1 hour Baroque music playlist on Spotify

So you want a playlist with one hour Baroque music on Spotify? Here is a curated playlist!

First, let’s explore the melodious lute concerto by Johann Friedrich Fasch, a German composer who, just before Bach’s arrival, founded a ‘Collegium musicum’ in Leipzig. This initiative paved the way for an orchestral concert culture in the city. Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, the (only!) teacher Georg Friedrich Händel ever had, remains an intriguing figure. Unfortunately, I couldn’t trace the specific New Year’s Day for which the cantata “Preiset Mit Mir Den Herren” was written, but I hold great admiration for this exceptional work.

Now, let’s delve into Handel’s famous harp concerto. Interestingly, the manuscript cover reads “Concerto per il Liuto e l’Harpa.” That “e” is crucial—it signifies “and,” not “or.” So, was it a misprint, or was it genuinely intended for both harp and lute to play? In this recording by La Divina Armonia, we find the latter to be the case.

Georg Philipp Telemann, known for his “faithful music master,” issued a musical magazine containing pieces for home enjoyment. Among the 1728 monthly issues, there was a partita for harpsichord. Pay attention to the third movement titled “Rondeau” (track 17). Could Mozart have been influenced by this piece? It almost foreshadows his aria “Batti, Batt bel masetto.” Feel free to hum along with the melody!

Lastly, let’s transition from the Baroque era to classical music with Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht’s 1748 trio sonata for two flutes and continuo. Remarkably, Kleinknecht worked in Bayreuth a century before Wagner. Enjoy the playlist! 🎶

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)

Track 01-03 Lute Concerto, FWVL: D1, between 1735 and 1745

Richard Stone, Lute & conductor

Tempesta die mare, Philadelphia Baroque orchestra

2012

Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712)

Track 04-11 Preiset Mit Mir Den Herren (Festo Novi Anni)

Constanze Backes, soprano

Capella Frisiae, chorus

Accademia Amsterdam, Ludger Remy conductor.

2009

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Track 04-11 Concerto For Lute And Harp In B Flat Major, Op 4/6, Hwv 294, 1736

Luca Pianca, Archlute

Margreth Köll, Harp

La Divina Armonia, conductor

2007

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Track 15-19 Partia à Cembalo solo, TWV 32:1

From: Der getreue Music-Meister, Lektion 1-3, 1728.

Roberto Loreggian, harpsichord

2016

Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht (1722-1794)

Tracks 20-22 Trio sonata in D major, op 2, 1748

Aysha Wills, traverso

David Westcombe, traverso 

Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, cello 

Artem Belogurov, harpsichord

2019

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KmgsBaiHy9YDxrHBqTJW5?si=22fe0ca968474435(HTTP link)