‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Catherine Denley

Soprano, Vocals, Contralto
Stephen Varcoe

Bass Guitar, Bass-Baritone, Bass

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Catherine Denley

Stephen Varcoe

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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