‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

Guillemette Laurens, John Potter, Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Medlam, London Baroque, Nigel Rogers, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Rogers Covey-Crump

Vocals, Tenor
Mario Bolognesi

Vocals, Tenor

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Rogers Covey-Crump

Mario Bolognesi

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production