The All-Baroque Box From Monteverdi to Bach

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Annotation

50-CD collection of significant recordings of Baroque works. Includes a 140-page booklet with complete tracklists and credits.

Annotation last modified on 2026-09-10 09:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Prologue, Acts 1-2)
2▶CD: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Acts 3-5) / Lamento d'Arianna
3▶CD: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine I
4▶CD: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine II
5▶CD: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali erotici
6▶CD: Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for San Rocco
7▶CD: Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
8▼CD: Monteverdi / Rigatti / Grandi / Cavalli: Venetian Vespers I
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1First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin: Sacristy bell
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
[no artist]0:11
2First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin: Organ: Intonazione
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
organ:
Timothy Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Organ: Intonazione (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
after Giovanni Gabrieli1:11
3First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin: Versicle & Response: Deus in adiutorium / Domine ad adiuvandum
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Deus in adiutorium (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
recording of:
Domine ad adiuvandum (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
after Giovanni Gabrieli1:00
4First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin: Antiphon: Angelus Domini
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Antiphon: Angelus Domini (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
after Giovanni Gabrieli0:35
5Psalm: Dixit Dominus
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
Peter Harvey (bass-baritone) (in 1990-09)
bass vocals:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1990-09)
other vocals [falsettist]:
David Hurley (countertenor) (in 1990-09) and Timothy Wilson (countertenor) (in 1990-09)
soprano vocals:
Tessa Bonner (soprano) (in 1990-09) and Susan Hemington Jones (soprano) (in 1990-09)
tenor vocals:
Mark le Brocq (tenor) (in 1990-09), Charles Daniels (tenor) (in 1990-09), Robert Horn (in 1990-09) and Andrew Tusa (tenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Dixit Dominus a 8 (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti13:16
6Motet: O intemerata
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
organ:
Timothy Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist) (in 1990-09)
theorbo [chitarrone]:
Paula Chateauneuf (Lute & theorbo player) (in 1990-09)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Motetti a voce sola: O intemerata (in 1990-09)
composer:
Alessandro Grandi (famous composer, 1586-1630)
Alessandro Grandi4:22
7Antiphon: Beata es Maria
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Antiphon: Beata es Maria (in 1990-09)
composer:
Alessandro Grandi (famous composer, 1586-1630)
Alessandro Grandi0:40
8Psalm: Laudate pueri
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
bass vocals:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1990-09)
soprano vocals:
Tessa Bonner (soprano) (in 1990-09) and Susan Hemington Jones (soprano) (in 1990-09)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (in 1990-09) and Angus Smith (tenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Laudate pueri (unspecified version) (in 1990-09)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
version of:
Laudate pueri dominum, SV 196 + 311
version of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Laudate pueri Dominum a 5 (concertato), SV 270
version of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Laudate Pueri II a 5 [Psalm 112] SV 271
version of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: IV. Psalmus II "Laudate pueri Dominum"
Claudio Monteverdi7:09
9Organ: Suonata prima
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
organ:
Timothy Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
L'organo suonarino, op. 13: 1. Sonata I, fuga plagale (in 1990-09)
composer:
Adriano Banchieri (Italian composer, organist & poet, c. 1568-1634)
part of:
L'organo suonarino, op. 13 (60+ pieces for the organ)
Adriano Banchieri0:53
10Antiphon: Beatam me dicent
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Antiphon: Beatam me dicent (in 1990-09)
composer:
Adriano Banchieri (Italian composer, organist & poet, c. 1568-1634)
Adriano Banchieri0:36
11Psalm: Laetatus sum
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
Peter Harvey (bass-baritone) (in 1990-09)
bass vocals:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1990-09)
soprano vocals:
Tessa Bonner (soprano) (in 1990-09) and Susan Hemington Jones (soprano) (in 1990-09)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (in 1990-09) and Andrew Tusa (tenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Laetatus sum, SV 198 (a 6) (in 1990-09)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 198)
Claudio Monteverdi6:10
12Motet: O Maria, quae rapis corda hominum
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
theorbo [chitarrone]:
Paula Chateauneuf (Lute & theorbo player) (in 1990-09) and Fred Jacobs (lutenist & theorbist) (in 1990-09)
other vocals [falsettist]:
David Hurley (countertenor) (in 1990-09) and Timothy Wilson (countertenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
O Maria, quae rapis corda hominum (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giacomo Finetti
Giacomo Finetti3:03
13Antiphon: Haec est quae nescavit
