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Rachel Baptist: Ireland’s Black Syren

Rachel Baptist: Ireland’s Black Syren

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  • Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: I. Andante
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: I. Andante

    03:16
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  • Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: II. Allegro
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: II. Allegro

    01:38
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  • Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: III. Menuetto
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Samson, HWV 57, Sinfonia: III. Menuetto

    02:18
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  • L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Mirth, Admit Me of Thy Crew
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Mirth, Admit Me of Thy Crew

    03:45
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  • Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75: Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75: Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures

    03:25
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  • Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: I. La Marche
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: I. La Marche

    01:41
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  • Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: II. Recitativo. Alla caccia
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: II. Recitativo. Alla caccia

    00:34
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  • Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: III. Aria. Foriera la tromba
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: III. Aria. Foriera la tromba

    03:36
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  • Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: IV. Coro. Alla caccia
    Composer(s) George Frideric Handel
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra Aisling Kenny

    Alla Caccia "Diana cacciatrice", HWV 79: IV. Coro. Alla caccia

    01:54
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  • The Grand Festino, Overture: I. Allegro
    Composer(s) Niccolò Pasquali
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    The Grand Festino, Overture: I. Allegro

    01:55
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  • The Grand Festino, Overture: II. Larghetto
    Composer(s) Niccolò Pasquali
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    The Grand Festino, Overture: II. Larghetto

    01:38
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  • The Grand Festino, Overture: III. Presto
    Composer(s) Niccolò Pasquali
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    The Grand Festino, Overture: III. Presto

    02:05
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  • The Triumphs of Hibernia: Let Earth and Air and Ocean
    Composer(s) Niccolò Pasquali
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    The Triumphs of Hibernia: Let Earth and Air and Ocean

    03:10
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  • Nymphs of the Springs: Nature First Played Well Her Part
    Composer(s) Niccolò Pasquali
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Nymphs of the Springs: Nature First Played Well Her Part

    07:03
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  • Concerto grosso in D Minor, H. 143, Op. 5 No. 12 "La Folia"
    Composer(s) Francesco Geminiani
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Irish Baroque Orchestra

    Concerto grosso in D Minor, H. 143, Op. 5 No. 12 "La Folia"

    11:42
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  • King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest Isle
    Composer(s) Henry Purcell
    Artist(s) Peter Whelan Rachel Redmond Irish Baroque Orchestra

    King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest Isle

    05:29
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Total running time: 55 minutes.

    Album information

    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 programme 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.