A Timeless Journey, Immerse yourself in the grandeur and elegance of Baroque music with this playlist by Saint. Featuring intricate melodies, dramatic harmonies, and timeless masterpieces, it highlights the brilliance of composers like Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Perfect for study, relaxation, or simply enjoying the splendor of one of music’s most ornate eras, this collection will transport you to a world of refinement and emotion. Let the beauty of Baroque music inspire and captivate you.

Baroque Music

Baroque Organ Music

Glazunov, Albeníz

Classic

Castle Consort plays Handel

Two fast-paced Rigaudons (Rigadoons) from the Third Suite of Handel's Water Music, performed on virtual instruments: soprano recorder, two Baroque oboes, Baroque bassoon, two first violins, two second violins, 2 violas, cello, viola da gamba, 2 basses, and Baroque lute (instead of harpsichord, as scored).

Handel: Water Music, Suite III, HWV 350 - 2. Rigaudon I & II (2013.08.03)

A slow, stately Sarabande from the Third Suite of Handel's Water Music, performed on virtual instruments: alto recorder, Baroque bassoon, two first violins, two second violins, 2 violas, cello, viola da gamba, 2 basses, and Baroque lute (instead of harpsichord, as scored).

Handel: Water Music, Suite III, HWV 350 - 1. Sarabande (2013.08.03)

First movement (Andante e spiccato) from Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto in D minor. Scored for oboe and strings, it is performed here on virtual trumpet ("The Trumpet" from Samplemodeling), Baroque bassoon (Wallander Instruments), and organ ("Toccata" from Sonokinetic).

Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor - 1. Andante e spiccato (trumpet)

Mozart - Symphony No. 25 In G Minor  K. 183 (complete)

Piano Concerto No. 21 K. 467, 2nd movement: Andante in F major  by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1785).

Live video: https://youtu.be/vDJdG8Qj4UE

The original is piano solo vs full orchestra. I'm trying to do it all live one one track with piano and some synth. So it feels a little bit empty at times.

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2 using a sampled Yamaha C7 grand piano and some sampled Mellotron flute and a synth pad.

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Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21, Andante [piano + synth]

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Lento ( Vocalise in E flat minor Op.34 n°14 )

Second movement (adagio) of Albinoni's Oboe Concerto in D minor. Performed on virtual instruments (Baroque oboe, strings, harpsichord) using a wind controller (Akai EWI USB).

Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op.9, No.2 - 2. Adagio (2015.12.19)

Mozart40th Symphony

Saxophone Concerto in Eb - Glazunov
St.Petersburg Academic Orchestra
Vladimir Lande, Conductor

1 Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto In E Flat

Handel's famous «Sarabande» performed on a virtual Spanish Baroque organ using simply the Flautado (Principal) stop. ("Spanish Organ" freely available from: jlmonsite.chez.com/MonSite/Spanish%20Organ.htm).

Handel: Sarabande from Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 437 - Organ version (2016.05.09)

Bach's famous Passacaglia (and Fugue) in C minor, featuring the Toccata virtual pipe organ from Sonokinetic (https://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/toccata/). A very relaxing snippet of classical music performed on piano caught my attention while watching a dystopian sci-fi movie the other night; it turns out it was an excerpt from this Passacaglia. I wanted to replicate that feel, but it was originally written for pipe organ, and I felt that only an organ could do it justice. (I tried a couple other possibilities, but wasn't satisfied with them.) Nonetheless, I wanted to maintain as much gentleness as possible, and not resort to pulling out all sorts of stops, as many modern pipe organ players are prone to do. Actually, the score hinted that the drama would build up just fine without adding anything to it (except for some careful interpretation, of course). So, I used a very simple flute registration, and maintained it throughout the piece. Although some judicious registration could enhance the piece, I wanted the composition to speak for itself, and I think it works just fine "as is". For a very tasteful interpretation, with delightful registration, check out organist Ulf Norberg on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAzR2Ut-jM; and at the other extreme, pipe organ superstar Cameron Carpenter does his fast and highly registrated take at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UxIcKJyZZE

Castle Consort plays Bach

Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (2018.01.20)

J.S.Bach  Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056- II. Largo

Mozart symphony #40 - classic

"Winter" is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain

Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Winter - Allegro non molto

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 and subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir under Nikolai Malko, on 5 November 1927. After the premiere, Shostakovich made some revisions to the score, and this final version was first played in Moscow later in 1927 under the baton of Konstantin Saradzhev. It was also the first time any version of the work had been played in Moscow.

Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2

Mozart - Requiem in D minor Complete Full

Demo of the new "Pure Mandolin" from Bolder Sounds: http://www.boldersounds.net/mandolin-for-ni-kontakt-p-122.html. Played on an Akai EWI USB (wind controller).

Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, RV 532, 2. Andante

Antonio Vivaldi's lovely Largo movement from Concerto for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo in G minor (RV 107). Performed here on virtual instruments: recorder (instead of flute), Baroque oboe, Baroque guitar (instead of violin), Baroque bassoon, Flemish harpsichord. Alto recorder, Baroque oboe and bassoon from Wallander Instruments (http://www.wallanderinstruments.com/); Baroque guitar by Eduardo Tarilonte (http://www.samplelibraries.com/); Flemish harpsichord from the Conservatoire Collection by SonicCouture (http://www.soniccouture.com).
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La ĉarma dua movado el «Konĉerto por fluto, hobojo, violono, fagoto kaj kontinua baso en g-minora» de Antonio Vivaldi. Interpretita per virtualaj instrumentoj: baroka bekfluto (anstataŭ fluto), baroka hobojo, baroka gitaro (anstataŭ violono), baroka fagoto, kaj flandra (baroka) klaviceno.

Vivaldi: Concerto for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & BC in Gm, RV 107 - 2. Largo

Bach: BWV 972 - 2. Larghetto - 2013.06.02

Bach: BWV 972 - 1. Allegro - 2013.06.02

Opening Allegro movement from Vivaldi's delightful Concerto for Mandolin in C major, performed on virtual instruments: featuring Bolder Sound's "Pure Mandolin", accompanied by pizzicato strings (Garritan and Dan Dean Solo Strings Advanced), Toccata organ (Sonokinetic), theorbo (Bolder Sounds), and mandolin, mandola and mandocello from Bolder Sounds' American Folk library.

Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425 - 1. Allegro (2013.06.12)

Exploring the potential for using virtual instruments to create a realistic early music sound, with an emphasis on Baroque music. ¶ Esplorante la eblecon por uzi virtualajn instrumentojn por krei realisman fru-muzikan sonon, kun emfazo je baroka muziko.

Handel: Sarabande from Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 437 - Organ version (2016.05.09)

Jason Castle