‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, Guillemette Laurens, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro

1:35

Ritornello … "Dal mio permesso amato a voi ne vegno" (La Musica)

Charles Medlam, Dame Emma Kirkby, London Baroque, Stephen Varcoe, Theresa Caudle, Mario Bolognesi, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Helena Afonso, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, John Potter Clay

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

Mario Bolognesi, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Guillemette Laurens, Helena Afonso, Patrizia Kwella, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, John Potter Clay

1:42

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus) - Recitativo, "Muse, honor di Parnasso" (Ninfa)

Chiaroscuro, London Baroque, Helena Afonso, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Theresa Caudle, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, John Potter Clay, Patrizia Kwella

1:38

Choro, "Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Recitativo, "Ma tu gentil" (Pastore I)

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Chiaroscuro, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, Rogers Covey-Crump, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denley, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith

2:29

Recitativo, "Rosa del ciel vita del mondo … Io non dirò" (Orfeo, Euridice)

Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, Catherine Denley, Patrizia Kwella, Theresa Caudle, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay, Guillemette Laurens, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe

0:50

Recitativo, "Ma s'il nostro gioir" (Pastore I) - Ritornello

London Baroque, Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, Catherine Denley, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Stephen Varcoe, John Potter Clay, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:15

Choro, "Alcun no sia che disperato" (Pastore I, Pastore III) - Ritornello

John Potter, Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denley, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens

1:10

"Che poi che nembo" (Ninfa, Pastore II, Pastore IV) - Ritornello

Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Mario Bolognesi, Chiaroscuro, Catherine Denley, Nigel Rogers, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Guillemette Laurens, Jennifer Smith, John Potter Clay, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Patrizia Kwella

1:07

"E dopo l'aspro gel del verno ignudo" (Pastori, Chorus)

Charles Medlam, John Potter, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Jennifer Smith, Mario Bolognesi, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley

1:21

Sinfonia - "Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno" (Orfeo, Pastore I, Pastore III, Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Chiaroscuro, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter, Theresa Caudle, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denley, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe

5:48

Recitativo, "Mira, deh mira … Ahi caso acerbo … D'onde vieni?" (Pastore II, Messagiera, Pastore III, Orfeo)

Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, John Potter, Guillemette Laurens, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Chiaroscuro, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Stephen Varcoe

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

2:43

Choro, "Ahi, caso acerbo!" (Pastori, Ninfe) - Recitativo, "Ma io ch'in questa lingua" (Messagiera) - Sinfonia

Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, John Potter, Guillemette Laurens, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Chiaroscuro, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Jennifer Smith, Patrizia Kwella, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denley, Nigel Rogers

3:37

Choro, "Chi ne consola, ahi lassi?" (Pastore I, Pastore III)

Mario Bolognesi, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, John Potter, Helena Afonso, Dame Emma Kirkby, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro, Jennifer Smith, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Nigel Rogers, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley

1:43

Choro, "Ahi, caso acerbo!" (Pastori, Ninfe, Pastore I, Pastore III) - Ritornello

Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, John Potter, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Baroque, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Nigel Rogers, Guillemette Laurens

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

Recitativo, "Scorto da te, moi nume" (Orfeo)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, Theresa Caudle, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, Chiaroscuro, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Patrizia Kwella

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

London Baroque, Catherine Denley, Charles Medlam, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Chiaroscuro, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Nigel Rogers, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith

2:57

"Dove, ah, dove ten vai" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Catherine Denley, Stephen Varcoe, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro, Patrizia Kwella, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, Helena Afonso, Jennifer Smith

0:52

"O tu ch'innanzi mort'a" (Caronte) - Sinfonia

David Thomas, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Helena Afonso, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, Guillemette Laurens, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump, Chiaroscuro, John Potter Clay, Stephen Varcoe

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Guillemette Laurens, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Chiaroscuro, Rogers Covey-Crump, Mario Bolognesi, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Stephen Varcoe

5:19

"Orfeo son io … Non viv'io non io" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, Mario Bolognesi, Patrizia Kwella, Theresa Caudle, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Guillemette Laurens, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump, Jennifer Smith

3:30

"Ben mi lusinga alquanto … Ahi aventurato" (Caronte, Orfeo) - Sinfonia

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, David Thomas, London Baroque, Dame Emma Kirkby, Mario Bolognesi, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, John Potter Clay, Jennifer Smith, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella

