Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort & Players celebrate their 40th anniversary with a magnificent recording of the world's first operatic masterpiece. Parrott has been at the center of the early and baroque music scenes for over four decades, and his meticulous research brings a fresh perspective to the myth of love lost and found through the art of music. Befitting such an outstanding recording, the two-CD set is luxuriously packaged with extensive notes and the complete libretto with English translations in a 60-page booklet.
Tracks: 1.1 L'orfeo: Toccata (Andrew Parrott) 1.2 L'orfeo, Prologue: Ritornello - "Dal Mio Permesso Amato"(David Hurley) 1.3 L'orfeo, Act I: "In Questo Lieto E Fortunato Giorno"(Simon Wall) 1.4 L'orfeo, Act I: "Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni"(Andrew Parrott) 1.5 L'orfeo, Act I: "Muse, Honor Di Parnaso"(Anna Dennis) 1.6 L'orfeo, Act I: Balletto - "Lasciate I Monti"(Andrew Parrott) 1.7 L'orfeo, Act I: "Ma Tu Gentil Cantor"(Rodrigo Del Pozo) 1.8 L'orfeo, Act I: "Rosa Del Ciel, Vita Del Mondo"(Charles Daniels) 1.9 L'orfeo, Act I: "Io Non Dirò"(Faye Newton, Soprano) 1.10 L'orfeo, Act I: "Balletto - Lasciate I Monti"(Andrew Parrott) 1.11 L'orfeo, Act I: "Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni"(Andrew Parrott) 1.12 L'orfeo, Act I: "Ma S'il Nostro Gioir"(Gareth Morrell) 1.13 L'orfeo, Act I: Ritornello - "Alcun Non Sia"(Various Artists) 1.14 L'orfeo, Act II: Sinfonia - "Ecco Pur Ch'a Voi Ritorno"(Various Artists) 1.15 L'orfeo, Act II: Ritornello - "Vi Ricorda O Boschi Ombrosi"(Charles Daniel) 1.16 L'orfeo, Act II: "Mira, Deh Mira Orfeo"(Simon Wall) 1.17 L'orfeo, Act II: "Ahi Caso Acerbo"(Various Artists) 1.18 L'orfeo, Act II: "In Un Fiorito Prato"(Various Artists) 1.19 L'orfeo, Act II: "Tu Se' Morta"(Charles Daniels) 1.20 L'orfeo, Act II: "Ahi Caso Acerbo"(Andrew Parrott) 1.21 L'orfeo, Act II: "Ma Io"(Emily Van Evera) 1.22 L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Chi Ne Consola Ahi Lassi?"(Various Artists) 2.1 L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia (Andrew Parrott) 2.2 L'orfeo, Act III: "Scorto Da Te Mio Nume"(Charles Daniels) 2.3 L'orfeo, Act III: "Ecco L'atra Palude"(Claire Wilkinson) 2.4 L'orfeo, Act III: "Dove, Ah Dove Te N' Vai"(Charles Daniels) 2.5 L'orfeo, Act III: "O Tu Ch'innanzi Morte"(Curtis Streetman) 2.6 L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Possente Spirto"Charles Daniels) 2.7 L'orfeo, Act III: "Ben Mi Lusinga Alquanto"(Curtis Streetman) 2.8 L'orfeo, Act III: "Ahi Sventurato Amante"(Charles Daniels) 2.9 L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Ei Dorme"(Charles Daniels) 2.10 L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Nulla Impresa Per Huom"(Various Artists) 2.11 L'orfeo, Act IV: "Signor Quell'infelice"(Emily Van Evera) 2.12 L'orfeo, Act IV: "Benchè Severo ; Immutabil Fato"(Various Artists) 2.13 L'orfeo, Act IV: "Quali Grazie Ti Rendo"(Various Artists) 2.14 L'orfeo, Act IV: "Ecco Il Gentil Cantore"(Various Artists) 2.15 L'orfeo, Act IV: "O Dolcissimi Lumi"(Various Artists) 2.16 L'orfeo, Act IV: Sinfonia - "È la Virtute Un Raggio"(Various Artists) 2.17 L'orfeo, Act V: Ritornello - "Questi I Campi Di Tracia"(Charles Daniels) 2.18 L'orfeo, Act V: Sinfonia - "Perchè a Lo Sdegno ; Al Dolor"(Various Artists) 2.19 L'orfeo, Act V: "Saliam Cantando Al Cielo"(Various Artists) 2.20 L'orfeo, Act V: Ritornello - "Vanne Orfeo Felice a Pieno"(Andrew Parrott) 2.21 L'orfeo, Act V: Moresca (Andrew Parrott)
