Trevor David Pinnock (born 16 December 1946 in

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) is a British

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and conductor. 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

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and classical music. He is a former artistic director of Canada's

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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

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s. Trevor Pinnock won a

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for his recording of Bach's ''

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'' 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

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when he was seven, attending the choir school from 1956 to 1961 and subsequently

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. 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

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and

Millicent Silver Millicent Irene Silver (17 November 19051 May 1986) was an English harpsichordist, who began her career as a pianist and violinist. Early life Born in South London, her father, James Brand Silver, was a violinist and oboist, and had been a b ...

.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 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. 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

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, cello. At this stage, they were playing baroque music on modern instruments. His solo harpsichord debut was in 1968 at the

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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

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s, including

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's concerto for harpsichord, percussion and strings,

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'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 ''

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''. – He performed and recorded the ''Concert Champêtre'' in 1991. Pinnock and

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toured together in 2000, with Vengerov taking up the

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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

and classical music on

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. The orchestra initially started with seven members but soon grew in size. The decision to move to period performance 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

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's last opera, ''

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'', under

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. 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

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. His debut at

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was in 1980; he later directed

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's oratorio ''

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'' 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

's '' Acante et Céphise''; 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

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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 romantic repertoire from

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, including playing as

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soloist. After a disappointing series of concerts, he resigned in 1990 and was succeeded by

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. From 1991 to 1996 he was artistic director and principal conductor of the

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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 1st and 5th 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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and

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s, the

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, Los Angeles and Mito

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s, the

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, Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, the

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and

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and at the

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and

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festivals. He is a regular guest conductor of the

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debut in 1988 conducting Handel's opera ''

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'', the same year he made his debut at the

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with Handel's ''

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''. He conducted

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and

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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

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'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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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 ''

'' and performing popular baroque music. Its recording of the concertos won the

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 The ''Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue'' in D minor, , is a work for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach probably composed it during his time in Köthen from 1717 to 1723. The piece was already regarded as a unique masterpiece during his lifet ...

BWV 903 (1978) *J. S. Bach: toccatas 911, 913–916 (1977) *J. S. Bach: ''

Partitas Partita (also ''partie'', ''partia'', ''parthia'', or ''parthie'') was originally the name for a single-instrumental piece of music (16th and 17th centuries), but Johann Kuhnau (Thomaskantor until 1722), his student Christoph Graupner, and Johann ...

'' for harpsichord BWV 825–830 (1985) *J. S. Bach: ''Partitas'' for harpsichord BWV 825–830, Hänssler Classics (1998–1999) *J. S. Bach: ''

Goldberg Variations The ''Goldberg Variations'', BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also hav ...

'' BWV 988 (1980) *J. S. Bach: ''

Italian Concerto The ''Italian Concerto'', BWV 971, originally titled ''Concerto nach Italiænischen Gusto'' (''Concerto in the Italian taste''), is a three-movement concerto for two-manual harpsichord solo composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and published in 173 ...

'' 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, '' English suite'' no.3 BWV 808, chromatic fantasia and fugue BWV 903 and preludes and fugues BWV 846, 876, 881 from ''

The Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of in ...

'' (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 *

: 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 ''The Harmonious Blacksmith'' is the popular name of the final movement, ''Air and variations'', of George Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, for harpsichord. This instrumental air was one of the first works for harpsichord p ...

: Favourite Harpsichord Works'' (1983) *''Suites by Purcell and Handel and Sonatas by Haydn'', Wigmore Hall Live (2009)

Harpsichord concertos

*J. S. Bach:

s BWV 1052–1058, concertos for 2, 3 and 4 harpsichords 1060–1065 (

Kenneth Gilbert Kenneth Albert Gilbert (December 16, 1931 – April 15, 2020) was a Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and music educator. Biography Born in Montreal, Gilbert studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal under ...

and

Nicholas Kraemer Nicholas Kraemer (born 7 March 1945, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British harpsichordist and conductor. Career Kraemer began his career as a harpsichordist. From playing continuo (on a harpsichord) at the back of an orchestra he proceeded t ...

