Jakub Józef Orliński je poľský kontratenor, ktorý patrí medzi najvýraznejšie hlasy súčasnej barokovej scény. Na tomto albume ho sprevádza klavirista Michał Biel, jeho dlhoročný kolega, ktorý namiesto súboru dobových nástrojov využíva moderné krídlo Steinway.
Album If Music… na CD prináša 18 árií a piesní od Henryho Purcella, George Friedericha Händela a Johanna Josepha Fuxa. Repertoár zahŕňa známe diela ako „Ombra mai fu“ alebo „Cold Song“, no aj menej často hrané čísla, ktoré Orlińského sprevádzajú po dlhé roky. „Na tomto albume sme skombinovali árie a piesne, ktoré nás inšpirujú a oslovujú,“ vysvetľuje umelec. „Rád si albumy predstavujem ako stránky z môjho denníka – sú vyhlásením o tom, kde sa ako umelec nachádzam.“
Skladby
1. Henry Purcell - Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Song. "Music for a While"
2. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: The Final Masque. "Fairest Isle"
3. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Cold Song. "What Power Art Thou?"
4. Henry Purcell - Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 5, Ritornello. "Strike the Viol"
5. Henry Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love (third version), Z. 379
6. Henry Purcell - Pausanius, Z. 585: Song. "Sweeter Than Roses"
7. Henry Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love (first version), Z. 379
8. Henry Purcell - Bonduca, Z. 574, Act 5: Solo. "O, Lead Me"
9. Henry Purcell - The Tempest, Z. 631, Act 5: Recitative and Song. "Your Awful Voice"
10. Johann Joseph Fux - Il fonte della salute, aperto dalla grazia nel calvario, K. 293: "Non t'amo per il ciel"
11. George Frideric Handel - Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 2: Recitativo. "Otton, otton" (Ottone)
12. George Frideric Handel - Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 2: Aria. "Voi che udite" (Ottone)
13. George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19, Act 3: Aria. "Un zeffiro spirò" (Rodelinda)
14. George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Largo. "Ombra mai fu" (Serse)
15. George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. "Siam prossimi al porto" (Eustazio)
16. George Frideric Handel - Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: Aria. "Furibondo spira il vento" (Arsace)
17. George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Aria. "Where'er You Walk" (Jupiter)
18. Johann Sebastian Bach - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
2. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: The Final Masque. "Fairest Isle"
3. Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Cold Song. "What Power Art Thou?"
4. Henry Purcell - Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 5, Ritornello. "Strike the Viol"
5. Henry Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love (third version), Z. 379
6. Henry Purcell - Pausanius, Z. 585: Song. "Sweeter Than Roses"
7. Henry Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love (first version), Z. 379
8. Henry Purcell - Bonduca, Z. 574, Act 5: Solo. "O, Lead Me"
9. Henry Purcell - The Tempest, Z. 631, Act 5: Recitative and Song. "Your Awful Voice"
10. Johann Joseph Fux - Il fonte della salute, aperto dalla grazia nel calvario, K. 293: "Non t'amo per il ciel"
11. George Frideric Handel - Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 2: Recitativo. "Otton, otton" (Ottone)
12. George Frideric Handel - Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 2: Aria. "Voi che udite" (Ottone)
13. George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19, Act 3: Aria. "Un zeffiro spirò" (Rodelinda)
14. George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: Largo. "Ombra mai fu" (Serse)
15. George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: Aria. "Siam prossimi al porto" (Eustazio)
16. George Frideric Handel - Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: Aria. "Furibondo spira il vento" (Arsace)
17. George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: Aria. "Where'er You Walk" (Jupiter)
18. Johann Sebastian Bach - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
