And who better to bring you that experience than the famed Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music? Music of the Baroque is their specialty, and here's an inexpensive opportunity to hear Baroque favorites like Vivaldi's The Four Seasons , Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 , Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Pachelbel's Canon & Gigue played to perfection. 5 CDs from the London label. Works Details >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera" Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 37 min. 55 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1725 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte" Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 8 min. 6 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1729 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 153 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1729-1730 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica" Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1729-1730 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 9 min. 4 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1711 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 10 min. sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Orchestral Written: 03/24/1721 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 14 min. 14 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Orchestral Written: 03/24/1721 >Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel : Sinfonia no 1 in G Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 11 min. 6 sec. Period Time: Classical Form: Orchestral Written: 1773 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 Performers: Christopher Hirons (Violin); Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor] (Violin) Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 14 min. 38 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1730-1731 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Sinfonia Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Christmas Written: 1734 >Telemann, Georg Philipp : Concerto for 3 trumpets, timpani, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54 :: D4 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 8 min. 11 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1716-1721 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 22 min. 10 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1738-1739 >Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 21 min. 4 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1731 >Torelli, Giuseppe : Concerto a 4 in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale, for 2 violins, cello & continuo in G mi Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec. Period Time: Baroque >Corelli, Arcangelo : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 12 min. 17 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Orchestral >Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1700 >Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Cantata/Oratorio Written: 1748 >Handel, George Frideric : Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38 :: Overture. Menuet & Gigue Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 7 min. 11 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Opera/Operetta Written: 1737 >Arne, Thomas A. : Overture no 3 for orchestra in G major (for the drama "Henry and Emma") Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec. Period Time: Classical >Purcell, Henry : Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: circa 1678 >Purcell, Henry : Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge" Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 12 min. 48 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1695 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 443 Performer: Michael Copley (Recorder) Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 9 min. 50 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: by 1742 >Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 20 min. 4 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1749 >Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Notes: Composition written: 1717. Running Time: 38 min. sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: 1717 >Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 8 min. 7 sec. Period Time: Baroque Written: by 1742 >Marcello, Alessandro : Concerto for Oboe in D minor Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 10 min. 2 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Concerto Written: 1716 >Handel, George Frideric : Concerto a due cori no 2 in F major, HWV 333 Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Running Time: 15 min. 1 sec. Period Time: Baroque Form: Orchestral Written: circa 1747-1748