Baroque Celebration
HENRY PURCELL
(1659-1695)
1.
Venus' Air from King Arthur, Act V
3:04
'Fairest isle'
Yvonne Kenny, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3035 (Great Operatic Arias with Yvonne Kenny)
2.
Aerial Spirit's Solo from The Indian Queen, Act I
1:31
'I attempt from love's sickness'
Yvonne Kenny, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3035 (Great Operatic Arias with Yvonne Kenny)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685-1759)
3.
Cornelia's Aria from Julius Caesar
6:10
'Grief and woe all hope deny me'
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
from CHAN 3019(3) Julius Caesar
4.
Jupiter's Air from Semele
4:20
'Where'er you walk'
Bruce Ford, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3006 (Great Operatic Arias with Bruce Ford)
5.
Sextus' Aria from Julius Caesar
5:05
'Wounded, the serpent ne'er reposes'
Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
from CHAN 3019(3) Julius Caesar
6.
Polyphemus' Recitative and Air from Acis and Galatea
4:41
'I rage, I rage, I rage, I melt, I burn' -
'O ruddier than the cherry'
John Tomlinson, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3044 (Great Operatic Arias with John Tomlinson)
7.
Almirena's Aria from Rinaldo
4:16
'Hear thou my weeping'
(Lascia ch'io pianga)
Yvonne Kenny, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3035 (Great Operatic Arias with Yvonne Kenny)
8.
Ptolemy's Aria from Julius Caesar
4:18
'I shall tame your pride unbending'
James Bowman
9.
Cleopatra's Aria from Julius Caesar
6:53
'Flow, my tears'
Valerie Masterson
10.
Caesar's Aria from Julius Caesar
6:32
'How silently, how slyly'
Janet Baker
English National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
from CHAN 3019(3) Julius Caesar
11.
Xerxes' Recitative and Aria from Xerxes
3:38
'May the Fates be kind' -
'Under thy shade'
(Ombra mai fu)
Della Jones, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3049 (Great Operatic Arias with Della Jones)
12.
Harapha's Air from Samson
6:29
'Honour and arms scorn such a foe'
John Tomlinson, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3044 (Great Operatic Arias with John Tomlinson)
13.
Cornelia and Sextus' Duet from Julius Caesar
7:44
'Condemned to grieve and cry'
Sarah Walker, Della Jones
14.
Cleopatra's Aria from Julius Caesar
6:26
'Stormy winds my ship had shaken'
Valerie Masterson
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
from CHAN 3019(3) Julius Caesar
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
(1714-1787)
15.
Orpheus's Aria from Orpheus and Eurydice
4:12
'What is life to me without thee'
(Che farò senza Euridice?)
Diana Montague, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
from CHAN 3010 (Great Operatic Arias with Diana Montague)