, 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:

Brandenburg Concerto The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, MacDonogh, Giles. ''Frederick the Great: A Life in Dee ...

no. 5 BWV 1050 (on his two recordings of the Brandenburg concertos) (1979–1982 and 2006) *''Sons of Bach harpsichord concertos'':

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: Wq.14, Wq.43; J. C. Bach/Mozart: concerto in D major; CRD (1974) *

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: 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 Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra is a short harpsichord concerto written in 1934 by England, English composer Walter Leigh. It was premiered by the English composer and pianist Elizabeth Poston. Movements: #Allegro #Andante #Allegr ...

with

Nicholas Braithwaite Nicholas Paul Dallon Braithwaite (born 26 August 1939, London)''International Who's Who In Classical Music'', 2003 Edition, p. 94 (Europa Publications Ltd., London, England) is an English conductor. He is the son of the conductor Warwick Brait ...

conducting the

; he also plays in Leigh's ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' suite; Lyrita records (1980) * Poulenc: ''

Concert champêtre ''Concert champêtre'' (, ''Pastoral Concerto''), FP 49, is a harpsichord concerto by Francis Poulenc, which also exists in a version for piano solo with very slight changes in the solo part. It was written in 1927–28 for the harpsichordist ...

'' with

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conducting the

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(live recording),

(1991)

Chamber music

*J. C. Bach: ''3 Quintets,

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'' (also playing

and

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) 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 Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of ...

(

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), CRD *J. S. Bach: sonatas for flute and harpsichord BWV 1020, 1030–1032 with

Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the Western concert flute, flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th ce ...

(modern flute) and sonatas for flute and continuo BWV 1033–1035 with the addition of Roland Pidoux (cello),

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(1985) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for flute BWV 1020, 1030, 1032 and sonata for flute and harpsichord BWV 1031 with

Emmanuel Pahud Emmanuel Pahud (born 27 January 1970) is a Franco-Swiss flautist. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French. The Berlin-based flutistPatrick LamEmmanuel Pahud – The showcase behi ...

, sonatas for flute BWV 1033–1035 with the addition of

Jonathan Manson Jonathan Manson is a Scottish cellist and viol player. Born in Edinburgh, he studied cello with Jane Cowan and later went on to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he studied with Steven Doane and Christel Thielmann. He studied ...

(cello); sonata for two flutes BWV 1039 with the further addition of Silvia Careddu (flute), EMI Classics (2008) *J. S. Bach: sonatas for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014–1019 with

Rachel Podger Rachel Podger (born 1968 in England) is a British violinist and conductor specialising in the performance of Baroque music. Career Podger was born to a British father and a German mother. She was educated at a German Rudolf Steiner school then ...

(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) *

: '' Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts'' with Rachel Podger and Jonathan Manson,

(2002) *

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: ''Six Concertos for Two Keyboard Instruments'' (playing harpsichord and fortepiano) with

(1979) * Wesley: Duet for Organ in C major with

Simon Preston Simon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor, and composer.
...

on his recording ''Early English Keyboard Music'' (1986) *''The Punckes Delight'' and other seventeenth-century English music for

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and keyboard (

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and

) with

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

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. Featuring

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. 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

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unless otherwise indicated.

By composer

: 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 Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

: ''

Brandenburg concertos The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg ...

'' (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 Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8 November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing and conducting music of the baroque and classical eras on original instruments. Biography and ...

, 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 Lisa Beznosiuk (born 20 August 1956 in Sheffield) is an English flautist of Ukrainian and Irish descent, specializing in period performance of baroque and classical music on historical flutes. Biography and career Lisa Beznosiuk trained at th ...

, flute) and cantata sinfonias BWV 110,

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, 249, 42, 52 (1993) *J. S. Bach: single and double violin concertos (

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

: ''6 concerti grossi op.3'' (1984) *Handel: ''12 concerti grossi op.6'' (1985) *Handel: ''

Water Music The ''Water Music'' is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River Thames. Structu ...

'' (1983) *Handel: ''

Music for the Royal Fireworks The ''Music for the Royal Fireworks'' ( HWV 351) is a suite in D major for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park on 27 April 1749. The ...

'' 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'' 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 overt ...

s'' from ''

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'', ''

il pastor fido ''Il pastor fido'' (''The Faithfull Shepherd'' in Richard Fanshawe's 1647 English translation) is a pastoral tragicomedy set in Arcadia by Giovanni Battista Guarini, first published in 1590 in Venice. Plot summary To redress an ancient wron ...

'', '' Agrippina'', '' Alceste'', ''

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'' and ''

Teseo ''Teseo'' ("Theseus", HWV 9; ) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's ''Thésée''. It was Hande ...

'' (1986) *Handel: Organ concertos op.4, op.7 and HWV 295, 296, 304 (

Simon Preston Simon John Preston (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor, and composer.
...

, organ) (1984) *Handel:

Coronation Anthems A coronation anthem is a piece of choral music written to accompany the coronation of a monarch. Many composers have written coronation anthems. However, the best known were composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of the British ...

