‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by London Baroque

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

"Ahi vista troppo dolce … Torna a l'ombre di morte … Dove te n' vai, mia vita?" (Euridice, Spirito IV, Orfeo)

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Charles Medlam

Conductor
Jennifer Smith

Soprano
Patrizia Kwella

Soprano

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

London Baroque

Charles Medlam

Jennifer Smith

Patrizia Kwella

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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Production