The Joy of Baroque is a tremendous collection with some of the richest, most beautiful and enjoyable pieces from history. Here are forty-four easy to intermediate works by Bach, Purcell, Scarlatti and other 17th and 18th century composers, all selected and edited by Denes Agay for Piano solo. A Ground In Gamut (Purcell) Allegro (Telemann) Allegro [Telemann, Georg Philipp] Aria (Speer) Aria Pastorella (Rathgeber) Canzone (Handel) Courante (Graun) Divertimento (Vento) Fantasia (Telemann) Folia (Scarlatti) Fughetta (Handel) Gavotta (Zipoli) Gavotto (Speer) La Bouffonne (Couperin) La Complaisante [Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel] La Lutine (Kimberger) Lament From Capriccio (Js Bach) L'indiscrete (Rameau) March (Jcf Bach) Menuet (Buttstedt) Menuet (Krieger) Menuet (Kuhnau) Minuetto With Variations (Martini) Passacaille – Chaconne (G255) Polonaise (Goldberg) Polonaise (Kirnberger) Preambulum Prelude (Tischer) Prelude Allemande Presto From Sonata For Harpsichord (Pescetti) Rondeau (Marpurg) Sarabanda (Kindermann) Scherzino (Telemann) Sonata (Gf Handel) Sonata (Scarlatti) Sonata (Soler) Theatre Tune [Blow, John] Toccata (Leo) Toccata First Movement (Seixas) Trio From Minuet In F (Jcf Bach) Two Sonatinas (Cpe Bach) Versetto (Zipoli)

"An unusual collection for the early-to-intermediate student, this book presents rare and interesting 17th- and 18th-century keyboard works in authentic editions. Includes: pieces by Bach, Couperin, Handel, Kimberger, Krieger, Pachelbel, Purcell, Rameau, Scarlatti, and others."

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the greatest sculptor of the Baroque period, and yet—surprisingly—there has never before been a major exhibition of his sculpture in North America. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture showcases portrait sculptures from all phases of the artist’s long career, from the very early Antonio Coppola of 1612 to Clement X of about 1676, one of his last completed works. Bernini’s portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they revealed a new interest in psychological depth. Bernini’s ability to capture the essential character of his subjects was unmatched and had a profound influence on other leading sculptors of his day, such as Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli, and Francesco Mochi. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture is a groundbreaking study that features drawings and paintings by Bernini and his contemporaries. Together they demonstrate not only the range, skill, and acuity of these masters of Baroque portraiture but also the interrelationship of the arts in seventeenth-century Rome.