(with Simon Preston conducting the choir of

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) (1982) *Handel: '' Dettingen

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'', ''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'' (

Felicity Lott Dame Felicity Ann Emwhyla Lott, (born 8 May 1947) is an English soprano. Education Lott was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. From her earliest years she was musical, having started studying piano at age 5. She also played violin and bega ...

, soprano;

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, tenor) (1985) *Handel: ''Italian

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s'': ''Silete venti'' HWV 242; ''Cecilia, vogli un sguardo'' HWV 89 ( Jennifer Smith, soprano; John Elwes, tenor) (1987) *Handel: ''

'' (

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, soprano;

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swedis ...

, contralto;

, countertenor;

Howard Crook Howard Crook (born June 15, 1947) is an American lyric tenor who has lived and worked in the Netherlands and France since the early 1980s. He was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, and educated at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and then Unive ...

, tenor; John Tomlinson, bass) (1988) *Handel: ''

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'' (1990) *Handel: '' Acis and Galatea'' in Mozart's arrangement K.566 (1991) *Handel: ''

Tamerlano ''Tamerlano'' (Tamerlane, HWV 18) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostin Piovene's ''Tamerlano'' together with another libretto entitled ''Bajazet'' aft ...

'' (2001); CD: Avie records (live recording, London), DVD: Arthaus Musik (live recording, Halle) *

: concertos for oboe,

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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 regular ...

; Salomon: Romance for violin (Simon Standage, violin) (1989) *Haydn: Stabat mater (1990) *Haydn: ''

missa in angustiis The ' (Mass for troubled times), commonly known as the ''Nelson Mass'' ( Hob. XXII/11), is a Mass setting by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. It is one of the six masses written near the end of his life that are seen as a culmination of Hay ...

'' (''Nelson mass''), ''

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'' (1987) *Haydn: ''missa sancti Nicolai'', ''

Theresienmesse ''Theresienmesse'' ( H. XXII/12) is a mass in B-flat major written by Joseph Haydn and named after Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies, empress consort of Francis II. The empress herself was the soprano soloist at private performances of both '' ...

'' (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) *

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

: ''

Dido and Aeneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was co ...

'' (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 companio ...

'' and ''

Dioclesian ''Dioclesian'' (''The Prophetess: or, The History of Dioclesian'') is an English tragicomic semi-opera in five acts by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Thomas Betterton based on the play '' The Prophetess'', by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, ...

'' (1995) *Purcell: ''

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'' (1991) *Purcell: ''

Ode An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three majo ...

s'': ''Come, ye sons of art, away''; ''Ode for St. Cecilia's Day''; ''Of old, when heroes thought it base'' (the

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feast song) (1989) *Purcell: choral works with the choir of

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, 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 Hilde ...

: ''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 widespread a ...

: 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'' (Simon Standage, violin) (1982) *Vivaldi: 12 concertos for 1,2 and 4 violins ''l'estro Armonico'' op.3 (Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, 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'' (1986) *Vivaldi: ''concerti l'amoroso'' (1987) *Vivaldi: ''6 concerti for flute op.10'' (Lisa Beznosiuk, flute) (1988) *Vivaldi: '' Gloria''; A. Scarlatti: ''dixit dominus'' (1988) *Vivaldi: '' stabat mater'', ''

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'', ''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 contribu ...

: Canon and Gigue'' (1990) *''A Grand Concert of Musick: English Baroque Concertos'' (1979) *''Christmas in Rome'': Vivaldi: ''Gloria''; Corelli: ''

Christmas Concerto Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli, known commonly as the ''Christmas Concerto'', was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714 as part of Corelli's '' Twelve concerti grossi, Op.&nbs ...

''; A. Scarlatti: ''O di Betlemme altera povertà'' (on video and CD) (1992) *''Opera Arias'' by Mozart, Haydn and

Gluck Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he g ...

(Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano) (1995) *''Oboe Concertos'': C. P. E. Bach, Wq.165; Lebrun, no.1; Mozart, K.314. (

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, oboe) (1990)

Conducting

*''Exquisite Fires: Music of

Linda Bouchard Linda Bouchard (born 21 May 1957) is a Canadian composer and conductor. She is also an active conductor, teacher and producer. Biography Bouchard was born in Montreal, Quebec, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec. She has a BA in music (Bennin ...

'' with the

; Marquis Classics (1998) *''

Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for ...

: Sacred Songs in Concert from

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'' with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the

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;

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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

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