‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Dame Emma Kirkby

Soprano
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

Dame Emma Kirkby

Stephen Varcoe

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

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