Emma Kirkby - Celebrating Emma Kirkby (2022)

When English soprano Emma Kirkby began her professional career in the mid-'70s, period performance practice was just beginning to make its way into the realm of vocal music. Kirkby, mentored by Jessica Cash, became a pioneer of period practice for Renaissance and Baroque vocal soloists. She studied classical literature at Oxford and took vocal lessons, but did not plan on becoming a singer. She joined the Taverner Choir in 1971, and a couple of years later, she began a long-lasting collaboration with the Consort of Musicke.

She made her 1974 concert debut in London and her first tour of the United States in 1978. Tours to all of the major music capitals of the world have followed. Especially noteworthy was a tour of the Arabian states with lutenist Anthony Rooley, to whom she is married. In her collaborations with groups like those already mentioned, and others – such as the Academy of Ancient Music, London Baroque, Fretwork, L'Orfeo, and the Purcell Quartet – she increased the public awareness of correct Baroque performance practice while carefully avoiding pedantry. She brings a great deal of drama and musicianship to her performances. Besides the lute songs of the Renaissance era, Kirkby is well known for her performances of the cantatas and passions of Bach and the choral music of Monteverdi. Her voice is a very light, lyric soprano of unusual sweetness. She has excellent control of the voice and is able to sing without any vibrato, a quality that many practitioners of early music prefer. Her hundreds of recordings give an excellent view of the range of her repertoire, at times even expanding on it, since she has recorded several operas that she has not sung on-stage, including Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Monteverdi's Orfeo, Handel's Orlando, and Hasse's Cleofide. Once in a while, she'll try something unexpected, such as the songs of Amy Beach or cantatas by little-known Baroque composers. Her early recordings were part of the Florilegium series from Decca. Since then she's recorded on Hyperion, Carus, CPO, Harmonia Mundi, BIS, and other labels. Kirkby was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2007.

