‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Stephen Varcoe

Bass Guitar, Bass-Baritone, Bass
Dame Emma Kirkby

Soprano

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Stephen Varcoe

Dame Emma Kirkby

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production