‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

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

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Mario Bolognesi

Vocals, Tenor
Catherine Denley

Soprano, Vocals, Contralto

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Mario Bolognesi

Catherine Denley

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production