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The Best of Rachel Podger
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FIRST PUBLISHED 02 OCT 2026
This playlist celebrates 'the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin' (The Times) - that is Rachel Podger. Her remarkable discography ranges across many different styles, eras and composers. Curated to complement our latest feature interview with Rachel, the playlist features tracks from many of her recordings, both solo and with her ensemble Brecon Baroque. Lots of Bach is interspersed with Vivaldi, Biber, Matteis, Haydn, Beethoven and many others!
TRACK LIST
Rachel Podger performs:
1. JS Bach Preludio from Violin Partita No. 3 in E
2. JS Bach Aria from Goldberg-Variationen | with Brecon Baroque and Chad Kelly
3. GP Telemann Fantasia No. 1 in B flat
4. JS Bach Vivace from Concerto for 2 violins in D minor | with Brecon Baroque and Bojan Čičić
5-7. Matteis 'Ayres for the Violin', The Second Part
8. Purcell Sonata in G minor | with Brecon Baroque
9. Vivaldi Allegro from Violin Concerto in E | with Brecon Baroque
10-11. JS Bach Adagio and Allegro Assai from Violin Concerto No. 2 in E | with Brecon Baroque
12. Biber Passagalia in G minor "Guardian Angel"
13. Westhoff Gigue from Suite for Solo Violin in A
14. Anonymous The Kid on the Mountain | with Lucie Horsch
15. Haydn Allegro Moderato from Violin Concerto in G | with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
16. Beethoven Tema con variazioni from Violin Sonata No. 1 in D | with Christopher Glynn
17-18. Mozart Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor | with Gary Cooper
19. JS Bach Quodlibet and Aria da capo from Goldberg-Variationen | with Brecon Baroque and Chad Kelly
20. JS Bach Allegro Assai from Violin Sonata No. 3 in C
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