Baroque for the Brain Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir

• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767):
• 1 Ouverture-Suite in D Major, TWV 55:D18: I. Ouverture 04:44
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 2 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42: No. 3, Wo zwei und drei versammlet sind (Excerpt Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) 05:17
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):
• 3 Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531: III. Allegro (48 kHz) 03:03
• 4 Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo 04:52
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728):
• 5 Alcyone: Chaconne 06:37
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):
• 6 Theodora, HWV 68: No. 18, As with Rosy Steps the Morn (Excerpt Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) 01:48
• Johann Sebastian Bach:
• 7 Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1: No. 1, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (Excerpt Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) 03:51
• Biagio Marini (1594 - 1663):
• 8 Passacalio in G Minor, Op. 22 No. 25 04:00
• Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C Minor, RV 761 "Amato bene":
• 9 Violin Concerto in C Minor, RV 761 "Amato bene": I. Allegro 03:31
• 10 Violin Concerto in C Minor, RV 761 "Amato bene": II. Largo 02:39
• 11 Violin Concerto in C Minor, RV 761 "Amato bene": III. Allegro 03:16
• George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (Excerpts):
• 12 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (Excerpts): No. 1, Sinfony (48 kHz) 03:13
• 13 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (Excerpts): No. 12, For unto Us a Child Is Born (48 kHz) 03:58
• 14 Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 (Excerpts): No. 44, Hallelujah (48 kHz) 04:02
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
• 15 Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 07:07
• 16 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio 08:27
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847):
• 17 Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N 16 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto (48 kHz) 06:07
• Total Runtime 01:16:32

Info zu Baroque for the Brain

Music is considered one of the best companions to stimulate your study efforts. This unique playlist features one of the world’s leading baroque ensembles in a wonderful blend of music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. We are delighted to offer this inspiring music as a backdrop for your studies.

Christina Mahler, cello
Allen Whear, cello
Lucas Harris, lute
Elisa Citterio, violin
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Elisa Citterio, Music Director
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Ivars Taurins, Director

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Led by Music Director Elisa Citterio and Executive Director Carol Kehoe, Tafelmusik is an orchestra, choir, and experience that celebrates beauty through music of the past.

Founded over 40 years ago on the pillars of passion, learning, and artistic excellence, Tafelmusik continues to bring new energy to baroque music and beyond. Historically informed performances of 17th- to 19th-century instrumental and choral music (led by Chamber Choir Director Ivars Taurins) share the stage with vibrant, insightful multimedia programs, and bold new music written just for the group. Each piece is played on period instruments, underscored and illuminated by scholarship.

Through dynamic performances, international touring, award-winning recordings, and comprehensive education programs, Tafelmusik invites audiences to engage with beauty and experience the breadth of emotion music can inspire.

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