‎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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

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

0:50

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

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

1:01

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

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

2:59

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

4:31

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

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

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, 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)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:17

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

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

3:05

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

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:43

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

5:39

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:38

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

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

1:26

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

Peter Harvey, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

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

5:57

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:10

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

4:34

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

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Ruth Clegg

0:22

No. 7, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

King's Consort Choir, Matthew Halls, 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)

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

1:48

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

0:55

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

Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:27

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

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

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

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

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

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

2:56

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, 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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram

0:14

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram

2:13

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:13

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson

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, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

4:00

No. 15, Recit. Di virtù, di valor, pietà, e clemenza (Apollo)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:21

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

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

3:55

George Frideric Handel

Composer
The King's Consort

Orchestra
Matthew Halls

Conductor
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
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

Booklet Editor

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