, Martin Fröst

2:25

Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1

2:14

III. Cantabile ma un poco adagio

Ilya Gringolts, Francesco Corti

6:23

III. Largo

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Mayumi Hirasaki

3:00

III. Sarabande (Orch. Equilbey) [Homage to "Barry Lyndon"]

Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey

2:29

I. Sonata. Grave - Allegro

Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

2:58

II. Air

Baroklyn, Simone Dinnerstein

4:51

IV. Sarabande

Anastasia Kobekina

4:17

III. Allegro

Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi

2:41

Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854

Víkingur Ólafsson

1:44

I. Prélude. Fantasia (Transcr. in A Minor for 2 Viols by Salomé Gasselin and Mathias Ferré)

Salomé Gasselin, Mathias Ferré

3:47

IV. Aria

The Illyria Consort, Bojan Čičić

1:04

IV. Menuet

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

3:56

III. Adagio

La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler

2:38

I. Adagio

Isabelle Faust, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck

3:02

Toccata seconda arpeggiata

2:34

V. Gavotte I

Francesco Tristano

1:40

IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II

4:48

Alle Menschen müssen sterben, BWV 262 (Version for String Quartet)

2:36

II. Larghetto. Ah ch'infelice sempre

Philippe Jaroussky, Ensemble Artaserse

5:28

Sinfonia (Arr. Diluka for Piano)

1:32

I. [Allegro]

Simone Dinnerstein, Baroklyn

7:59

II. Siciliano (Transcr. for Piano Left Hand by Paul Wittgenstein)

2:56

II. Air (Arr. Siloti for Solo Piano)

5:04

IV. Sarabande

Anastasia Kobekina

4:08

I. Le Coucou

1:49

IV. Gavotta

Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger

1:37

I. Prélude

Anastasia Kobekina

2:58

III. Allegro

Daniel Pioro, Manchester Camerata

3:28

I.

Isabelle Faust, Kristin von der Goltz, Kristian Bezuidenhout

1:30

Sonata in D Minor, K. 32, L. 423

Laurianne Corneille

2:56

Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888: I. Prelude

1:26

I. Kyrie, Gloria: No. 2, Christe eleison

Beth Taylor, Julie Roset, Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

4:32

Var. VIII. a 2 claviere

1:53

Corrente con le sue spezzate

2:02

II. Largo ma non tanto

Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti

5:42

VII. Sarabande, G. 51

3:54

I. Prelude in E Minor BWV 855

1:48

III. Allegro

Beatrice Rana, Amsterdam Sinfonietta

5:46

II. Largo e pianissimo sempre

Daniel Pioro, Manchester Camerata

2:53

Gigue (Transcr. for Piano Left Hand by Paul Wittgenstein)

3:05

II. Largo

Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Beatrice Rana

2:39

IV. Presto

La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler, Katy Bircher, Tabea Debus

2:55

Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 9

4:03

I. Affettuoso

Camerata Øresund, Peter Spissky

2:14

No. 3, Minuet in F Major, BWV Anh. 113

Alessandro Simonetto

1:59

II. Adagio

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit

2:15

I. [...]

Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger

1:28

VI. Gigue

2:42

III. Allegro assai

Ensemble Masques, Kathleen Kajioka, Olivier Fortin, Sophie Gent

2:51

I. Sinfonia

Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis

1:42

Sonata IV: IV. Menuet 1711

Eva Saladin, Daniel Rosin, Johannes Keller

3:40

Scene 3, Chorus. O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

4:56

No. 1, Symphony

3:03

I. Adagio

Olivier Stankiewicz, Armand Djikoloum, Theo Plath

3:32

No. 17, God of Hosts, Whom We Adore

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andrew Staples

2:01

Sarabanda

Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé

4:08

I. Affettuoso

Quartetto Vanvitelli

3:41

Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871: I. Prelude

2:44

IV. Musette

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch

2:42

No. 1, Contrapunctus 1

3:08

II. Aria. Komm, Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche

Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew

2:31