The Very Best of Emma Kirkby

Emma Kirkby

• Released on 01/01/2004 by Decca (UMO)
• Main artists: Emma Kirkby
• Genre: Classical

Alcina, HWV 34 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1 "Tornami a vagheggiar"

Emma Kirkby 00:04:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Jonathan Stokes, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ludovico Ariosto, Author, Original Text Author - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

2 "Nehmt meinen Dank", K.383

Emma Kirkby 00:03:38

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Unknown Writer, Author - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited

Stabat Mater (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)

3 1. Stabat Mater

Emma Kirkby 00:04:30

Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - James Bowman, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Jacopone da Todi, Author - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited

Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

4 "Praise the Lord with cheerful noise"

Various Interprets 00:05:48

George Frideric Handel, ComposerLyricist - Academy Of Ancient Music, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1985 Decca Music Group Limited

5 "Bist du bei mir" (formerly attrib. J.S.Bach as BWV 508)

Emma Kirkby 00:02:24

Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Sayers, Producer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - MICHAEL STEWART, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, Composer - Philip Siney, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1999 Decca Music Group Limited

6 Gedenke doch, mein Geist zurücke, BWV 509

Emma Kirkby 00:01:12

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Sayers, Producer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - MICHAEL STEWART, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Siney, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1999 Decca Music Group Limited

Gloria in D, R.589 (Antonio Vivaldi)

7 3. Laudamus te

Judith Nelson 00:02:30

Simon Preston, Conductor, MainArtist - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Contributor, Work Editor - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited

8 "Voi avete un cor fedele", K.217

Emma Kirkby 00:06:20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Unknown Writer, Author - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited

Frottole (Bartolomeo Tromboncino)

9 Vergine bella

Various Interprets 00:04:10

Anthony Rooley, Musical Director, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Morten Winding, Producer, Recording Producer - Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Composer - The Consort of Musicke, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Pellowe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1981 Decca Music Group Limited

10 O come sei gentile

Emma Kirkby 00:04:19

Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Morten Winding, Producer - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Haskell, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1981 Decca Music Group Limited

Rosamunde (Thomas Arne)

11 Rise, Glory, Rise

Emma Kirkby 00:06:36

Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas Arne, Composer - Jonathan Stokes, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Addison, Author - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

"Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" Cantata, BWV 202 - "Wedding Cantata" (Johann Sebastian Bach)

12 7. "Sich üben im Lieben"

Emma Kirkby 00:03:53

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Sayers, Producer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Hutchinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Duncan Mitchell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1999 Decca Music Group Limited

Alceste, HWV 45 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

13 Come Fancy

Emma Kirkby 00:05:46

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

14 "Sweeter Than Roses", Z.585

Emma Kirkby 00:03:15

Henry Purcell, Composer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Norton, Author - John Pellowe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited

Second Set of Madrigals, 1609 (John Wilbye)

15 31. Draw On Sweet Night

Various Interprets 00:04:40

Anthony Rooley, Director, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - John Wilbye, Composer - The Consort of Musicke, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Pellowe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1982 Decca Music Group Limited

16 "If Music Be The Food Of Love", Z.379

Emma Kirkby 00:03:27

Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Campbell, Viola da Gamba, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Spinet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Heveningham, Author - John Pellowe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited

DISC 2

Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

1 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

Emma Kirkby 00:04:30

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Winchester Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Winchester College Quiristers, Choir, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer - Charles Richard Franci Maunder, Contributor, Work Editor

℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

2 1. Exsultate, jubilate

Emma Kirkby 00:04:33

Traditional, Author - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - John Pellowe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1984 Decca Music Group Limited

Nulla in mundo pax, RV 630 (Antonio Vivaldi)

3 1. Nulla in mundo pax

Emma Kirkby 00:06:43

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited

4 2. Blande colore...3. Spirat anguis inter flores

Emma Kirkby 00:04:44

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited

5 4. Alleluia (Allegro)

Emma Kirkby 00:02:03

Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1979 Decca Music Group Limited

6 Evening Hymn, Z.193

Emma Kirkby 00:04:11

Henry Purcell, Composer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bishop William Fuller, Author - John Pellowe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited

Alceste, HWV 45 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

7 Gentle Morpheus

Emma Kirkby 00:07:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

8 "Where The Bee Sucks"

Emma Kirkby 00:02:16

William Shakespeare , Author - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas Arne, Composer - Jonathan Stokes, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

Zaide, K.344 / Act 1 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

9 "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"

Emma Kirkby 00:05:28

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Andreas Schachtner, Author - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited

The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Part 3: The Sweet Passion (Henry Purcell)

10 "O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep"

Emma Kirkby 00:06:32

William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Campbell, Viola da Gamba, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Mackintosh, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elkanah Settle, Author - John Pellowe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1983 Decca Music Group Limited

Second Booke of Songes, 1600 (John Dowland)

11 1. I Saw My Ladye Weepe

Emma Kirkby 00:05:37

John Dowland, Composer - Anthony Rooley, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer - Martin Haskell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1979 Decca Music Group Limited

The Creation, Hob.XXI:2 / Pt. 1 - Scene 3 (Joseph Haydn)

12 With Verdure Clad The Fields Appear

Academy of Ancient Music 00:04:56

John Milton, Author - Peter Brown, Contributor, Work Editor - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bible, Author - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited

Orlando, HWV 31 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

13 Povera me!...O care parolette

Emma Kirkby 00:03:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grazio Braccioli, Author - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1991 Decca Music Group Limited

Salve Regina in C minor (1736) (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)

14 1. Salve Regina

Emma Kirkby 00:03:39

Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited

15 4. Et Jesum

Emma Kirkby 00:02:44

Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited

16 5. O clemens

Emma Kirkby 00:01:35

Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited

Il re pastore, K.208 / Act 2 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

17 "L'amerò, sarò costante"

Emma Kirkby 00:06:09

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emma Kirkby, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Hogwood, Conductor, MainArtist - Pietro Metastasio, Author - Christopher Hirons, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Wadland, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1990 Decca Music Group Limited

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
• Total length: 02:23:14

• Main artists: Emma Kirkby
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Decca (UMO)
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

© 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz This Compilation ℗ 2004 Universal Classics & Jazz