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Baroque
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- Classical / Art Music
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Meet Baroque
Baroque is a branch of the Classical / Art Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Baroque is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jean‐Claude Malgoire.
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Parent genreClassical / Art Music
Current genreBaroque
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01St. Matthew Passion- Part I: From Recitative Und Er Kam Und Fand Sie Aber Schlafend Through Chorale O Mensch Bewein Dein Suende Gross1954 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 02St. Matthew Passion- Part I: Recitative Wiewohl Mein Herz In Traenen Schwimmt Throught Chorale Was Mein Gott Will1954 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 03St. Matthew Passion- Part I: Through Recitative Er Antwortete Und Sprach1954 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 04St. Matthew Passion- Part II: From Chorus Ach Nun Ist Mein Jesus Hin Through Aria Geduld Wenn Mich Falsche Zungen Stechen1954 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 05St. Matthew Passion- Part II: From Recitative Und Der Hohe Priester Antwortet Throught Recitative Er Hat Uns Allen Wohlgetan1954 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 06Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera ("Spring") (Op. 8. No.1 / RV 269): II. Largo2005 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 07Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L'Estate ("Summer") (Op. 8. No.2 / RV 315): I. Allegro non molto2005 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 08Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera ("Spring") (Op. 8. No.1 / RV 269): I. Allegro2005 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 09Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L'Estate ("Summer") (Op. 8. No.2 / RV 315): II. Adagio2005 · BaroqueOpen in new tab 10Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera ("Spring") (Op. 8. No.1 / RV 269): III. Allegro2005 · BaroqueOpen in new tab
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