‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Rogers Covey-Crump

Vocals, Tenor
Jennifer Smith

Soprano

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Rogers Covey-Crump

Jennifer Smith

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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