℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | January 26, 2024 |
| Originated | December 2, 2012 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 54s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Handel: Finest Arias for Base (Bass) Voice, Vol. 1
Christopher Purves
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Rinaldo, HWV 7a, Act I
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1.1
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No. 10, Aria. Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto (Argante)
George Frideric Handel; Giacomo Rossi; Arcangelo |
4:50 | |||
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II
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1.2
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No. 2, Accompagnato. I Rage, I Melt, I Burn! (Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; John Hughes; John Gay; Alexander Pope; Jonathan Cohen |
1:21 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3, Air. O Ruddier Than the Cherry (Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; John Hughes; John Gay; Alexander Pope; Christopher Purves |
3:13 | |||
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Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72
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1.4
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No. 23, Aria. Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori (Polifemo)
George Frideric Handel; Nicola Giuvo; Christopher Purves |
6:59 | |||
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L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55, Pt. 1
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1.5
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No. 14, Recit. If I Give Thee Honour Due (L'Allegro)
George Frideric Handel; John Milton; James Harris; Charles Jennens; Arcangelo |
0:12 | |||
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1.6
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No. 15, Air. Mirth, Admit Me of Thy Crew (L'Allegro)
George Frideric Handel; John Milton; James Harris; Charles Jennens; Jonathan Cohen |
2:34 | |||
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La resurrezione, HWV 47, Pt. 1
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1.7
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No. 3, Accompagnato. Qual'insolita luce (Lucifero)
George Frideric Handel; Carlo Sigismondo Capece; Jonathan Cohen |
1:09 | |||
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1.8
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No. 4, Aria. Caddi, è ver (Lucifero)
George Frideric Handel; Carlo Sigismondo Capece; Jonathan Cohen |
4:15 | |||
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Deborah, HWV 51, Pt. 3
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1.9
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No. 2, Air. Tears, Such as Tender Fathers Shed (Abinoam)
George Frideric Handel; Samuel Humphreys; Arcangelo |
2:30 | |||
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Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3
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1.10
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Air. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due (Gobrias)
George Frideric Handel; Charles Jennens; Jonathan Cohen |
3:55 | |||
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Orlando, HWV 31, Act III
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1.11
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No. 10, Accompagnato. Impari ognun da Orlando (Zoroastro)
George Frideric Handel; Jonathan Cohen |
1:11 | |||
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1.12
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No. 11, Aria. Sorge infausta una procella (Zoroastro)
George Frideric Handel; Jonathan Cohen |
4:35 | |||
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Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1
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1.13
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No. 6. Aria. Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens)
George Frideric Handel; Thomas Morell; Christopher Purves |
3:56 | |||
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Muzio Scevola, HWV 13, Act III
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1.14
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No. 6, Aria. Volate più dei venti (Porsena)
George Frideric Handel; Paolo Antonio Rolli; Christopher Purves |
3:24 | |||
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Agrippina, HWV 6, Act I
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1.15
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Aria. Vieni, o cara (Claudio)
George Frideric Handel; Vincenzo Grimani; Arcangelo |
1:45 | |||
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Riccardo Primo, Re d'Inghilterra, HWV 23, Act III
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1.16
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Aria. Nel mondo e nell'abisso (Isacio)
George Frideric Handel; Paolo Antonio Rolli; Christopher Purves |
3:13 | |||
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Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122
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1.17
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No. 17, Aria. Mie piante correte (Apollo)
George Frideric Handel; Nicola Giuvo; Christopher Purves |
2:50 | |||
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1.18
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No. 18, Aria. Cara pianta (Apollo)
George Frideric Handel; Nicola Giuvo; Christopher Purves |
7:27 | |||
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Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2
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1.19
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No. 2, Air. Revenge, Timotheus Cries
George Frideric Handel; Newburgh Hamilton; John Dryden; Arcangelo |
7:55 | |||
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Semele, HWV 58, Act III
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1.20
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No. 2, Air. Leave Me, Loathsome Light (Somnus)
George Frideric Handel; William Congreve; Arcangelo |
3:40 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"With his acting chops and weighty bass-baritone, Purves in full cry is a splendid and fearful spectacle.'
- The Times
The magnificent Christopher Purves performs a recital of Handel’s bass arias. This unique collection demonstrates the range and brilliance of Handel’s writing for this voice, featuring a selection from Italian and English operas, English classical drama, Biblical oratorios, literary odes and a masque. Handel’s endlessly imaginative gift for characterization is fully explored here, with Purves commanding an extraordinary emotional and technical range from the buffo blustering of Polyphemus in Acis and Gatalea to the loving musings of Abinoam in ‘Tears, such as tender fathers shed’ from the oratorio Deborah.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.45 -8.97 to -1.32 | -22.76 -26.86 to -19.66 | -19.65 -24.10 to -16.50 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | No. 10, Aria. Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto (Argante) | -1.47 | -19.66 | -16.5 | 12 |
| 2 | No. 2, Accompagnato. I Rage, I Melt, I Burn! (Polyphemus) | -1.90 | -21.70 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 3 | No. 3, Air. O Ruddier Than the Cherry (Polyphemus) | -1.84 | -22.67 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 4 | No. 23, Aria. Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori (Polifemo) | -5.33 | -25.33 | -22.6 | 12 |
| 5 | No. 14, Recit. If I Give Thee Honour Due (L'Allegro) | -6.94 | -24.62 | -21.1 | 12 |
| 6 | No. 15, Air. Mirth, Admit Me of Thy Crew (L'Allegro) | -1.67 | -20.85 | -17.9 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 3, Accompagnato. Qual'insolita luce (Lucifero) | -1.88 | -21.37 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 8 | No. 4, Aria. Caddi, è ver (Lucifero) | -2.41 | -22.11 | -19.1 | 14 |
| 9 | No. 2, Air. Tears, Such as Tender Fathers Shed (Abinoam) | -6.60 | -26.40 | -23.5 | 11 |
| 10 | Air. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due (Gobrias) | -2.84 | -23.66 | -20.7 | 13 |
| 11 | No. 10, Accompagnato. Impari ognun da Orlando (Zoroastro) | -4.42 | -23.74 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 12 | No. 11, Aria. Sorge infausta una procella (Zoroastro) | -2.34 | -22.16 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 13 | No. 6. Aria. Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens) | -1.45 | -20.95 | -17.8 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 6, Aria. Volate più dei venti (Porsena) | -3.27 | -22.31 | -19.1 | 13 |
| 15 | Aria. Vieni, o cara (Claudio) | -6.36 | -23.30 | -20.6 | 11 |
| 16 | Aria. Nel mondo e nell'abisso (Isacio) | -1.58 | -20.07 | -16.9 | 13 |
| 17 | No. 17, Aria. Mie piante correte (Apollo) | -1.98 | -22.55 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 18 | No. 18, Aria. Cara pianta (Apollo) | -4.45 | -23.77 | -20.6 | 12 |
| 19 | No. 2, Air. Revenge, Timotheus Cries | -1.32 | -21.05 | -17.8 | 13 |
| 20 | No. 2, Air. Leave Me, Loathsome Light (Somnus) | -8.97 | -26.86 | -24.1 | 11 |