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Antiphon: Haec est quae nescavit (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giacomo Finetti
Giacomo Finetti0:39
14Psalm: Nisi Dominus
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
Peter Harvey (bass-baritone) (in 1990-09)
other vocals [falsettist]:
David Hurley (countertenor) (in 1990-09) and Timothy Wilson (countertenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Canzona (Messa e Salmi Parte Concertati [Nisi Dominus]), Venezia 1640 (in 1990-09)
composer:
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
part of:
Messa e salmi parte concertati (1640)
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti8:25
15Organ: Dialogo secondo
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
organ:
Timothy Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Dialogo secondo (in 1990-09)
composer:
Adriano Banchieri (Italian composer, organist & poet, c. 1568-1634)
Adriano Banchieri1:16
16Antiphon: Ante thronum
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Antiphon: Ante thronum (in 1990-09)
composer:
Adriano Banchieri (Italian composer, organist & poet, c. 1568-1634)
Adriano Banchieri0:31
17Psalm: Laude Jerusalem
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
baritone vocals:
Peter Harvey (bass-baritone) (in 1990-09)
bass vocals:
Adrian Peacock (bass vocalist, producer) (in 1990-09)
other vocals [falsettist]:
David Hurley (countertenor) (in 1990-09) and Timothy Wilson (countertenor) (in 1990-09)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (in 1990-09), Robert Horn (in 1990-09), Angus Smith (tenor) (in 1990-09) and Andrew Tusa (tenor) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Musiche sacre (1656): Psalm 147: "Lauda Jerusalem" (in 1990-09)
Francesco Cavalli9:09
18Motet: O quam tu pulchra
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Ben Turner (producer/editor/mastering/engineer, mainly of classical recordings, formerly with Finesplice Studios in Middlesex, England)
harp [double harp]:
Celia Harper (harp player) (in 1990-09)
instruments and vocals:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble) (in 1990-09)
soprano vocals:
Susan Hemington Jones (soprano) (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:
Ghirlanda sacra: O quam tu pulchra es (for solo voice and basso continuo published 1625) (in 1990-09)
composer:
Alessandro Grandi (famous composer, 1586-1630)
arrangement of:
Il primo libro de Motetti: O quam tu pulchra es (for 3 voices and basso continuo, published 1610)
Alessandro Grandi3:46
9▶CD: Monteverdi / Rigatti / Grandi / Cavalli: Venetian Vespers II
10▶CD: Heinrich I. F. Biber: Missa Salisburgensis
11▶CD: Lully / Cordier / Lambert / Cambert: Le Roi danse
12▶CD: M.-A. Charpentier: Te Deum / Messe de Minuit
13▶CD: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
14▶CD: Henry Purcell: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day / Verse Anthems
15▶CD: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti Grossi op. 6 nos. 1-6
16▶CD: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti Grossi op. 6 nos. 7-12
17▶CD: Couperin Family: Pièces de clavecin
18▶CD: Gasparini / Scarlatti / Pasquini / Marcello: Cantatas
19▶CD: Pachelbel / Handel / Vivaldi / Bach: Canon & Gigue / Sonatas / Suites
20▶CD: Antonio Vivaldi: L'estro armonico op. 3 nos. 1-9
21▶CD: Antonio Vivaldi: L'estro armonico op. 3 nos. 10-12 / Le quattro stagioni
22▶CD: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria / Stabat Mater / Nisi Dominus
23▶CD: G. P. Telemann: Wind Concertos
24▶CD: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (Prologue, Acts 1-2)
25▶CD: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (Acts 3-5)
26▶CD: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Une symphonie imaginaire
27▶CD: J. D. Heinichen: Dresden Concertos
28▶CD: J. S. Bach: Organ Toccatas & Fugues
29▶CD: J. S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue / Preludes & Fugues / Suites
30▶CD: J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
31▶CD: J. S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo I
32▶CD: J. S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo II
33▶CD: J. S. Bach: Six Suites for Violoncello Solo I
34▶CD: J. S. Bach: Six Suites for Violoncello Solo II
35▶CD: J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1-5
36▶CD: J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 / Violin Concertos BWV 1041-1043
37▶CD: J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 140, 147
38▶CD: J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Part I, Part II nos. 1-35)
39▶CD: J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Part II nos. 36-68)
40▶CD: J. S. Bach: Mass in B minor (Kyrie, Gloria)
41▶CD: J. S. Bach: Mass in B minor (Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei)
42▶CD: G. F. Handel: Guilio Cesare (Act I nos. 1-15)
43▶CD: G. F. Handel: Giulio Cesare (Act I no. 16, Act II)
44▶CD: G. F. Handel: Giulio Cesare (Act III)
45▶CD: G. F. Handel: Messiah (Part I, Part II nos. 19-20)
46▶CD: G. F. Handel: Messiah (Part II nos. 21-39, Part III)
47▶CD: G. F. Handel: Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks
48▶CD: G. F. Handel: Dixit Dominus / Coronation Anthems
49▶CD: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas
50▶CD: G. B. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater / Salve Regina / G. Allegri: Miserere

Credits

Release

art direction and illustration:Fred Münzmaier
photography:Christy Lee Rogers (Underwater photographer) (task: box photos)
miscellaneous support:David Butchart (task: project management)
booklet editor:Eva Zöllner (booklet editor)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10675829 [info]
ASIN:DE: B008BP1LS6 [info]
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discography entry:https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4790441 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003743072 [info]