‎Handel: Parnasso in Festa by Matthew Halls

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

6:21

No. 2, Aria. Verginelle (Clio)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

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

0:50

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

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

1:01

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

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

2:59

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

0:19

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

Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

4:52

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

4:31

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

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

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:50

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

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)

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

3:05

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

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, 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

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

1:26

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Peter Harvey

3:24

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

3:12

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

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

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

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

1:02

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

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

5:57

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:10

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

4:34

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

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

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

3:16

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

Ruth Massey, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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)

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

0:22

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

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:48

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

The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls

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)

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:27

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

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

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

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

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:35

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

Peter Harvey, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:28

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

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

2:56

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

0:13

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

3:08

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram

0:14

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

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

2:13

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

0:33

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

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

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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:17

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

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)

Diana Moore, King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, 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
John Clark

Photography
Tim Parry

Booklet Editor
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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