The Chaconne in A Major from Marin Marais' fifth book (Pièces de Viole, Cinquième Livre, Paris, 1725). Performed on the viola da gamba by Elisabeth Reed, with Cassandra Luckhardt, viola da gamba, and Katherine Heater, harpsichord. In the first half of the 18th century, the French viol players dazzled audiences with their varied and beautifully crafted compositions as well as their technical abilities.

The early 17th century violin sonata of Giovanni Paolo Cima, from his collection Concerti Ecclesiastici (Milano, 1610). Performed on original instruments by the San Francisco early music ensemble Voices of Music. Cima's sonata is remarkable in that it demonstrates that the technique of motivic development was fully established by the first decade of the 17th century.

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major (BWV 1048), complete, performed on original instruments by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. I. (Allegro) 0:00 II. Adagio 5:34 III. Allegro 5:45 In March of 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach carefully inked six of his best concertos into a book for the Margrave of Brandenburg, Christian Ludwig.

The composer Francesco Barsanti arranged many of the most beautiful of the 17th century Scottish fiddle tunes and printed them in Edinburgh in 1742. Here is the song Lochaber, performed on original instruments: Our new audiophile Scottish Album is now available on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-garden-so-green-lute-music/id938492744HD video from the Great Artists series, from the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music in San Francisco, February, 2014.

Francesco Barsanti's "Lord Aboyne's Welcome," published in Edinburgh in 1742, arranged by Voices of Music and performed on original instruments. The tune was printed with the title "Cumernad [Cumbernauld] House" in 1760 in James Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion. Live, HD video from the Art of the Recorder concert, February 2014.

The Chaconne from the Opera Phaeton by Jean-Baptiste Lully (LWV 61, 1683), performed by the SF based Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Live, high definition video featuring Carlos Fittante, dance solo, Voices of Music and SF Baroque Dance.

Voices of Music and BALAM Dance Theatre's cross-cultural collaboration featuring Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante in Tigerlily and the Dragonfly, a fantasy courtship on point. This whimsical duet, inspired by the Balinese Oleg Tambulilingan, was adapted from its original gamelan score to a compilation of Baroque music arranged by Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler.

The Scottish tune "To danton me", performed by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. The composer Francesco Barsanti arranged many of the most beautiful of the 17th century Scottish fiddle tunes and printed them in Edinburgh in 1742.

Vivaldi's Concerto for solo baroque violin and strings in F Minor, "Winter" (L'Inverno, RV 297), performed by Cynthia Miller Freivogel and the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Please consider a donation, http://www.patreon.com/VoicesofMusic and we will make more videos like this one :) Vivaldi's brilliant concerto is here presented complete in 4K, ultra high definition video, performed on original instruments.