Tracklist
01. Chorus: "Wir gehn nun, wo der Dudelsack"
02. Aria: "Das ist galant, es spricht niemand" - Recit. "Und unsre gnädge Frau"
03. Aria: "Ach Herr Schosser, geht nicht gar zu schlimm" - Recit. "Es bleibt dabei"
04. Vouchsafe, O Lord
05. Purcell: "Not All My Torments Can Your Pity Move", Z. 400
06. "Praise the Lord with cheerful noise"
07. Itene pur tremendo
08. "Haste, haste to town"
09. Tandem advenit hora
10. "See, see, your royal guest appears"
11. Aria: "Gib, Schöne, viel Söhne" - Recit. "Du hast wohl recht"
12. Clori, di te mi lagno
13. Passo di pena in pena
14. L' occhio nero vivace di Filli
15. "Pursue thy conquest, love"
16. Sì, crudel, ti lascierò
17. Alpestre monte
18. 2. Recitativo: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein
19. Purcell: "Olinda In The Shades Unseen", Z.404
20. Aria: "Es nehme zehntausend Dukaten" - Recit. "Das klingt zu liederlich"
21. "Shake the cloud from off your brow"
22. Tu fedel? tu costante?
23. J.S. Bach: Gedenke doch, mein Geist zurücke, BWV 509
24. Aria: "Fünfzig Taler bares Geld" - Recit. "Im Ernst ein Wort!"
25. Ecco Dorinda
26. O Angelica, o Medoro
27. Aria: "Und dass ihr's alle wisst" - Duet Recit. "Mein Schatz, erraten!"
28. Duet Aria: "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet" - Duet Recit. "Nu, Mieke, gib dein Guschel immer her"
29. Aria: "Ach es schmeckt doch gar zu gut" - Recit. "Der Herr ist gut"
30. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly"
31. Se ben hor non scopra el foco
32. Se Licori, Filli ed io
33. "Ma, che veggio?"
34. Why Should Men Quarrel?
35. "Hark! How All Things"
36. 9. "Sehet in Zufriedenheit"
37. 5. O clemens
38. "Thrice Upon Thy Fingers Tip"
39. 3. Eja ergo
40. Mi palpita il cor
41. "The Cares Of Lovers"
42. Quanto diletto avea…Io non so
43. Recitativo: "Wir beten zu dem Tempel an"
44. Purcell: "When First Amintas Sued For A Kiss", Z.430
45. "Dear Pretty Youth"
46. The Marv'lous Work Beholds Amazed
47. Aria: "Alleluja"
48. To thee all Angels cry aloud To thee Cherubin and Seraphin
49. Aria: "Unser trefflicher, lieber Kammerherr" - Recit. "Er hilft uns allen"
50. 11. Inflammatus
51. Purcell: "Lovely, Lovely Albina's Come Ashore", Z.394
52. "Fear no danger"
53. 2. Cujus animam
54. 4. Alleluia (Allegro)
55. 2. Et exultavit spiritus meus
56. 8. Fac ut ardeat
57. 3. O quam tristis
58. Our Duty We Performed Now
59. Arne: "Where The Bee Sucks"
60. Stölzel: "Bist du bei mir" (formerly attrib. J.S.Bach as BWV 508)
61. "Crown The Altar, Deck The Shrine"
62. "Per celare il nuovo scorno"
63. 5. "Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen"
64. 4. Alleluia
65. "Risorga il mondo"
66. 1. Kyrie
67. 4. Et Jesum
68. We believe that thou shalt come
69. 1. Nulla in mundo pax sincera (Edit)
70. "Thou Art Gone Up On High"
71. 13. Virga jesse
72. 5. Quis est homo
73. Chiome d'oro, SV 143
74. 3. "Phöbus eilt mit schnellen Pferden"
75. "Se per colpa di donna infelice"
76. Purcell: "Sweeter Than Roses", Z.585
77. Quando spieghi i tuoi tormenti
78. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly
79. Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales"
80. S'un dì m'adora la mia crudele
81. Ho uncerto rossore
82. 5. Benedictus
83. Purcell: "Urge Me No More", Z.426
84. "Tyrants would in impious throngs"
85. Povera me!…O care parolette
86. Purcell: "If Music Be The Food Of Love", Z.379
87. Come dolce oggi l'auretta, SV 173
88. Chorale: "Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren"
89. Mozart: "Nehmt meinen Dank", K.383
90. 1. Salve Regina
91. Morley: I Saw My Ladye Weeping
92. "Neghittosi, or voi che fate?"
93. Purcell: Mad Bess of Bedlam, Z.370 (From "Silent Shades")
94. When thou took'st upon thee… When thou hadst overcome Thou sittest at the right hand of God
95. Notari: Intenerite voi, lagrime mie
96. "Capricious Man"
97. The Joys Of Wedlock Soon Are Past - Sound, Sound The Trumpet
98. The Heavens Are Telling The Glory Of God
99. 6. Vidit suum
100. Almen dopo il fato mio
101. Aria: "Mädchen, die von harten Sinnen"
102. Tuba mirum
103. 7. "Sich üben im Lieben"
104. "D'amor fu consiglio"
105. Aria: "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen"
106. Edwards: Where Gripinge Griefs
107. Pilkington: Come All Ye
108. 4. Arie: Ei! wie smeckt Coffee süße
109. Recit. "Schweigt stille" - Aria: "Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern"
110. "Ho un non so che nel cor"
111. But who may abide the day of his coming
112. 2. Confitebor tibi, Domine
113. "My spirits fail, I faint, I die!"
114. Aria: "Höchster, Höchster mache deine Güte ferner alle Morgen neu"
115. Monteverdi: O come sei gentile
116. 2. Ad te clamamus
117. Purcell: Evening Hymn, Z.193
118. "Tornami a vagheggiar"
119. "If God Be For Us"
120. Ma, se non hai più…Se non ti piace amarmi
121. Trio: "Die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht"
122. 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
123. 12. Quando corpus - Amen
124. Io son ben ch'il vostro orrore
125. Welcome Mars
126. 1. Stabat Mater
127. "By The Rushy-Fringed Bank"
128. 2. Gloria
129. 3. Beatus vir qui timet Dominum
130. 6. Magnificat anima mea
131. 1. Exsultate, jubilate
132. Con che soavità, SV 139
133. 2. Blande colore…3. Spirat anguis inter flores
134. Parlo miser o taccio, SV 136
135. 9. Sancta Mater
136. "Blooming virgins, spotless train"
137. "Ye Gentle Spirits Of The Air"
138. Handel: "Quel fior che all'alba ride" (Duetto XV), HWV 192
139. Ohimè dove il mio ben, SV 140
140. With Verdure Clad The Fields Appear
141. 3. In qual strano…4. Se a me rivolge il ciglio
142. "War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble"
143. Ho tanti affanni in petto
144. Se mi rivolgo al prato
145. Cento belle ami, Fileno
146. D'India: Odi quel rosignuolo
147. Handel: Se tu non lasci amore, HWV 201
148. Aria: "Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße"
149. 1. Amor, hai vinto…2. Passo di pena in pena
150. Mozart: Ergo interest… Quaere superna, K.143
151. "Trostlos schluchzet Philomele"
152. "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"
153. "Thus Saith The Lord…But Who May Abide"
154. "Thus Saith The Lord…But Who May Abide"
155. 1. I Saw My Ladye Weepe
156. "Disserratevi, o porte d'Averno"
157. Tra le fiamme tu scherzi pergioco
158. Handel: "No, di voi non vuo' fidarmi" (Duetto XVI), HWV 189
159. 3. Tu virginum corona
160. Credete al mio dolore
161. Come Fancy
162. Aria: "Klein-Zschocher müsse so zart und süße" - Recit. "Das ist zu klug vor dich"
163. "Faithful cares in vain extended"
164. Aria: "Dein Wachstum sei feste" - Duet Recit. "Und damit sei es auch genug"
165. From rosy bowers
166. 2. "Spielet, ihr beseelten Lieder"
167. "L'amerò, sarò costante"
168. 6. Agnus Dei
169. Recordare, Jesu pie
170. Magnificat a 14
171. "Aer tranquillo"
172. Mozart: "Voi avete un cor fedele", K.217
173. 3. Credo
174. "O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep"
175. Rise, Glory, Rise
176. "Cease thy anguish, smile once more"
177. 1. "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten"
178. Most Beautiful Appear
179. Handel: "Tacete, Ohimè, Tacete!" (Duetto X), HWV 196
180. Aria: "Heute noch, lieber Vater"
181. On Mighty Pens Uplifted Soars The Eagle Aloft
182. Gentle Morpheus
183. 3. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen
184. Pretty Warblers
185. Graceful Consort! At Thy Side
186. Achieved Is The Glorious Work
187. "Through the land so lovely blooming"
188. By Thee With Bliss, O Bounteous God
189. Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te… Non temer, amato bene", K.505
190. Troisième Leçon à deux voix
191. Mozart: "Ah, lo previdi…Ah, t'invola agl'occhi miei", K.272
192. "Sweet Bird, That Shun'st The Noise Of Folly"
193. Mozart: Regina coeli in C, K.108
194. Mozart: Regina coeli in B flat, K.127