‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Guillemette Laurens

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Catherine Denley

Soprano, Vocals, Contralto

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Guillemette Laurens

Catherine Denley

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production