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Rachel Baptist - Ireland’s Black Syren / Redmond, Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra
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Rachel Baptist - Ireland’s Black Syren / Redmond, Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra

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Details

Composer
Francesco Geminiani, George Frideric Handel, Niccolo Pasquali, Henry Purcell
Artist
Peter Whelan, Rachel Redmond
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
May 24, 2024
Catalog #
CKD740
UPC
691062074025

About

As champion of music from Ireland, Peter Whelan and his Irish Baroque Orchestra give a rare glimpse into a fascinating figure of the eighteenth-century Dublin music scene. Who was Rachel Baptist? Not much is known of the ‘Celebrated Black Syren’, other than she was a soprano of African descent and born in Ireland, sang regularly in Dublin, London, Liverpool, and other cities, and performed alongside famed castrato Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci. The program includes works that Baptist might have performed at the ‘Grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick’ held in 1752, including arias by Handel, Pasquali (a couple of premiere recordings), Purcell, and some additional instrumental pieces. The ‘resplendent’ Rachel Redmond (The New York Times) is the soprano.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 03:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  2. 2 II. Allegro 01:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  3. 3 III. Menuetto 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  4. 4 L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Part I: Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  5. 5 Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Part I: Arioso: Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures 03:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Part I: Arioso: Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  6. 6 La Marche 01:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    La Marche
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  7. 7 Recitative: Alla caccia, alla caccia 00:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recitative: Alla caccia, alla caccia
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  8. 8 Aria: Foriera la tromba 03:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Aria: Foriera la tromba
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  9. 9 Coro: Alla caccia 01:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    Coro: Alla caccia
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Aisling Kenny, Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  10. 10 I. Allegro 01:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Nicolo Pasquali
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  11. 11 II. Larghetto 01:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Nicolo Pasquali
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  12. 12 III. Presto 02:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Nicolo Pasquali
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  13. 13 The Triumphs of Hibernia: Let Earth and Air and Ocean 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Triumphs of Hibernia: Let Earth and Air and Ocean
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Nicolo Pasquali
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  14. 14 The Nymphs of the Spring: Nature First Played Well Her Part 07:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Nymphs of the Spring: Nature First Played Well Her Part
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Nicolo Pasquali
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  15. 15 Concerto Grosso in D Minor (after Corelli's Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia") 11:42
    Track
    15
    Title
    Concerto Grosso in D Minor (after Corelli's Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia")
    Duration
    11:42
    Composer
    Francesco Geminiani
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan
  16. 16 King Arthur, Z. 628, "The British Worthy", Act V: Fairest Isle, all isles excelling 05:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    King Arthur, Z. 628, "The British Worthy", Act V: Fairest Isle, all isles excelling
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Rachel Redmond
    Ensemble
    Irish Baroque Orchestra
    Conductor
    Peter Whelan