Baroque

The Baroque music genre, flourishing from 1600 to 1750, is characterized by complex harmonies, intricate ornamentation, and expressive contrasts. Emerging in Italy, it spread throughout Europe, with composers harnessing the expressive potential of instruments like the harpsichord, violin, and opera vocals. The genre's distinctive features include rapid arpeggios, sudden dynamic shifts, and elaborate counterpoint. As a cultural phenomenon, Baroque music reflected the era's opulence, drama, and scientific curiosity. It influenced the development of Classical music and intersected with other styles, such as Opera and Chorale. Notable for its dramatic intensity and ornate decoration, Baroque music showcased composers' mastery of musical architecture, leaving an enduring legacy in the classical music canon.

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Accentus
Alceo Galliera
André Campra
Anna Lapwood
Anneleen Lenaerts
Antonio Lotti
Antonio Vivaldi
Armin Jordan
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra
Carlo Rizzi
Carlos Seixas
Charlie Lovell-Jones
Christian Immler
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Cristian Sandrin
David Oistrakh
Delirium Musicum
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Dmitry Yablonsky
Ekaterina Murina
Eleonor Bindman
Eliot Quartett
Elizabeth Sombart
English National Opera Orchestra
Ensemble Reflektor
Florian Sievers
Fretwork
Fritz Kreisler
Gabriel Bianco
Gabriele Bagnati
Gaétan Jarry
Georg Philipp Telemann
Giacomo Carissimi
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Giuseppe Tartini
Heinrich Schütz
Hyun Mi Kim
I Giardini
Insula Orchestra
Jacques Israelievitch
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Pachelbel
Johanna Winkel
John Wilson
Joseph Middleton
Julian Perkins
June Anderson
Kyiv Virtuosi
Laurence Equilbey
London Festival Orchestra
London Voices
Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Magdalena Consort
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marguerite Louise
Marin Marais
Martyn Brabbins
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Massimiliano Caldi
Michael Waldron
Michaela Rózsa Růžičková
Michel Corboz
Michel Plasson
Mina Gajić
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicky Spence
Notre Dame Magnificat Choir
Opera Wave
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orion Weiss
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Pierre Fouchenneret
Pierre Henri Xuereb
Pierre Vallet
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Rachel Talitman
Richard Tognetti
Robert de Visée
Roland Kluttig
Ross Pople
Salzburg Wind Philharmonic
Saskia Giorgini
Seicento Stravagante
Sophie Junker
Stefan Plewniak
Thomas Elwin
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra
Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
Vasily Petrenko
Vivace
Volodymyr Syvokhip
Yasunori Imamura
Yehudi Menuhin
Zachary Carrettin
Étienne Gara
Antonio Vivaldi
Ennio Morricone
Daniel Hope
Arcangelo Corelli
Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin
Johann Pachelbel
Michaela Rózsa Růžičková
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Adrian Chandler
Isata Kanneh-Mason
Alberto Lizzio
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dmitry Yablonsky
Hans Jacob
Georg Philipp Telemann
Julian Lloyd Webber
Daniela Ruso
Michel Plasson
Quido Holbling
Ludovit Kanta
Anna Holbling
Miriam van Steeg
Andrew Mogrelia
Nigel Kennedy
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jerome Ducros
Aradia Ensemble
Sir David Willcocks
Pablo González
Alena Cherny
Hilary Hahn
Petr Skvor
Franz Xaver Gruber
Domenico Cimarosa
Alexander Briger
Kevin Mallon
David Parry
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Leonard Slatkin
Fritz Kreisler
Sir Charles Mackerras
Pavel Lyubomudrov
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Takako Nishizaki
Adrien Perruchon
Vjekoslav Sutej
Tullio Serafin
Daniel Lozakovich
Christina Pluhar
Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Accademia I Filarmonici
Nicholas Ward
Jaroslav Krcek
Angèle Dubeau
Kay Johannsen
Susanne Fröhlich
London Festival Orchestra
Cyprien Katsaris
Alberto Martini
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Trio Rosa
Michel Arrignon
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Lucas Toledo
Grace Davidson
Sebastian Comberti
David Ogden Stiers
Aaron Pilsan
Alain Marion
Trio Serena
Gabriela Montero
Léon Mignard
Pieter Jan Leusink
Tasmin Little
Kirill Petrenko
Teodor Currentzis
Iona Brown
Simon Preston
Carol Rosenberger
Sir Adrian Boult
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Public Domain
Chiyan Wong
Bruce Liu
Yehudi Menuhin
Cecilia Bartoli
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Raymond Leppard
Daniel Hyde
Esther Abrami
Vasily Petrenko
London Voices
Jeno Kevehazi
Lucy van Dael
Matthias Veit
Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
Richard Kapp