‎Monteverdi: L'Orfeo by Charles Medlam

Toccata

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

1:35

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

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

5:53

"In questo lieto e fortunato" (Pastore I)

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

1:42

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

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

1:38

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

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

2:29

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

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

3:10

"Lasciate i monti" (Chorus) - Ritornello

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

0:58

Choro, "Vieni Imeneo deh vieni" (Chorus)

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

0:50

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

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

1:15

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

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

1:10

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

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

1:07

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

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

1:21

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

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

5:48

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

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

7:09

"Tu sei morta" (Orfeo)

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

2:43

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

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

3:37

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

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

1:43

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

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

3:25

Sinfonia

Charles Medlam, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

1:06

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

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

1:21

"Ecco l'altra palude" (Speranza)

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

2:57

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

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

0:52

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

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

2:10

"Possenti spirto" (Orfeo)

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

5:19

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

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

3:30

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

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

2:44

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

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

1:55

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

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

2:58

Recitativo, "Signor quel infelice" (Proserpina)

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

2:40

"Benché severo ed immutabil fato" (Plutone)

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

1:56

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

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

1:09

"Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina, Plutone)

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

1:37

"Pietade, oggi e amore" (Spiriti infernali)

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

0:35

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

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

3:13

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

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

2:05

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

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

2:52

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

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

4:57

"Ma tu, anima mia" (Orfeo)

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

3:04

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

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

5:14

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

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

1:11

Moresca

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

1:01

Claudio Monteverdi

Composer
Charles Medlam

Conductor
London Baroque

Ensemble, Baroque Quartet
Guillemette Laurens

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass Guitar, Bass-Baritone, Bass

Gerd Berg

Producer
Neville Boyling

Balance Engineer

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

Claudio Monteverdi

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Guillemette Laurens

Stephen Varcoe

Production

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

RECORD LABEL

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