Monteverdi / Taverner Consort & Players / Parrott L'Orfeo CD

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.

1. L'orfeo: Toccata (Andrew Parrott) 2. L'orfeo, Prologue: Ritornello - "Dal Mio Permesso Amato"(David Hurley) 3. L'orfeo, Act I: "In Questo Lieto E Fortunato Giorno"(Simon Wall) 4. L'orfeo, Act I: "Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni"(Andrew Parrott) 5. L'orfeo, Act I: "Muse, Honor Di Parnaso"(Anna Dennis) 6. L'orfeo, Act I: Balletto - "Lasciate I Monti"(Andrew Parrott) 7. L'orfeo, Act I: "Ma Tu Gentil Cantor"(Rodrigo Del Pozo) 8. L'orfeo, Act I: "Rosa Del Ciel, Vita Del Mondo"(Charles Daniels) 9. L'orfeo, Act I: "Io Non Dir?"(Faye Newton, Soprano) 10. L'orfeo, Act I: "Balletto - Lasciate I Monti"(Andrew Parrott) 11. L'orfeo, Act I: "Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni"(Andrew Parrott) 12. L'orfeo, Act I: "Ma S'il Nostro Gioir"(Gareth Morrell) 13. L'orfeo, Act I: Ritornello - "Alcun Non Sia"(Various Artists) 14. L'orfeo, Act II: Sinfonia - "Ecco Pur Ch'a Voi Ritorno"(Various Artists) 15. L'orfeo, Act II: Ritornello - "Vi Ricorda O Boschi Ombrosi"(Charles Daniel) 16. L'orfeo, Act II: "Mira, Deh Mira Orfeo"(Simon Wall) 17. L'orfeo, Act II: "Ahi Caso Acerbo"(Various Artists) 18. L'orfeo, Act II: "In Un Fiorito Prato"(Various Artists) 19. L'orfeo, Act II: "Tu Se' Morta"(Charles Daniels) 20. L'orfeo, Act II: "Ahi Caso Acerbo"(Andrew Parrott) 21. L'orfeo, Act II: "Ma Io"(Emily Van Evera) 22. L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Chi Ne Consola Ahi Lassi?"(Various Artists) 23. L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia (Andrew Parrott) 24. L'orfeo, Act III: "Scorto Da Te Mio Nume"(Charles Daniels) 25. L'orfeo, Act III: "Ecco L'atra Palude"(Claire Wilkinson) 26. L'orfeo, Act III: "Dove, Ah Dove Te N' Vai"(Charles Daniels) 27. L'orfeo, Act III: "O Tu Ch'innanzi Morte"(Curtis Streetman) 28. L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Possente Spirto"Charles Daniels) 29. L'orfeo, Act III: "Ben Mi Lusinga Alquanto"(Curtis Streetman) 30. L'orfeo, Act III: "Ahi Sventurato Amante"(Charles Daniels) 31. L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Ei Dorme"(Charles Daniels) 32. L'orfeo, Act III: Sinfonia - "Nulla Impresa Per Huom"(Various Artists) 33. L'orfeo, Act IV: "Signor Quell'infelice"(Emily Van Evera) 34. L'orfeo, Act IV: "Bench? Severo ; Immutabil Fato"(Various Artists) 35. L'orfeo, Act IV: "Quali Grazie Ti Rendo"(Various Artists) 36. L'orfeo, Act IV: "Ecco Il Gentil Cantore"(Various Artists) 37. L'orfeo, Act IV: "O Dolcissimi Lumi"(Various Artists) 38. L'orfeo, Act IV: Sinfonia - "? la Virtute Un Raggio"(Various Artists) 39. L'orfeo, Act V: Ritornello - "Questi I Campi Di Tracia"(Charles Daniels) 40. L'orfeo, Act V: Sinfonia - "Perch? a Lo Sdegno ; Al Dolor"(Various Artists) 41. L'orfeo, Act V: "Saliam Cantando Al Cielo"(Various Artists) 42. L'orfeo, Act V: Ritornello - "Vanne Orfeo Felice a Pieno"(Andrew Parrott) 43. L'orfeo, Act V: Moresca (Andrew Parrott)