2:44

"Ei dorme, e la mia cetra … Mentre versan quest'occhi amari" (Orfeo)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Jennifer Smith, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, Chiaroscuro, Dame Emma Kirkby, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, John Potter Clay

1:55

Sinfonia a 7 - Choro, "Nulla impresa per uom" (Spiriti infernali)

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, Stephen Varcoe, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

London Baroque, Jennifer Smith, Charles Medlam, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Chiaroscuro, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Nigel Rogers, Stephen Varcoe, Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, Helena Afonso

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Stephen Varcoe, Guillemette Laurens, Jennifer Smith, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Chiaroscuro, Helena Afonso, Catherine Denley, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Nigel Rogers

1:56

"O degli habitator de l'ombre" (Spirito I, Spirito II)

Geoffrey Shaw, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Terry Edwards, Stephen Varcoe, Jennifer Smith, Nigel Rogers, Catherine Denley, Theresa Caudle, John Potter Clay, Patrizia Kwella, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

Stephen Varcoe, Jennifer Smith, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Mario Bolognesi, Nigel Rogers, Guillemette Laurens, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, John Potter Clay, Chiaroscuro

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Jennifer Smith, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Catherine Denley, Guillemette Laurens, Mario Bolognesi, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Stephen Varcoe, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby

0:35

Ritornello - "Qual honor di te fia degno … Rott'hai la legge" (Orfeo, Spirito III)

Nigel Rogers, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Geoffrey Shaw, Stephen Varcoe, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Dame Emma Kirkby, Helena Afonso, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump, Guillemette Laurens, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, John Potter Clay, Chiaroscuro, Catherine Denley

3:13

"Ahi vista troppo dolce … Torna a l'ombre di morte … Dove te n' vai, mia vita?" (Euridice, Spirito IV, Orfeo)

Terry Edwards, London Baroque, Patrizia Kwella, Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Rogers Covey-Crump, Theresa Caudle, Helena Afonso, Mario Bolognesi, John Potter Clay, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Guillemette Laurens

2:05

Sinfonia a 7 - Choro, "È la virtute un raggio" (Spiriti infernali) - Sinfonia a 7

London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, Chiaroscuro, Charles Medlam, Helena Afonso, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Catherine Denley, Stephen Varcoe, Jennifer Smith, Mario Bolognesi, Guillemette Laurens, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby

2:52

Ritornello - Recitativo, "Questi i campi di Tracia" (Orfeo, Eco)

Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, John Potter Clay, Theresa Caudle, Guillemette Laurens, Patrizia Kwella, Stephen Varcoe, Chiaroscuro, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Helena Afonso, Jennifer Smith, Rogers Covey-Crump

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, John Potter Clay, Mario Bolognesi, Helena Afonso, Stephen Varcoe, Catherine Denley, Dame Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Jennifer Smith, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro

3:04

Sinfonia - Recitativo, "Perch'a lo sdegno ed al dolor" (Apollo, Orfeo)

Nigel Rogers, Mario Bolognesi, London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Helena Afonso, John Potter Clay, Dame Emma Kirkby, Jennifer Smith, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Rogers Covey-Crump, Stephen Varcoe, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Catherine Denley, Guillemette Laurens, Chiaroscuro

5:14

Ritornello - Choro, "Vanne, Orfeo, felice e pieno" (Chorus)

Charles Medlam, Nigel Rogers, London Baroque, John Potter Clay, Chiaroscuro, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Dame Emma Kirkby, Theresa Caudle, Catherine Denley, Helena Afonso, Rogers Covey-Crump, Stephen Varcoe, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens

1:11

Moresca

London Baroque, Charles Medlam, Rogers Covey-Crump, Catherine Denley, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Mario Bolognesi, Jennifer Smith, Chiaroscuro, Stephen Varcoe, Helena Afonso, Nigel Rogers, Theresa Caudle, Patrizia Kwella, Guillemette Laurens, Dame Emma Kirkby, John Potter Clay

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Rogers Covey-Crump

Vocals, Tenor
Stephen Varcoe

Bass Guitar, Bass-Baritone, Bass

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Rogers Covey-Crump

Stephen Varcoe

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production