Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1696-1760) was a German composer and virtuoso recorder player who lived during the Baroque period. He is known for his contributions to the development of the recorder as a solo instrument and for his numerous works for the instrument.
Baron was born in Saxony and began his musical career as a choirboy at the Dresden court. He later became a court musician and was appointed as the court composer to the Prince of Gotha-Altenburg. Baron was also a prolific composer of chamber music, including sonatas for recorder, flute, and other instruments, and wrote a number of works for keyboard and vocal music.
Baron's compositions for the recorder are particularly notable and were...