Monteverdi's 'Orfeo' and 'Arianna'
Saturday 18 December 2004 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Andrew Manze examines Claudio Monteverdi's first two Operas, which defined the genre, and ensured its survival. The programme also visits a performance of I Fagiolini's production, "The Full Monteverdi".
Playlist
L'Orfeo
Prologue
European Voices
Le Concert D'Astree
VIRGIN VERITAS 5456 422 1/2
L'Orfeo
Ritornello - Coro: Alcun non sia che disperato in preda
Chiaroscuro
London Baroque
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901553.54
L'Orfeo (from Act II)
Act 2; Tu sei morta [Orfeo's lament]
Act 2; Ahi, caso acerbo
Chiaroscuro
London Baroque
EMI CDC 747142 3 - 2 1/15
L'Orfeo (from Act 3)
Ecco l'altra palude [Speranza]
Concerto Vocale
Rene Jacobs
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901553 901554
L'Arianna
Lamento d'Arianna (Lasciatemi morire) [1623]
Hesperion XXI
Jordi Savall
Montserrat Figueras
ALIA VOX AV 9815 1/3
L'Orfeo (from Act 4 - The Underworld)
Qual onor di te fia degno
European Voices
Le Concert D'Astree
VIRGIN VERITAS 5456 422 1/25
L'Orfeo (from Act V)
Perch'a lo sdegno [recitative]
Ritornelle. Vanne Orfeo
Moresca
Chiaroscuro
London Baroque
EMI CDS 747142 8 2/20
