‎Handel: Parnasso in Festa by Matthew Halls

No. 1, Overture. Un poco allegro – Più allegro – Allegro

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

6:21

No. 2, Aria. Verginelle (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

Matthew Halls, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort

0:50

No. 4, Recit. Germane, figlio amato (Apollo, Clio, Calliope, Orfeo, Clori, Euterpe & Marte)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram, Diana Moore, Ruth Massey, Peter Harvey, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

1:01

No. 5, Solo e Coro. Deh! cantate un bell'amor (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort

2:59

No. 6, Recit. Ma prima che s'avanzi (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:19

No. 7, Aria. Spira al sen' celeste ardore (Orfeo)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:52

No. 8, Aria. Gran Tonante, Giove immenso (Apollo)

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

4:31

No. 9, Coro. Già vien da lui il nostro ben

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson

0:50

No. 11, Aria. Con un vezzo lusinghiero (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:54

No. 12, Recit. Rimembranza gradita (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:17

No. 13, Duetto. Sin le grazie nel bel volto (Apollo & Clio)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

3:05

No. 14, Recit. Ma di sì belle fiamme (Clio)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:43

No. 15, Aria. Quanto breve è il Godimento (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

5:39

No. 16, Recit. Vada in oblio memoria sì funesta (Apollo)

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:38

No. 17, Coro. Cantiam a Bacco in sì lieto dì

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:26

No. 18, Aria. Del nume Lieo (Marte)

Matthew Halls, Peter Harvey, The King's Consort

3:24

No. 19, Aria. Sciolga dunque al balla al canto (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

3:12

No. 20, Coro e Soli. S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Clio, Calliope & Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir, Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls

1:02

No. 1, Soli e Coro. Nel petto sento un certo ardor (Calliope, Euterpe, Clori & Clio)

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Ruth Massey, Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram, King's Consort Choir, Carolyn Sampson

5:57

No. 2, Recit. Qual tetra nube, Orfeo (Apollo)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

0:10

No. 3, Aria. Torni Pure un' bel splendore (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:34

No. 4, Recit. Ogn'un mi siegua, e Godi (Clio)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:12

No. 5, Aria. Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

10:25

No. 6, Recit. E non s'udiran mai (Clori)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Ruth Clegg

0:22

No. 7, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls

3:16

No. 8, Aria. Tra sentier di amene selve (Clori)

Matthew Halls, Ruth Massey, The King's Consort

4:24

No. 9, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

Matthew Halls, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort

1:12

No. 10, Recit. Che mai facesti Orfeo? (Calliope)

Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram, The King's Consort

0:22

No. 11, Aria. Già le furie vedo ancor' (Calliope)

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

1:48

No. 12, Accompagnato. Dopo d'aver perduto il caro bene (Orfeo)

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

0:55

No. 13, Aria. Ho perso il caro ben' (Orfeo)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe

5:09

No. 14, Coro. S'unisce al tuo martir

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

2:02

No. 15, Recit. Figlio, diletto Orfeo (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:27

No. 16, Duetto. Cangia in gioia il tuo dolor (Apollo & Clio)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

6:55

No. 17, Recit. Di Nettuno seguaci (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:28

No. 18, Coro. Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir

The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:35

No. 2, Recit. Io che degli avi eccelsi (Marte)

Matthew Halls, Peter Harvey, The King's Consort

0:28

No. 3, Coro e Solo. Si parli ancor di trionfar (Marte)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Peter Harvey, King's Consort Choir

2:56

No. 4, Recit. O stirpe gloriosa (Orfeo)

The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls

0:13

No. 5, Aria. Da sorgente rilucente (Orfeo)

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:08

No. 6, Recit. Dall'opre illustri dei genitor (Calliope)

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

0:14

No. 7, Aria. Sempre aspira eccelso core (Calliope)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram

2:13

No. 8, Recit. Delle dotte germane (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:33

No. 9, Aria. Non tardate Fauni ancora (Apollo)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

3:53

No. 10, Coro. Accorriam senza dimora

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, King's Consort Choir

2:13

No. 11, Recit. Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Clio)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:13

No. 12, Aria. Circondin lor' vite (Clio)

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

4:50

No. 13, Recit. Con un' spirito divoto (Euterpe)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:17

No. 14, Aria. Han' mente eroica (Euterpe)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

4:00

No. 15, Recit. Di virtù, di valor, pietà, e clemenza (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:21

No. 16, Solo e Coro. Lunga serie d'alti eroi (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort

3:55

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Matthew Halls

Conductor
The King's Consort

Orchestra
Carolyn Sampson

Soprano
King's Consort Choir

Choir

Simon Perry

Executive Producer
Julia Thomas

Post Production Assistant
Ben Turner

Producer
Philip Hobbs

Engineer
Tim Parry

Booklet Editor
John Clark

Photography
Edmund Pickering

Keyboard Technician
Carole Latimer

Photography
Stephen Page

Photography
Nina Large

Photography
Edward Webb

Photography
Henrik van Balen (the Elder)

Cover Art
David Vickers

Liner Notes

Handel: Parnasso in Festa

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