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
Alessandro Marcello
André Campra
Anna Lapwood
Anneleen Lenaerts
Antonio Florio
Antonio Vivaldi
Armin Jordan
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC Singers
Bach Collegium San Diego
Berliner Philharmoniker
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra
Cappella Mediterranea
Cappella Neapolitana
Carlotta Colombo
Christian Immler
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Corrado Rovaris
Costantino Catena
Cristian Sandrin
David Haroutunian
David Oistrakh
Eleonor Bindman
Emmanuel Villaume
English National Opera Orchestra
Ensemble Reflektor
Esther Abrami
Fretwork
Fritz Kreisler
Gabriele Pro
Georg Philipp Telemann
Giacomo Carissimi
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Guarneri Quartet
Heinrich Schütz
Henrik Dam Thomsen
Iain Burnside
Iona Brown
Jacqueline du Pré
Jader Bignamini
Jamie Phillips
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Pachelbel
Jonas Vitaud
Joseph Middleton
Julian Perkins
June Anderson
Leonardo García-Alarcón
Lionel Meunier
London Festival Orchestra
London Handel Players
Lovro Von Matacic
Ludwig van Beethoven
Léo Warynski
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Marin Marais
Marina Tarasova
Martyn Brabbins
Mary Bevan
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Michael Waldron
Michel Plasson
Miguel Rincón
Mina Gajić
Nicky Spence
Opera Wave
Orchestre National de Lille
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Paola Perrucci
Paul Agnew
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Pierre Fouchenneret
Pierre Henri Xuereb
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Quartetto Vanvitelli
Rachel Talitman
Roland Kluttig
Ross Pople
Ruben Valenzuela
Salzburg Wind Philharmonic
Serena Sáenz
Sophie Junker
Stephen Marchionda
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra
Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
Vasily Petrenko
Victoria String Quartet
Vox Luminis
Wei Luo
Xénia Maliarevitch
Yehudi Menuhin
caterva musica
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonio Vivaldi
Ennio Morricone
Daniel Hope
Arcangelo Corelli
Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin
Johann Pachelbel
Michaela Rózsa Růžičková
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Isata Kanneh-Mason
Adrian Chandler
Alberto Lizzio
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dmitry Yablonsky
Hans Jacob
Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Julian Lloyd Webber
Georg Philipp Telemann
Michel Plasson
Daniela Ruso
Miriam van Steeg
Quido Holbling
Anna Holbling
Ludovit Kanta
VOCES8
Pablo González
Sir David Willcocks
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jerome Ducros
Aradia Ensemble
Nigel Kennedy
Andrew Mogrelia
Alexander Briger
Kevin Mallon
Hilary Hahn
Alena Cherny
Petr Skvor
Franz Xaver Gruber
Domenico Cimarosa
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Helmut Müller-Brühl
Leonard Slatkin
David Parry
Sir Charles Mackerras
Pavel Lyubomudrov
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Fritz Kreisler
Daniel Lozakovich
Vjekoslav Sutej
Takako Nishizaki
Adrien Perruchon
Tullio Serafin
Jaroslav Krcek
Angèle Dubeau
Nicholas Ward
Public Domain
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Accademia I Filarmonici
Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Christina Pluhar
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Lucas Toledo
Trio Rosa
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko
Alberto Martini
Michel Arrignon
Cyprien Katsaris
London Festival Orchestra
Kay Johannsen
Susanne Fröhlich
Grace Davidson
David Ogden Stiers
Sebastian Comberti
Léon Mignard
Alain Marion
Gabriela Montero
Kirill Petrenko
Tasmin Little
Pieter Jan Leusink
Teodor Currentzis
Trio Serena
Aaron Pilsan
Sir Adrian Boult
Carol Rosenberger
Iona Brown
Simon Preston
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Bruce Liu
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
Chiyan Wong
Cecilia Bartoli
Yehudi Menuhin
Raymond Leppard
Esther Abrami
Daniel Hyde
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen