Cantatas: Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, sopranos ; David Thomas, bass ; Susan Sheppard, violoncello ; Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord. Theatre music: Patrizia Kwella, soprano ; Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor. Vocal works sung in Italian (cantatas) and English (theatre music). Reissue of the 1980 LP: Oiseau Lyre DSLO 580 with part of the 1982 LP: Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 598. CONTENTS: Italian cantatas. Duetto XV : Quel fior che all'alba ride [EK, JN] ; Cantata 36 : Nell'africane selve [DT] ; Duetto XVI : No, di voi non vo' fidarmi [EK, JN] ; Cantata 37 : Nella stagion che, di viole e rose [JN] ; Duetto X : Tacete, ohimè, tacete! [EK, DT] ; Trio I : Se tu non lasci amore [EK, JN, DT] -- Theatre music. Music for The alchymist ; I like the am'rous youth that's free : from The universal passion ; 'Twas when the seas were roaring : from The what d'ye call it ; Love's but the frailty of the mind : from The way of the world.
