"A Pearl Distorted": The Baroque Period 1600-1750

The complex period known as Baroque embraced many different types of music and covered a large geographic area. An examination of opera, considered the great dramatic spectacle of Baroque entertainment, is also included. Hosted by Michael Oliver of the BBC Radio program Music Weekly; and Christopher Hogwood, Musicologist, broadcaster, and Director of the Academy of Ancient Music.

PART ONE:

• Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major for 2 Trumpets
• Couprein: Trois Lecons de Tenebre - Troisieme Lecon a deux voix.
• Corelli: Sonata Op.5No 12
• Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli
• Monteverdi: Gloria in excelsis Deo
• Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia's Day
• Bach: Chorale: "Wie soil ich dich empfangen"
• Handel: Utrecht Te Deum

PART TWO:

• Monteverdi: Tocacata from "Orfeo"
• Monteverdi: Aria from "Orfeo"
• Handel: Rinaldo
• Corelli: Concerto Grosso - Op.6 No.5
• Scarlatti: Sonata in A minor
• Handel: Messiah