‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Jennifer Smith

Soprano
Catherine Denley

Soprano, Vocals, Contralto

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Jennifer Smith

Catherine Denley

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production