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Baroque Smorgasbord
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, August 1, 2021 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
Bach Two-Part Inventions, an Orchestral Suite, and Henry Purcell's Fairy Queen are among the works featured this week. There's also music by Handel and Vivaldi along with that of lesser known Baroque composers Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky (Moravia) and Johan Helmich Roman (Sweden). And we'll hear performances by some of today's most talented players including Sharon Isbin, Karin Kei Nagano, and Alison Balsom.
Playlist
7 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · "How Excellent Thy name, O Lord", from Act 1 of the oratorio "Saul" Concerto Cologne; RIAS Chamber Chorus Harmonia Mundi 901877 .78 "Handel: Saul" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Aria in F, HWV 410 Empire Brass Richard Jensen, percussion Telarc 80257 "Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Academy of Ancient Music Liza Beznosiuk, flute L'Oiseau-Lyre 417834 "Bach: Orchestral Suites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 (ii. Fuge) Hilary Hahn, violin Sony Classical 62793 "Bach: Partitas" | |
| Johann Baptist Georg Neruda · Bassoon Concerto in C Parnassi musici Sergio Azzolini, bassoon CPO 777383 "Neruda: Trio Sonatas & Bassoon Concerto" | |
8 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Two-part Inventions Nos. 1 - 15, BWV 772 - 786 Karin Kei Nagano, piano Analekta 28771 "JS Bach: Inventions and Sinfonias" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Concerto in Bb for Violin & Cello, RV 547 Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon, violin; Anner Bylsma, cello Sony Classical Vivart e 48044 "Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Toccata, from the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 Montreal Festival Wind Orchestra Marquis 81375 "Bach in the Wind" | |
| Henry Purcell · The Fairy Queen, incidental music Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 7723 "Purcell - Instrumental Music" | |
9 am | |
| Giuseppe Torelli · Trumpet Concerto in D "Etienne Roger" German Chamber Philharmonic Alison Balsom, trumpet EMI Classics 16213 "Trumpet Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 94, "Why enquire after the world" Concentus musicus of Vienna; Tolz Boys' Choir Wilhelm Wiedl, boy soprano; Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equiluz, tenor; Philippe Hunttenlocher, bass Warner Classics 567107 "J. S. Bach: The Complete Bach Edition" | |
| Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky · Serenade Virtuosi di Praga Discover 920243 "Vejvanovsky: Sonatas & Serenades" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte I & II (en rondeau) from Suite in g, BWV 995 Sharon Isbin, guitar Erato 256461 7518 "Bach for Guitar - Sharon Isbin" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chaconne, from Partita No. 2 in d, BWV 1004 (arr. by Matthias Maute) Ensemble Caprice Analekta 29132 "Chaconne - Voices of Eternity" | |
10 am | |
| Johan Helmich Roman · Sinfonia in D Orpheus Chamber Ensemble (of Sweden) BIS 284 "J. H. Roman: Sinfonias & Violin Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044 Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr, harpsichord; Andrew Manze, violin; Rachel Brown, flute Harmonia Mundi 907283 "Bach: Harpsichord Concertos" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Oboe Sonata in Bb, HWV 357 Bruce Haynes, oboe; Hansjurg Lange, bassoon; Bob van Asperen, harpsichord Sony 060100 2 "Handel - The Complete Wind Sonatas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041 Academy of Ancient Music Andrew Manze, violin Harmonia Mundi 907155 "Bach: Violin Concertos" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · Recorder Concerto in D Il Rossignolo Martino Noferi, recorder CPO 999856 "Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerti e Sinfonie" | |
| Giuseppe Aldrovandini · Sonata in D for 2 Trumpets Collegium Musicum Leipzig Ludwig Guttler, Kurt Sandau, trumpets Capriccio 10020 "Italian Trumpet Concertos" | |