‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Jennifer Smith

Soprano
Guillemette Laurens

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Jennifer Smith

Guillemette Laurens

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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