30 Most Famous Baroque Pieces

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This video presents a curated list of 30 iconic Baroque compositions, featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Pachelbel, Corelli, Scarlatti, and others. It begins with Bach's Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring at 0:00:00, followed by Bach's Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156: I. Sinfonia (Arioso) at 0:04:17, and continues with Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air on the G String at 0:07:49. The next piece is Bach-Gounod's Ave Maria, CG 89a at 0:13:38. Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37: I. Canon appears at 0:18:22. Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance (Arr. for String Orchestra by Matt Naughtin) starts at 0:22:57. Händel's Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba begins at 0:24:21. Bach's Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: I. Sinfonia in D Major (After the "Preludio" No. 1 from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006) starts at 0:27:25. Vivaldi's Concerto alla Rustica for Strings in G major: I. Presto begins at 0:31:04. Vivaldi's Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93 (Arr. for Guitar and Orchestra) starts with I. No tempo indication at 0:32:20, followed by II. Largo at 0:34:17, and III. Allegro at 0:36:58. Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro starts at 0:38:10, II. Largo e pianissimo sempre at 0:41:26, and III. Allegro pastorale at 0:43:48. Vivaldi's Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428 "Il Gardellino": I. Allegro begins at 0:47:35, II. Cantabile at 0:51:10, and III. Allegro at 0:54:13. Handel's Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro starts at 0:57:01, II. Largo at 1:00:28, and III. Allegro at 1:05:49. Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture begins at 1:07:41, II. Rondeau at 1:14:41, III. Sarabande at 1:16:47, IV. Bourrées I & II at 1:20:51, V. Polonaise & Double at 1:22:50, VI. Menuett at 1:26:23, and VII. Badinerie at 1:28:00. Corelli's Concerto Grosso in G minor 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale', Op. 6 No. 8: I. Vivace - Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà starts at 1:29:32, II. Allegro at 1:30:54, III. Adagio - Allegro – Adagio at 1:33:28, IV. Vivace at 1:36:42, V. Allegro at 1:37:54, VI. Largo. Pastorale ad libitum at 1:40:09. Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto starts at 1:43:44, II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte at 1:48:52, and III. Presto at 1:51:31. Händel's Suite No. 11 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande begins at 1:54:22. Händel's Suite No. 7 in G Minor: VI. Passacaglia starts at 1:57:11. Bach/Marcello's Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Orfeo Mandozzi) starts at 2:04:55. Bach/Busoni's Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 639 begins at 2:09:14. Bach/Siloti's Prelude in E Minor, BWV 855a starts at 2:12:42. Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 begins at 2:17:05. Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: No. 1, Aria starts at 2:19:20. Scarlatti's Sonata in F Minor, K. 466 begins at 2:24:24. Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonata in C major, K. 159 starts at 2:29:54. Bach (arr. Busoni) - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: I. Chorus begins at 2:31:34. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude starts at 2:35:04, II. Allemande at 2:38:04, III. Courante at 2:42:20, IV. Sarabande at 2:44:54, V. Menuett I - Menuett II at 2:47:54, VI. Gigue at 2:50:48. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro starts at 2:52:42, II. Adagio - III. Allegro at 2:58:51. Handel's The Messiah, HWV 56: No. 23, Hallelujah begins at 3:05:08. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 starts at 3:09:01. Baroque music refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The term 'baroque' comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning 'misshapen pearl'. The works of Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach are considered the pinnacle of the Baroque period. Other key composers of the Baroque era include Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Pachelbel, Arcangelo Corelli, and others.