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)