A sumptuous selection of the very best keyboard music of the Baroque era by composers ranging from Henry Purcell to J.S. Bach and beyond, all presented in one superb volume for the solo piano. The music of the Baroque ischaracterised by innovation and invention, both in the compositions of the great courts and of the church. With a melting pot of styles reaching back to the complex polyphony of the Renaissance, while simultaneously pushingforwards towards the diatonic elegance of the later Classical era, it is no surprise that such masterpieces as Pachelbel's Canon in D and Handel's Zadok the Priest are as popular today as ever. Every piece in this anthology isrich in heritage, and familiar to the ears of music lovers the world over. Take this opportunity to transform your repertoire - the music has been expertly adapted to appeal to the intermediate soloist whilst retaining all thebeauty and character of the original works. There's simply no better way to discover the music of the masters.
Contents
Air (Water Music)
Air On The G String (Orchestral Suite No.3 In D)
Allegro (Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G)
Allegro (Water Music)
Arioso
Badinerie (Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor)
Beatus Vir (Gloria)
Canon In D
Fantasia In B Minor
First Movement (Christmas Concerto)
First Movement (Concerto No.2 'L'Estro Armonico')
First Movement (Harpsichord Concerto No.5 In F Minor)
First Movement (The Four Seasons Op.8 No.1 'spring')
First Movement Excerpt (The Four Seasons Op.8 No.2 'Autumn')
Gigue
Gloria
Hornpipe (Water Music)
Lachrimae Antiquae (Flow My Tears)
Largo: Ombra Mai Fu (Xerxes)
Lascia Ch'Io Pianga (Rinaldo)
O Clap Your Hands
Overture (Messiah)
Overture (Water Music)
Prelude In C
Presto Finale (Water Music)
Queen Elizabeth Galliard
Sarabande In D Minor
Second Movement (Christmas Concerto)
Second Movement (The Four Seasons Op.8 No.2 'summer')
See The Conquering Hero Comes (Judas Maccabeaus)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata No.208)
Sleepers Wake (Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme Cantata No.140)
Solfeggietto In C Minor
Sonata In G
Stabat Mater
Suite No.4 In A Minor
The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon)
The Harmonious Blacksmith (Air And Variations)
Theme And Variations (Partita In A Minor)
Third Movement (The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4 'Winter')