This inexpensive compilation draws upon authoritative sources to present favorite piano works of the Baroque era. Selections include Bach's preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier as well as the composer's transcriptions of Vivaldi violin concertos; Handel's Air and Variations , popularly known as The Harmonious Blacksmith ; four sonatas by Scarlatti; and works by Purcell, Telemann, and Rameau.