‎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)

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

2:55

No. 3, Coro. Corriamo pronte ad ubbidir

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

0:50

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

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

1:01

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

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

2:59

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, 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)

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

4:31

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

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

1:42

No. 10, Recit. Spettacolo gradito (Clio)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson

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, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

0:43

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

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

5:39

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, 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)

Peter Harvey, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

3:24

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

3:12

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

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

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

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

1:02

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

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

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, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

4:34

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

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:12

No. 5, Aria. Nel spiegar sua voce al canto (Clio)

Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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

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

3:16

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Ruth Massey

4:24

No. 9, Coro. O quanto bella gloria

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

1:12

No. 10, Recit. Che mai facesti Orfeo? (Calliope)

Rebecca Outram, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:22

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

Rebecca Outram, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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)

Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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)

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

0:27

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

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

6:55

No. 17, Recit. Di Nettuno seguaci (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

0:28

No. 18, Coro. Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir

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

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)

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

2:56

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

The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe, Matthew Halls

0:13

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, 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)

The King's Consort, Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls

2:13

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

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Diana Moore

0:33

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

3:53

No. 10, Coro. Accorriam senza dimora

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

2:13

No. 11, Recit. Sia degli eccelsi sposi (Clio)

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls

0:13

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

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:50

No. 13, Recit. Con un' spirito divoto (Euterpe)

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

0:17

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

The King's Consort, Diana Moore, Matthew Halls

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

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
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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