‎Handel: Parnasso in Festa by The King's Consort

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

6:21

No. 2, Aria. Verginelle (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

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

0:50

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

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

1:01

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

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

2:59

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

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)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

0:17

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

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

3:05

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

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

0:43

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

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

5:39

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

0:38

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

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

1:26

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

The King's Consort, Peter Harvey, Matthew Halls

3:24

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

3:12

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

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

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

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

1:02

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

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

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)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson

10:25

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

The King's Consort, Ruth Massey, Matthew Halls

0:22

No. 7, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

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

3:16

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

Ruth Massey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:24

No. 9, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

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

1:12

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

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:22

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram

1:48

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

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:55

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

5:09

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

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

2:02

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:27

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

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

6:55

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:28

No. 18, Coro. Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir

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

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:35

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

Peter Harvey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:28

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

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

2:56

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe

0:13

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

3:08

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

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:14

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

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

2:13

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:33

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

3:53

No. 10, Coro. Accorriam senza dimora

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

2:13

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

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:13

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

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

4:50

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

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)

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

0:21

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

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

3:55

George Frideric Handel

Composer
The King's Consort

Orchestra
Matthew Halls

Conductor
Carolyn Sampson

Soprano
King's Consort Choir

Choir

Julia Thomas

Post Production Assistant
Ben Turner

Producer
Simon Perry

Executive Producer
Philip Hobbs

Engineer
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
Tim Parry

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