The Legendary Dame Janet Baker

1

O Had I Jubal's Lyre

02:33

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: George Frideric Handel

2

"Che farò senza Euridice?"

03:46

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Producer/Balance Engineer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck

3

Care selve

02:42

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: George Frideric Handel

4

Plaisir d'amour

03:38

Janet Baker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Martini il Tedesco

5

"Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù"

04:01

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: George Frideric Handel

6

"E amore un ladroncello"

03:28

Janet Baker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7

Amarilli mia bella

03:27

Janet Baker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Giulio Romano Caccini

8

"Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol"

05:42

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Producer/Balance Engineer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck

9

53. Aria: "Father of Heav'n! from Thy eternal throne"

07:08

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Contralto: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Executive Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: George Frideric Handel

10

"Thy Hand, Belinda ... When I Am Laid In Earth" [Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3]

05:02

Janet Baker, The St. Anthony Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Lewis

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Choir: The St. Anthony Singers - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Anthony Lewis - Composer: Henry Purcell

11

"Dopo notte, atra e funesta"

06:57

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: George Frideric Handel

12

"Ah, scostati!" - "Smanie implacabili"

03:32

Janet Baker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13

Caro mio ben

02:38

Janet Baker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Recording Producer: Erik Smith - Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Giuseppe Giordani

14

"Pompe vane de morte!...Dove sei, amato bene?"

06:41

Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Raymond Leppard - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: George Frideric Handel

15

"Non più di fiori" - "Infelice! qual orrore!"

07:38

Janet Baker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis

Mezzo-Soprano: Janet Baker - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart