‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Guillemette Laurens

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Jennifer Smith

Soprano

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Guillemette Laurens

Jennifer Smith

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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