Ian Watson

About the artist

There are several artists with this name: 1. an English conductor and harpsichordist, 2. an English accordion player, 3. an experimental musician from Wales, UK. --- 1) English conductor and harpsichordist, notable for his work with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the English Chamber Orchestra, the English Baroque Soloists, the City of London Baroque Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir and The Sixteen. Currently artistic director of the Arcadia Players.

Top songs

  1. Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
  2. Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 (arr. Marriner)
  3. Cantata No. 208 'Sheep may safely graze' (arr. Marinner)
  4. Adagio for strings and organ in G minor
  5. Solomon HWV67: Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
  6. Adagio for strings and organ in G minor - 2007 - Remaster
  7. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 13-15: Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar (Morgana)
  8. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13: Aria: Ombre pallide, lo so, mi udite (Alcina)
  9. Cantata No. 208: Sheep may safely graze (arr. Marinner)
  10. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1, Overture: [Largo] - Allegro
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  1. Minuet (Berenice)
  2. Albinoni: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor (Excerpt)
  3. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
  4. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1, Overture: Musette
  5. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Sarabande
  6. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 2: Aria: Ma quando tornerai (Alcina)
  7. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1, Overture: Menuet
  8. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3, No. 6, HWV 317: I. Vivace
  9. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Gavotte I
  10. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 3: Aria: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (Ruggiero)
  11. 2012 (1st movement - Fanfare)
  12. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3, No. 6, HWV 317: II. Allegro
  13. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Menuet
  14. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: [Gavotte II]
  15. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1: Aria: O s'apre al riso (Morgana)
  16. Easy Virtue Tango
  17. Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Marriner)
  18. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: Questo è il cielo de' contenti
  19. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Aria: Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai (Alcina)
  20. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 5 & 6: Aria: È gelosia (Bradamante)
  21. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 4: Aria: Di te mi rido, semplice stolto (Ruggiero)
  22. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 7: Recit.: Io dunque (Oronte, Morgana)
  23. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Sarabande
  24. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 5 & 6: (5) Recit.: Qua dunque ne veniste (Oronte, Bradamante) - (6) Recit.: Io sono tua difesa (Morgana, Bradamante)
  25. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 8: Recit.: La cerco in vano (Ruggiero, Oronte)
  26. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act II, Scene 13: Aria: Ombre pallide, lo so, mi udite (Alcina)
  27. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 11 & 12: Aria: La bocca vaga, quell'occhio nero (Ruggiero)
  28. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 9 & 10: (9) Recit.: Ah, infedele, infedel! (Ruggiero, Alcina) - (10) Recit.: Regina: il tuo soggiorno (Bradamante, Alcina, Ruggiero)
  29. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 9 & 10: Aria: Sì: son quella! (Alcina)
  30. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, 1986Scene 1: Aria: Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento (Ruggiero)
  31. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 8: Aria: Semplicetto! a donna credi? (Oronte)
  32. Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
  33. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III: Sinfonia
  34. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 8: Aria: Ah! mio cor! schernito sei! (Alcina)
  35. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13, Ballet: Entrée des songes agréables
  36. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13, Ballet: Entrée des songes funestes
  37. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: [Gavotte II]
  38. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scenes 11 & 12: Aria: Verdi prati, selve amene (Ruggiero)
  39. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 3: Aria: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (Ruggiero)
  40. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13, Ballet: Entrée des songes agréables effrayés
  41. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13, Ballet: Le combat des songes funestes et agréables
  42. FOLDS
  43. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Gavotte I
  44. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, 1986Scene 1: Aria: Qual portento mi richiama (Ruggiero)
  45. Giazzotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Excerpt, Opening)
  46. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13: Recit.: Ah! Ruggiero crudel (Alcina)
  47. Sonata for Fortepiano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
  48. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1: Recit.: Oh Dèi! quivi non scorgo alcun sentiero! (Bradamante, Melisso, Morgana)
  49. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Recit.: Ecco l'infido (Bradamante, Melisso, Alcina)
  50. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: Menuet
  51. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 1: Aria: Un momento di contento (Oronte)
  52. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 1: Recit.: Voglio amar e disamar (Oronte, Morgana)
  53. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scenes 4 & 5: Aria: Ama, sospira (Morgana)
  54. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 2: Recit.: Qual odio ingiusto contro me? (Bradamante, Ruggiero)
  55. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 8: Recit.: Reina, sei tradita (Oronte, Alcina)
  56. Sonata for Fortepiano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
  57. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scenes 8-11, Ballet: Tamburino
  58. Sonata for Fortepiano and Violin No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
  59. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 2: Aria: Vorrei vendicarmi (Bradamante)
  60. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: Questo è il cielo de' contenti
  61. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 1, Overture: [Largo] - Allegro
  62. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scenes 8-11: Chorus: Dall'orror di notte cieca
  63. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 1: Aria: Credete al mio dolore (Morgana)
  64. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 6: Recit.: Non scorgo nel tuo viso (Alcina, Ruggiero)
  65. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 3: Aria: Chi m'insegna il caro padre? (Oberto)
  66. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 1: Aria: O s'apre al riso (Morgana)
  67. Mangetout
  68. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 6: Aria: Mio bel tesoro (Ruggiero)
  69. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 3: Recit.: Generosi guerrier, deh! (Oberto, Melisso, Bradamante)
  70. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 4: Recit.: Mi ravvisi, Ruggier, dimmi? (Bradamante, Ruggiero, Melisso)
  71. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scenes 9 & 10: Aria: È un folle, è un vile affetto (Oronte)
  72. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scenes 9 & 10: (9) Recit.: Or, che dici, Morgana? (Oronte, Morgana) - (10) Recit.: All'offesa, il disprezzo giunge l'ingrata? (Oronte)
  73. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 7: Recit.: Io dunque (Oronte, Morgana)
  74. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 2: Recit.: Molestissimo incontro! (Ruggiero, Alcina)
  75. Sheep may safely graze from Cantata No. 208
  76. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Aria: Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai (Alcina)
  77. Concerto for oboe in D minor (2007 Remastered Version): II Adagio
  78. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Appendix 1: Aria: Bramo di trionfar (Ruggiero)
  79. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scenes 8-11: Chorus: Doppo tante amare pene
  80. LORDS
  81. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 1, Overture: Menuet
  82. Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor (Excerpt) [Arr. Giazotto]
  83. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scenes 8-11, Ballet: Entrée
  84. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scenes 5 & 6: Aria: È gelosia (Bradamante)
  85. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 8: Aria: Semplicetto! a donna credi? (Oronte)
  86. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scenes 9 & 10: Aria: Sì: son quella! (Alcina)
  87. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Aria: Di te mi rido, semplice stolto (Ruggiero)
  88. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scenes 5 & 6: (5) Recit.: Qua dunque ne veniste (Oronte, Bradamante) - (6) Recit.: Io sono tua difesa (Morgana, Bradamante)
  89. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 6: Recit.: Già vicino è il momento (Oberto, Alcina)
  90. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scene 8: Recit.: La cerco in vano (Ruggiero, Oronte)

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