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Bach - Prelude No 1 in C Major BWV 846 - Thomas Schwan, Piano

Bach – Prelude No. 1, Book I – Schwan

The Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846, is a keyboard composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It’s the first prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys.

The Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K 141

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Sonata

Scarlatti – Sonata in D Minor – Martha Argerich, Piano

Scarlatti’s sonata in D minor K 141 is one of Martha Argerich’s favorite encore. There are many videos available on Youtube, both professional and amateur recordings.

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Concerto / Piano

Bach – Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 – Grimaud, Piano

The Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 is Bach first harpsichord concerto. Like the other harpsichord concertos, it is generally believed to be a transcription of a lost concerto composed in Cöthen or Weimar and many scholars suggested that the original melody instrument was probably the violin.

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Cantata / Piano

Bach-Petri – Sheep May Safely Graze – Buniatishvili, Piano

Sheep may safely graze (German: Schafe können sicher weiden) is a soprano aria by Johann Sebastian Bach setting words by Salomon Franck. The piece was written in 1713.

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Guitar / Sonata

Scarlatti – Sonata K. 11 in E Minor – Bream, Guitar

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) who composed the Sonata in E Minor K.11 was an Italian composer. His music was influential in the development of the Classical style and today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.

The pianists Argerich, Kissin, Pletnev, Levine, perform Bach's concerto for 4 harpsichords on modern pianos

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Concerto / Piano

Bach – Concerto For 4 Keyboards – Argerich, Levine, Kissin, Pletnev

Bach arranged Vivaldi’s Op 3 No 10 (RV 580) to a concerto for 4 keyboards and strings (BWV 1065). Johann Sebastian Bach made a number of transcriptions of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos, especially from his Op. 3 set, entitled L’estro armonico.

Scarlatti - Sonata K. 427 in G Major - Wang, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Sonata

Scarlatti – Sonata K. 427 – Wang, Piano

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) who wrote the Sonata K. 427 in G Major was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.

Bach - Prelude No 3, Book II - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Prelude

Bach – Prelude No. 3, Book II – Grimaud, Piano

Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872, is a keyboard composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1738. It is the 3rd prelude and fugue in Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys.

The French violonist Ginette Neveu performs Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits from his Opera, Orfeo ed Euridice

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Transcription / Violin

Gluck – Dance of the Blessed Spirits – Neveu, Violin

Ginette Neveu (11 August 1919 – 28 October 1949) was a French classical violinist who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 30. She achieved worldwide celebrity …

Scarlatti - Sonata K. 466 in F Minor - Wang, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Sonata

Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata K. 466 – Yuja Wang

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) who wrote the Sonata K. 466 in F minor was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.