Trevor David Pinnock (born 16 December 1946 in

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) is a British

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and

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. He is best known for his association with the period-performance orchestra

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, which he helped found and directed from the keyboard for over 30 years in baroque and classical music. He is a former artistic director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and founded The Classical Band in New York. Since his resignation from The English Concert in 2003, Pinnock has continued his career as a conductor, appearing with major orchestras and opera companies around the world. He has also performed and recorded as a harpsichordist in solo and chamber music and conducted and otherwise trained student groups at conservatoires. Trevor Pinnock won a Gramophone Award for his recording of Bach's '' Brandenburg Concertos'' with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, an occasional orchestra formed to mark his 60th birthday.

Biography and career

Early life

Trevor Pinnock was born in

, where his grandfather had run a

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band. His father was Kenneth Alfred Thomas Pinnock, a

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, and his mother, Joyce Edith, née Muggleton, was an amateur singer. In Canterbury, the Pinnock family lived near the pianist Ronald Smith, from whose sister Pinnock had piano lessons. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral when he was seven, attending the choir school from 1956 to 1961 and subsequently Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys. After receiving instruction in piano and organ, he served as a church organist; by the time he was 15, he began to play the harpsichord. At age 19, he won a Foundation Scholarship to the

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to study organ and he also studied

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, winning prizes for performance on both instruments. His teachers were Ralph Downes and Millicent Silver.Noted in the biography in the liner notes of his recording ''16th Century English Keyboard Music'', CRD records. A strong early influence was Gustav Leonhardt, though he did not study with him.

Instrumentalist

As a harpsichordist, Pinnock toured Europe with the

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. While a student at the RCM, he was told by the registrar, John Stainer, that it would be impossible to make a living as a

. He made his

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debut at the

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in 1966 with the Galliard Harpsichord Trio, which he co-founded with Stephen Preston, flute, and Anthony Pleeth, cello. At this stage, they were playing baroque music on modern instruments. His solo harpsichord debut was in 1968 at the Purcell Room in London. To maximise his possibilities for work early on in his career, he included in his repertoire not only the regular baroque repertoire, but also modern harpsichord concertos, including Roberto Gerhard's concerto for harpsichord, percussion and strings, Manuel de Falla's concerto for harpsichord, Frank Martin's ''

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'' for harp, harpsichord, piano and double string orchestra and

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's '' Concert Champêtre''. – He performed and recorded the ''Concert Champêtre'' in 1991. Pinnock and Maxim Vengerov toured together in 2000, with Vengerov taking up the baroque violin for the first time and Pinnock taking up the modern

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. These concerts consisted of a first half of harpsichord and baroque violin, followed by a second half of piano and modern violin.

The English Concert

In November 1972 the Galliard Trio expanded to become

, an orchestra specialising in performances of baroque and classical music on period instruments. The orchestra initially started with seven members but soon grew in size. The decision to move to

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was taken for a number of reasons: "When the members of the English Concert were looking for a new conductor and artistic director, they decided on Andrew Manze, and I think they made a good choice. But it was their decision." Trevor Pinnock 2

Pinnock was at the forefront of the period performance movement and the revitalisation of the baroque repertoire; the reaction of

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to his performances is typical: "In my opinion, the work of the conductor Trevor Pinnock in this area is particularly exciting – his performances of Bach and Handel make me jump out of my seat!" The English Concert's London debut was at the English Bach Festival in 1973. In 1975, Pinnock played the harpsichord in the first-ever performance of Rameau's last opera, '' Les Boréades'', under John Eliot Gardiner. He toured North America with The English Concert for the first time in 1983; he had earlier spent two periods as ''Artist in Residence'' at Washington University in St. Louis. His debut at

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was in 1980; he later directed

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's oratorio '' Solomon'' in 1986 and many other large-scale works with his orchestra. They toured worldwide and made numerous recordings, Pinnock directing "with a characteristic energy and enthusiasm which are readily communicated to audiences." The Choir of the English Concert was at first an ad-hoc group of singers assembled as needed, originally in 1983 for the first 20th-century performance of Rameau's ''

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''; it became an established choir for a period from the mid-1990s at the time they were performing Bach's

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. This allowed the ensemble to regularly perform

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s and other vocal works; a series of Bach's major choral works followed. He directed The English Concert, usually from the harpsichord or

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, for over 30 years, deciding, with the other orchestra members, to hand it over to violinist Andrew Manze in 2003. – Review of his final performance directing The English Concert, at which he was joined by fellow harpsichord-conductor

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in some of Bach's harpsichord concertos He explained the decision as follows:

Other conducting projects

In 1989 Pinnock founded The Classical Band in New York, signing an 18-disc recording contract with

