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

1:01

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

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

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)

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

4:52

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

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

4:31

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

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

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)

Matthew Halls, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

1:54

No. 12, Recit. Rimembranza gradita (Apollo)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

0:17

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

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

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)

Carolyn Sampson, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

5:39

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:38

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

King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort, 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)

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)

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

3:12

No. 21, Coro. Replicati al ballo al canto

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

1:02

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

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

5:57

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

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Diana Moore

0:10

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

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

4:34

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

The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, 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

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

1:48

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

Matthew Halls, Lucy Crowe, The King's Consort

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)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

0:27

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

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

6:55

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

Diana Moore, The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

0:28

No. 18, Coro. Coralli e perle vogliamo offrir

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

1:48

No. 1. Sinfonia

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls

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)

Matthew Halls, The King's Consort, Lucy Crowe

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)

The King's Consort, Matthew Halls, Rebecca Outram

0:14

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

Rebecca Outram, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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)

Diana Moore, Matthew Halls, The King's Consort

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, Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort

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, Diana Moore, The King's Consort

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)

Matthew Halls, Diana Moore, 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
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
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
John Clark

Photography

Handel: Parnasso in Festa

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