‎Handel: Parnasso in Festa by Matthew Halls

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

6:21

No. 2, Aria. Verginelle (Clio)

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

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

0:50

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

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

1:01

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

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

2:59

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:19

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

4:52

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

4:31

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

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

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:50

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

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

1:54

No. 12, Recit. Rimembranza gradita (Apollo)

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:17

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

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

3:05

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

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:43

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

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

5:39

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

0:38

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

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

1:26

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

Peter Harvey, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

3:24

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:12

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

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

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

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

1:02

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

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

5:57

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:10

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

4:34

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

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:12

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

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

10:25

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

Matthew Halls, Ruth Massey, The King's Consort

0:22

No. 7, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

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

3:16

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Ruth Massey

4:24

No. 9, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

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

1:12

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

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

0:22

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

Rebecca Outram, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

1:48

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

Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:55

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, 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)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

0:27

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

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

6:55

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:35

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

Peter Harvey, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:28

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

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

2:56

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

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:13

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

Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

3:08

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

Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram, The King's Consort

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)

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

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

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

2:13

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

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

0:13

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

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

4:50

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

0:17

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

4:00

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:21

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

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

3:55

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Matthew Halls

Conductor
The King's Consort

Orchestra
Carolyn Sampson

Soprano
King's Consort Choir

Choir

Simon Perry

Executive Producer
Julia Thomas

Post Production Assistant
Ben Turner

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

Liner Notes

Handel: Parnasso in Festa

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