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before the ensemble's first rehearsal. He led the group in performances of the classical and

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repertoire from

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on period instruments, including playing as

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soloist. After a disappointing series of concerts, he resigned in 1990 and was succeeded by Bruno Weil. From 1991 to 1996 he was artistic director and principal conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in

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, a group he had first directed in 1985.National Arts Centr
Esteemed Baroque interpreter Trevor Pinnock leads the NAC Orchestra's 2007 Messiah on 18–19 December
11 December 2007 He subsequently served as its artistic advisor during the 1996–1997 and 1997–1998 seasons, including a tour of the US with the performance and recording of Beethoven's

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piano concertos with Grigory Sokolov as soloist. He has made occasional return visits to the orchestra since relinquishing his formal position with them.

Guest conducting

He has appeared frequently as a guest conductor with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the

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, City of Birmingham,

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and

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s, the

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, Los Angeles and Mito chamber orchestras, the Freiburger Barockorchester, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, Berlin Philharmoniker, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, the

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and

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and at the

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, Mostly Mozart and

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festivals. He is a regular guest conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and

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European Brandenburg Ensembl
Trevor Pinnock
Retrieved 18 February 2010. He made his

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debut in 1988 conducting Handel's opera '' Giulio Cesare'', the same year he made his debut at the

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with Handel's ''

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''. He conducted Opera Australia and Michael Chance in Handel's ''

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'' at the

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in 2005.Ford, Andrew
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", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, transcript of ''The Music Show'' uncertain date. Retrieved 16 February 2010. He also played William Babell's virtuoso harpsichord transcriptions with some of the arias (which Babell claimed were of Handel's actual improvisations).

Recent years

Since resigning his position with The English Concert, Pinnock has divided his time between performing as a harpsichordist and conducting both modern- and period-instrument orchestras. He has also taken an interest in educational projects.Askonas Hol
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Profile on agent's webpage. Retrieved 15 February 2010. In 2004 he commissioned modern harpsichord music by English composer John Webb, whose ''Surge'' (2004) "is built up over an implacable rhythmic repeat-figure. Though neither is explicitly tonal, each skilfully avoids the merely percussive effect that the harpsichord's complex overtones can all too easily impart to more densely dissonant music." He has also played the same composer's ''Ebb'' (2000), which "comprises a spasmodic discourse against a manic background of descending scale patterns like a kind of out-of-kilter change-ringing". He toured Europe and the Far East in 2007 with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, a

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, formed to mark his 60th birthday by recording Bach's '' Brandenburg Concertos'' and performing popular baroque music. Its recording of the concertos won the Gramophone Award for Baroque Instrumental in 2008. The band was not a permanent orchestra, but planned to reconvene in 2011 when Bach's ''

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'' was to be the focus of their work. Pinnock's educational work takes place both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It includes being principal guest conductor of the

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's Concert Orchestra, taking masterclasses or workshops at other British universities, and conducting the orchestras of such establishments as

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and

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. He has also taught a handful of harpsichordists including

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, Nicholas Parle, Carole Cerasi and

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Degrees and honours

Pinnock gained ARCM Hons (organ) (1965), FRCM (1996), and Hon. FRAM (1988). His honorary doctorates include those from the

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(D. University) in 1993, the

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(DMus) in 1995, and the

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(DMus) in 2005. He was appointed a

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in 1992 and an ''Officier'' of the French ''

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'' in 1998.

Recordings

Each original release is listed. Years are those of recording.

Solo harpsichord

By composer

*J. S. Bach: toccatas 910 & 912, prelude and fugue in A minor BWV 894, fantasia in C minor BWV 906, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903 (1978) *J. S. Bach: toccatas 911, 913–916 (1977) *J. S. Bach: '' Partitas'' for harpsichord BWV 825–830 (1985) *J. S. Bach: ''Partitas'' for harpsichord BWV 825–830, Hänssler Classics (1998–1999) *J. S. Bach: ''

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'' BWV 988 (1980) *J. S. Bach: '' Italian Concerto'' BWV 971, concerto after Vivaldi (op.3 no.9) BWV 972 and ''French Overture'' BWV 831 (1979) *J. S. Bach: '' French suite'' no.5 BWV 816, ''

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'' no.3 BWV 808, chromatic fantasia and fugue BWV 903 and preludes and fugues BWV 846, 876, 881 from '' The Well-Tempered Clavier'' (1992) *J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I, DG (2020) *J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier II, DG (2022) *

