Various Composers - The Blossoming Conductor (John Eliot Gardiner)

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1. Henry Purcell - Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau
2. Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
3. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Rigaudon
4. Jean-Marie Leclair - Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11, Prologue: Air gracieux
5. Georg Friedrich Händel - L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Pt. 1: Air. "Hence vain deluding joys"
6. Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski - Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Theme. Moderato semplice
7. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Don Juan, Wq. 52: III. Andante
8. Georg Friedrich Händel - Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: III. Allegro
9. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude - Chorus. "See, See, We Assemble" - Dance (Chorus)
10. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Ritournelle gaye
11. Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act 2: Air. "What Flattering Noise Is This?" (Envy, Two Followers)
12. Jean-Marie Leclair - Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11, Prologue: "Ciel ! Quels attentats furieux !" (Chef des peuples, Chœur, Les Propétides)
13. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Petit chœur. "Le charmant art d'Eglé" (Chœur, Mercure)
14. Henry Purcell - The Tempest, Z. 631, Act 3: Song. "Kind Fortune Smiles" (Ariel)
15. Domenico Scarlatti - Stabat Mater in C Minor: VII. Juxta crucem
16. Georg Friedrich Händel - L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Pt. 1: Air. "Haste thee, nymph"
17. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Chorus. "Come, Shepherds, Lead up a Lively Measure" - Hornpipe (Chorus)
18. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Musette en rondeau (Reprise)
19. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Don Juan, Wq. 52: I. Sinfonia - Allegro
20. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture
21. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Don Juan, Wq. 52: XX. Moderato
22. François Couperin - L'apothéose de Lully: VIII. Accüeil entre-doux et agard, fait à Lulli par Corelli, et par les muses italiénes
23. Georg Friedrich Händel - Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: II. Allegro
24. Jules Massenet - Suite d'orchestre No. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": II. Air de ballet
25. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Fêtes d'Hébé, Troisième entrée "La Danse": Tambourin en rondeau
26. Georg Friedrich Händel - Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4, HWV 315: III. Allegro
27. Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act 3: "We the Spirits of the Air" (Third Aerial Spirit, Fourth Aerial Spirit, Chorus)
28. Jules Massenet - Suite d'orchestre No. 6 "Scènes de féerie": IV. Bacchanale
29. Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Overture. Allegro
30. Georg Friedrich Händel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Chorus. "He smote all the first-born of Egypt"
31. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Song and Chorus. "Hither, This Way, This Way Bend" (Philidel, Chorus)
32. Georg Friedrich Händel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air. "Their land brought forth frogs"
33. Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act 2: Symphony. Adagio
34. Jules Massenet - Suite d'orchestre No. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": I. Marche
35. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Song and Chorus. "Come If You Dare" - First Act Tune (British Warrior, Chorus)
36. Henry Purcell - Funeral Sentences: Man That Is Born of a Woman, Z. 27
37. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Don Juan, Wq. 52: XXXI. Allegro non troppo
38. Georg Friedrich Händel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Air with Chorus. "And the children of Israel"
39. Henry Purcell - The Tempest, Z. 631: Overture
40. Georg Friedrich Händel - L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Pt. 1: Air and Chorus. "Or let the merry bells" - "And young and old come"
41. Henry Purcell - The Tempest, Z. 631, Act 5: Duet and Chorus. "No Stars Again Shall Hurt You" (Amphitrite, Neptune, Chorus)
42. Jules Massenet - Suite d'orchestre No. 6 "Scènes de féerie": I. Cortège
43. Georges Bizet - L'Arlésienne, Op. 23, WD 28, Act 1: Prélude
44. Georg Friedrich Händel - Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: III. Minuets I & II
45. Georg Friedrich Händel - Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: I. Dixit Dominus, Domino meo
46. Henry Purcell - Funeral Sentences: In the Midst of Life, Z. 17A
47. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide : Overture to Act 1
48. Carlo Gesualdo - Sacrarum cantionum liber primus a 5: No. 3, Ave dulcissima Maria
49. Georg Friedrich Händel - Water Music Variants, HWV 331: No. 2 in F Major, Alla Hornpipe
50. Georg Friedrich Händel - Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: Chorus. "Lucky omens bless our rites" - Recitative, Air and Duet. "Daughter obey" (Priests, Cadmus, Athamas)
51. Georg Friedrich Händel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Duet. "The Lord is my strength"
52. Georg Friedrich Händel - Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
53. Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Compilation: 2025

Label: Warner Classics

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John Eliot Gardiner (born 1943) is a British conductor, renowned for his expertise in both Baroque and classical music. A pioneer in historically informed performance, Gardiner has been a leading figure in reviving the authentic sounds of early music. He founded the Monteverdi Choir in 1964 and the English Baroque Soloists in 1978, both of which have earned international acclaim under his leadership. Gardiner is known for his dynamic interpretations of composers such as Bach, Monteverdi, and Beethoven, and he has made numerous recordings that have been widely praised. His commitment to historically informed performances and his significant contributions to the choral and orchestral worlds have solidified his place as one of the foremost conductors of his generation.