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
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)
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1Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Kyrie. 1. Chorus: Kyrie eleison
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
countertenor vocals:
Ashley Stafford (alto / counter-tenor) (in 1985-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mary Nichols (soprano & alto) (in 1985-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (in 1985-02)
tenor vocals:
Wynford Evans (tenor) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: I. Kyrie eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ia. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach9:29
2Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Kyrie. 2. Duet: Christe eleison
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Carol Hall (operatic mezzo‐soprano) (in 1985-02)
soprano vocals:
Lynne Dawson (soprano) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: II. Christe eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ib. Kyrie: Duet "Christe eleison") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:52
3Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Kyrie. 3. Chorus: Jyrie eleison
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: III. Kyrie eleison (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Ic. Kyrie: Chorus "Kyrie eleison") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:33
4Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 4. Chorus: Glira in excelsis (attacca:)
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IV. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIa. Gloria: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:43
5Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 5. Chorus: Et in terra pax
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
bass vocals:
Richard Lloyd Morgan (in 1985-02) and Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1985-02)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
countertenor vocals:
Patrick Collin (alto) (in 1985-02) and Ashley Stafford (alto / counter-tenor) (in 1985-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (in 1985-02), Jane Fairfield (soprano) (in 1985-02) and Jean Knibbs (in 1985-02)
tenor vocals:
Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: V. Et in terra pax (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIb. Gloria: Chorus "Et in terra pax") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
6Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 6. Aria: Laudamus te
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
violin:
Elizabeth Wilcock (violinist) (in 1985-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VI. Laudamus te (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIc. Gloria: Aria "Laudamus te") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:53
7Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 7. Chorus: Gratias agimus tibi
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VII. Gratias agimus tibi (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IId. Gloria: Chorus "Gratias agimus tibi") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir": II. Coro "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir"
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:03
8Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 8. Duet: Domine Deus (attacca:)
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
flute:
Lisa Beznosiuk (flautist) (in 1985-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (in 1985-02)
tenor vocals:
Howard Milner (tenor) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: VIII. Domine Deus (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIe. Gloria: Duet "Domine Deus") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:18
9Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 9. Chorus: Qui tollis peccata mundi
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIf. Gloria: Chorus "Qui tollis peccata mundi") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 46 "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei": I. Coro "Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei"
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:19
10Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 10. Aria: Qui sedes ad dextram Patris
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
oboe [oboe d'amore]:
Sophia McKenna (oboist) (in 1985-02)
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: X. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIg. Gloria: Aria "Qui sedes ad dextram Patris") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:24
11Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 11. Aria: Quoniam to solus Sanctus (attacca:)
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
horn:
Michael Thompson (British horn player and conductor) (in 1985-02)
bass vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XI. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIh. Gloria: Aria "Quoniam tu solus Sanctus") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:24
12Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Missa, Gloria. 12. Chorus: Cum Sancto Spiritu
recording engineer:
Klaus Behrens (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Klaus Behrens (engineer) and Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
bass vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1985-02)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1985-02)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1985-02)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-02)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor (British label, see annotation) (in 1985)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-02)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIi. Gloria: Chorus "Cum Sancto Spiritu") (in 1985-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:48
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

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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)
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