: harpsichord suites and chaconne HWV 434, 441, 436, 438, 435 * Rameau: Complete harpsichord works, CRD records *Rameau: ''Les Cyclopes'' (Suites in A minor and E minor), Avie records (2005) * Scarlatti: Sonatas Kk. 46, 87, 95, 99, 124, 201, 204a, 490, 491, 492, 513, 520, 521; CRD 3368 (1997; 1981 as LP) * Scarlatti: Sonatas Kk. 460, 461, 478, 479, 502, 516, 517, 518, 519, 529, 544, 545, 546, 547 (1986) * Gibbons: ''The Woods So Wild'' (Vanguard 72021)

Collections

*''16th Century English Keyboard Music'', CRD (1976) *''A Choice Collection of Lessons and Ayres (17th and 18th Century English Keyboard Music)'', CRD *''at the

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'', CRD (1974) *'' The Harmonious Blacksmith: Favourite Harpsichord Works'' (1983) *''Suites by Purcell and Handel and Sonatas by Haydn'',

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(2009)

Harpsichord concertos

*J. S. Bach: harpsichord concertos BWV 1052–1058, concertos for 2, 3 and 4 harpsichords 1060–1065 ( Kenneth Gilbert,

and Nicholas Kraemer, harpsichords 2–4) (1979–1981) *J. S. Bach: concerto for harpsichord, violin and flute BWV 1044 (on the recording ''3 concerti'') (1984) *J. S. Bach:

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no. 5 BWV 1050 (on his two recordings of the Brandenburg concertos) (1979–1982 and 2006) *''Sons of Bach harpsichord concertos'': C. P. E. Bach: Wq.14, Wq.43;

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/Mozart: concerto in D major; CRD (1974) * Arne: Harpsichord concerto no.5 in G minor (on ''A Grand Concert of Musick'') (1979) *

: Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra Hob. XVIII:11 (on ''Haydn: concertos'' and ''Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue'') (1985) *

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: Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra with

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conducting the

; he also plays in Leigh's ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' suite;

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(1980) *

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: '' Concert champêtre'' with Seiji Ozawa conducting the

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(live recording),

(1991)

Chamber music

*J. C. Bach: ''3 Quintets, Sextet'' (also playing

and square piano) with members of The English Concert (1988) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for flute and harpsichord BWV 1030–1032 with Stephen Preston (baroque flute) and sonatas for flute and continuo BWV 1033–1035 with the addition of Jordi Savall (

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), CRD *J. S. Bach: sonatas for flute and harpsichord BWV 1020, 1030–1032 with Jean-Pierre Rampal (modern flute) and sonatas for flute and continuo BWV 1033–1035 with the addition of Roland Pidoux (cello), CBS Records (1985) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for flute BWV 1020, 1030, 1032 and sonata for flute and harpsichord BWV 1031 with Emmanuel Pahud, sonatas for flute BWV 1033–1035 with the addition of Jonathan Manson (cello); sonata for two flutes BWV 1039 with the further addition of

Silvia Careddu Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the mythological god of ...

(flute), EMI Classics (2008) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014–1019 with Rachel Podger (violin) and BWV 1019a and the sonatas for violin and continuo BWV 1021, 1023 with the addition of Jonathan Manson (viola da gamba),

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(2000) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord BWV 1027–1029, 1030b (an early version of the flute sonata) with Jonathan Manson, Avie (2006) * Corelli: Trio Sonatas with members of The English Concert (1987) *

: Trio Sonatas with members of The English Concert (1985) * Rameau: '' Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts'' with Rachel Podger and Jonathan Manson,

(2002) * Soler: ''Six Concertos for Two Keyboard Instruments'' (playing harpsichord and fortepiano) with Kenneth Gilbert (1979) * Wesley: Duet for Organ in C major with Simon Preston on his recording ''Early English Keyboard Music'' (1986) *''The Punckes Delight'' and other seventeenth-century English music for

viol The viol (), viola da gamba (), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitc ...

and keyboard (

virginal The virginals (or virginal) is a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. It was popular in Europe during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Description A virginal is a smaller and simpler rectangular or polygonal form of ...

and

) with Jordi Savall,

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(1978)Only released on vinyl LP *''The Flute King'': Music from the court of

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. Featuring Emmanuel Pahud on flute. One disc of flute concertos and one of flute sonatas; Trevor Pinnock directs the orchestra and plays harpsichord continuo. Jonathan Manson plays cello continuo. EMI Classics (2011).

Orchestral works with The English Concert

Trevor Pinnock generally directs while playing harpsichord continuo. Recordings on Archiv Produktion unless otherwise indicated.

