‎Handel: Parnasso in Festa by The King's Consort

No. 1, Overture. Un poco allegro – Più allegro – Allegro

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

6:21

No. 2, Aria. Verginelle (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

0:50

No. 4, Recit. Germane, figlio amato (Apollo, Clio, Calliope, Orfeo, Clori, Euterpe & Marte)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Ruth Massey, Peter Harvey, Diana Moore

1:01

No. 5, Solo e Coro. Deh! cantate un bell'amor (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore, King's Consort Choir

2:59

No. 6, Recit. Ma prima che s'avanzi (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:19

No. 7, Aria. Spira al sen' celeste ardore (Orfeo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

4:52

No. 8, Aria. Gran Tonante, Giove immenso (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

4:31

No. 9, Coro. Già vien da lui il nostro ben

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

0:50

No. 11, Aria. Con un vezzo lusinghiero (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:54

No. 12, Recit. Rimembranza gradita (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:17

No. 13, Duetto. Sin le grazie nel bel volto (Apollo & Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Carolyn Sampson

3:05

No. 14, Recit. Ma di sì belle fiamme (Clio)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:43

No. 15, Aria. Quanto breve è il Godimento (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

5:39

No. 16, Recit. Vada in oblio memoria sì funesta (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:38

No. 17, Coro. Cantiam a Bacco in sì lieto dì

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

1:26

No. 18, Aria. Del nume Lieo (Marte)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Peter Harvey

3:24

No. 19, Aria. Sciolga dunque al balla al canto (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

3:12

No. 20, Coro e Soli. S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Clio, Calliope & Apollo)

Rebecca Outram, Diana Moore, King's Consort Choir, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

1:02

No. 1, Soli e Coro. Nel petto sento un certo ardor (Calliope, Euterpe, Clori & Clio)

Ruth Massey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore, King's Consort Choir, Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram

5:57

No. 2, Recit. Qual tetra nube, Orfeo (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:10

No. 3, Aria. Torni Pure un' bel splendore (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

4:34

No. 4, Recit. Ogn'un mi siegua, e Godi (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:12

No. 5, Aria. Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

10:25

No. 6, Recit. E non s'udiran mai (Clori)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Ruth Clegg

0:22

No. 7, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:16

No. 8, Aria. Tra sentier di amene selve (Clori)

Ruth Massey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:24

No. 9, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

1:12

No. 10, Recit. Che mai facesti Orfeo? (Calliope)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram

0:22

No. 11, Aria. Già le furie vedo ancor' (Calliope)

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:48

No. 12, Accompagnato. Dopo d'aver perduto il caro bene (Orfeo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

0:55

No. 13, Aria. Ho perso il caro ben' (Orfeo)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

5:09

No. 14, Coro. S'unisce al tuo martir

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

2:02

No. 15, Recit. Figlio, diletto Orfeo (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:27

No. 16, Duetto. Cangia in gioia il tuo dolor (Apollo & Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

6:55

No. 17, Recit. Di Nettuno seguaci (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:28

No. 18, Coro. Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:35

No. 2, Recit. Io che degli avi eccelsi (Marte)

Peter Harvey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:28

No. 3, Coro e Solo. Si parli ancor di trionfar (Marte)

King's Consort Choir, Peter Harvey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

2:56

No. 4, Recit. O stirpe gloriosa (Orfeo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

0:13

No. 5, Aria. Da sorgente rilucente (Orfeo)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:08

No. 6, Recit. Dall'opre illustri dei genitor (Calliope)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram

0:14

No. 7, Aria. Sempre aspira eccelso core (Calliope)

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

2:13

No. 8, Recit. Delle dotte germane (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:33

No. 9, Aria. Non tardate Fauni ancora (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

3:53

No. 10, Coro. Accorriam senza dimora

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

2:13

No. 11, Recit. Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

0:13

No. 12, Aria. Circondin lor' vite (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

4:50

No. 13, Recit. Con un' spirito divoto (Euterpe)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:17

No. 14, Aria. Han' mente eroica (Euterpe)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:00

No. 15, Recit. Di virtù, di valor, pietà, e clemenza (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:21

No. 16, Solo e Coro. Lunga serie d'alti eroi (Apollo)

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

3:55

George Frideric Handel

Composer
The King's Consort

Orchestra
Matthew Halls

Conductor
Carolyn Sampson

Soprano
King's Consort Choir

Choir

Julia Thomas

Post Production Assistant
Ben Turner

Producer
Simon Perry

Executive Producer
Philip Hobbs

Engineer
Tim Parry

Booklet Editor
John Clark

Photography
Edmund Pickering

Keyboard Technician
Carole Latimer

Photography
Stephen Page

Photography
Nina Large

Photography
Edward Webb

Photography
Henrik van Balen (the Elder)

Cover Art
David Vickers

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