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)
76:15
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens
John Fraser
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Mark Vigars
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K