By composer

* C. P. E. Bach: 6 symphonies for strings, Wq.182 (1979) *C. P. E. Bach: flute concertos Wq.166 and Wq.167 ( Stephen Preston, flute) (1980) * J. S. Bach: '' Brandenburg concertos'' (1982) *J. S. Bach: ''Orchestral Suites nos. 1 & 3'' (1978) *J. S. Bach: ''Orchestral Suite no. 2 and concerto for harpsichord, violin and flute BWV 1044'' ( Simon Standage, violin; Stephen Preston, flute) (1978) *J. S. Bach: ''Orchestral Suite no. 4 and Brandenburg concerto no. 5'' (1979) *J. S. Bach: ''Orchestral Suites'' ( Lisa Beznosiuk, flute) and cantata sinfonias BWV 110, 174, 249, 42, 52 (1993) *J. S. Bach: single and double violin concertos ( Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, violins) (1983) *J. S. Bach: ''3 concerti'': concerto for oboe d'amore BWV 1055, concerto for oboe and violin BWV 1060 and concerto for harpsichord, violin and flute BWV 1044 (1984) * Boyce: ''8 Symphonies, op.2'' (1986) * Corelli: '' 12 concerti grossi op.6'' (1988) *

Fasch Fasch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736–1800), German composer and harpsichordist, son of Johann * Johann Friedrich Fasch Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was ...

: ''Concertos and Orchestral Suite'' (1995) *

: ''6 concerti grossi op.3'' (1984) *Handel: ''12 concerti grossi op.6'' (1985) *Handel: '' Water Music'' (1983) *Handel: '' Music for the Royal Fireworks'' and ''concerti a due cori'' nos.2 and 3 (no.1 is on ''Christmas Concertos'') (1985) *Handel: ''Music for the Royal Fireworks'' (original version of 1749), concertos, occasional suite (1995) *Handel: Concerto grosso ''

Alexander's Feast Alexander's Feast may refer to: * Alexander's Feast (Dryden) * Alexander's Feast (Handel) ''Alexander's Feast'' ( HWV 75) is an ode with music by George Frideric Handel set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton. Hamilton adapted his libretto from Jo ...

'' HWV 318, sonata à cinque HWV 288, concertos for oboe HWV 287, 301, 302a (Simon Standage, violin; David Reichenberg, oboe) (1984) *Handel: ''

Overture Overture (from French ''ouverture'', "opening") in music was originally the instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed over ...

s'' from ''

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution ...

'', '' il pastor fido'', ''

Agrippina Agrippina is an ancient Roman cognomen and a feminine given name. People with either the cognomen or the given name include: Cognomen Relatives of the Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa: * Vipsania Agrippina (36 BC–20 AD), first wife of th ...

'', '' Alceste'', ''

Saul Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered t ...

'' and '' Teseo'' (1986) *Handel: Organ concertos op.4, op.7 and HWV 295, 296, 304 ( Simon Preston, organ) (1984) *Handel: Coronation Anthems (with Simon Preston conducting the choir of

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...

) (1982) *Handel: '' Dettingen

Te Deum The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Chu ...

'', ''Dettingen

Anthem An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short ...

'' (with Simon Preston conducting the choir of Westminster Abbey) (1984) *Handel: ''

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day ''Ode for St. Cecilia's Day'' ( HWV 76) is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's I ...

'' ( Felicity Lott, soprano; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor) (1985) *Handel: ''Italian cantatas'': ''Silete venti'' HWV 242; ''Cecilia, vogli un sguardo'' HWV 89 ( Jennifer Smith, soprano; John Elwes, tenor) (1987) *Handel: ''

'' ( Arleen Auger, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, contralto; Michael Chance, countertenor; Howard Crook, tenor; John Tomlinson, bass) (1988) *Handel: '' Belshazzar'' (1990) *Handel: '' Acis and Galatea'' in Mozart's arrangement K.566 (1991) *Handel: '' Tamerlano'' (2001); CD: Avie records (live recording, London), DVD: Arthaus Musik (live recording, Halle) *

: concertos for oboe,

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standar ...

and harpsichord (Hob.XVIII:11) (Paul Goodwin, oboe; Mark Bennett, trumpet; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord) (1985) *Haydn:

violin concertos The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regul ...

; Salomon: Romance for violin (Simon Standage, violin) (1989) *Haydn:

Stabat mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Sabatier, Paul ''Life o ...

(1990) *Haydn: '' missa in angustiis'' (''Nelson mass''), ''

te deum The "Te Deum" (, ; from its incipit, , ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to AD 387 authorship, but with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin Chu ...

'' (1987) *Haydn: ''missa sancti Nicolai'', '' Theresienmesse'' (1993) *Haydn: symphonies ''le matin, le midi, le soir'', (nos. 6, 7, 8) (1987) *Haydn: ''

Sturm und Drang ''Sturm und Drang'' (, ; usually translated as "storm and stress") was a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music that occurred between the late 1760s and early 1780s. Within the movement, individual subjectivity and, in particul ...

'' symphonies (nos. 26, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 59, 65) (1989–1991) *

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

: complete symphonies (1992–1995) *Mozart: '' Krönungsmesse "Coronation Mass"'', ''

Exsultate jubilate ' (Exult, rejoice), K. 165, is a 1773 motet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. History This religious solo motet was composed when Mozart was staying in Milan during the production of his opera ''Lucio Silla'' which was being performed there in the T ...

'' and ''Vesperae solennes de confessore'' (1994) *

Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest E ...

: '' Dido and Aeneas'' (1991) *Purcell: ''

Timon of Athens ''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the '' First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic compani ...

'' and '' Dioclesian'' (1995) *Purcell: '' King Arthur'' (1991) *Purcell: '' Odes'': ''Come, ye sons of art, away''; ''Ode for St. Cecilia's Day''; ''Of old, when heroes thought it base'' (the

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

feast song) (1989) *Purcell: choral works with the choir of Christ Church, Oxford, conducted by Simon Preston *

Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hi ...

: ''3 Orchestral Suites'' for 3 oboes and bassoon TWV 55: C6 and B10, for 2 hunting horns TWV 55: D19 (1993) *Telemann: ''Suites, Concerto in D Major'' for 3 oboes & bassoon TWV 55: g4 and D1, for 3 trumpets TWV 54: D4 (1994) *

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespre ...

: 12 concertos ''il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'' op.8 (Simon Standage, violin); flute concerto RV 429, cello concerto RV 424; CRD records (1978) *Vivaldi: ''

le quattro stagioni ''The Four Seasons'' ( it, Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concertos by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. These were composed around 1718−1720, when Vivaldi was the ...

'' (Simon Standage, violin) (1982) *Vivaldi: 12 concertos for 1,2 and 4 violins ''l'estro Armonico'' op.3 (Simon Standage,

Micaela Comberti Micaela "Mica" Comberti (28 September 1952 – 4 March 2003) was an English violinist. Her concert career lasted from 1977 until her death. Born to a German mother and an Italian father, she was taught at the University of Music and Performing Art ...

, Elizabeth Wilcock, Miles Golding, violins) (1987) *Vivaldi: 12 concertos for violin ''la stravaganza'' op.4 (Simon Standage, violin) (1990) *Vivaldi: ''7 concerti for woodwind and strings'' (1995) *Vivaldi: ''

Concerto alla rustica The Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151, commonly referred to as the , is a concerto for orchestra without soloists by Antonio Vivaldi. It was written between mid-1720 and 1730, and is one of the composer's best-known concertos. Composition ...

'' (1986) *Vivaldi: ''concerti l'amoroso'' (1987) *Vivaldi: ''6 concerti for flute op.10'' (Lisa Beznosiuk, flute) (1988) *Vivaldi: ''

Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkin ...

'';

A. Scarlatti Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera. ...

: ''dixit dominus'' (1988) *Vivaldi: ''

stabat mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Sabatier, Paul ''Life o ...

'', '' salve regina'', ''nisi dominus'' (Michael Chance, countertenor); sinfonia for strings RV 169 (1995)

Collections

*''Christmas Concertos'' (1988) *''

Pachelbel Johann Pachelbel (baptised – buried 9 March 1706; also Bachelbel) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contri ...

: Canon and Gigue'' (1990) *''A Grand Concert of Musick: English Baroque Concertos'' (1979) *''Christmas in Rome'': Vivaldi: ''Gloria''; Corelli: '' Christmas Concerto''; A. Scarlatti: ''O di Betlemme altera povertà'' (on video and CD) (1992) *''Opera Arias'' by Mozart, Haydn and Gluck (Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano) (1995) *''Oboe Concertos'': C. P. E. Bach, Wq.165; Lebrun, no.1; Mozart, K.314. ( Paul Goodwin, oboe) (1990)

Conducting

*''Exquisite Fires: Music of Linda Bouchard'' with the National Arts Centre Orchestra; Marquis Classics (1998) *'' Renée Fleming: Sacred Songs in Concert from Mainz Cathedral'' with the

Bremen and the Mainzer Domchor;

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(2005) (on DVD only)PB
Renée Fleming ''Sacred Songs and Carols''
PBS ''Great Performances'' website. Retrieved 18 February 2010. *J. S. Bach: ''The Brandenburg Concertos'' with the European Brandenburg Ensemble, (2007), Avie

Notes and references

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