℗ 2018 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | January 26, 2024 |
| Originated | June 29, 2018 |
| Duration | 1h 17m 01s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Handel: Finest Arias for Base (Bass) Voice, Vol. 2
Christopher Purves
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Siroe, HWV 24, Act III
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1.1
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Aria. Gelido in ogni vena (Cosroe)
George Frideric Handel; Pietro Metastasio; Nicola Francesco Haym; Christopher Purves |
5:02 | |||
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Esther, HWV 50a, Act III
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1.2
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No. 2, Arioso. Turn Not, O Queen, Thy Face Away (Haman)
George Frideric Handel; John Arbuthnot; Alexander Pope; Arcangelo |
2:49 | |||
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Athalia, HWV 52, Act I
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1.3
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Air. When Storms the Proud (Abner)
George Frideric Handel; Samuel Humphreys; Arcangelo |
3:11 | |||
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Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I
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1.4
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No. 9a, Accompagnato. Oh, Memory! (Gobrias)
George Frideric Handel; Charles Jennens; Christopher Purves |
0:45 | |||
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1.5
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No. 9b, Air. Opprest with Never-Ceasing Grief (Gobrias)
George Frideric Handel; Charles Jennens; Jonathan Cohen |
4:01 | |||
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Catone, HWV A7, Act III
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1.6
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Aria (By Porpora). È ver che all'amo intorno (Cesare)
George Frideric Handel; Jonathan Cohen |
7:55 | |||
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Concerto grosso No. 4 in F Major, Op. 3/4, HWV 315
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1.7
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I. Andante – Allegro – Lentamente
George Frideric Handel; Arcangelo |
3:56 | |||
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1.8
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II. Andante
George Frideric Handel; Arcangelo |
1:56 | |||
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1.9
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III. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Jonathan Cohen |
1:32 | |||
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1.10
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IV. Minuetto alternativo
George Frideric Handel; Jonathan Cohen |
3:08 | |||
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Tolomeo, HWV 25, Act II
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1.11
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Aria. Piangi pur (Araspe)
George Frideric Handel; Nicola Francesco Haym; Arcangelo |
2:59 | |||
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Athalia, HWV 52, Act II
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1.12
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Air. Ah, Canst Thou But Prove Me! (Abner)
George Frideric Handel; Samuel Humphreys; Jonathan Cohen |
3:40 | |||
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Nell'africane selve, HWV 136a
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1.13
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I. Recit. Nell'africane selve
George Frideric Handel; Anonymous; Christopher Purves |
1:34 | |||
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1.14
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II. Aria. Langue, trema, e prigioniero
George Frideric Handel; Anonymous; Jonathan Cohen |
6:31 | |||
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1.15
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III. Recit. Nice, là fra confine
George Frideric Handel; Anonymous; Jonathan Cohen |
1:19 | |||
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1.16
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IV. Aria. Chiedo amore
George Frideric Handel; Anonymous; Jonathan Cohen |
4:29 | |||
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Joshua, HWV 64, Pt. 2
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1.17
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No. 4, Recit. The Walls Are Levell'd (Caleb)
George Frideric Handel; Thomas Morell; Arcangelo |
0:30 | |||
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1.18
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No. 5, Air. See, the Raging Flames Arise (Caleb)
George Frideric Handel; Thomas Morell; Arcangelo |
3:18 | |||
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Esther, HWV 50a, Act III
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1.19
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No. 5, Air. How Art Thou Fall'n from Thy Height! (Haman)
George Frideric Handel; John Arbuthnot; Alexander Pope; Jonathan Cohen |
6:37 | |||
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Siroe, HWV 24, Act II
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1.20
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Aria. Tu di pietà mi spogli (Cosroe)
George Frideric Handel; Pietro Metastasio; Nicola Francesco Haym; Arcangelo |
4:27 | |||
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Rinaldo, HWV 7a, Act I
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1.21
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Aria. Vieni, o cara (Argante)
George Frideric Handel; Giacomo Rossi; Christopher Purves |
4:15 | |||
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Joshua, HWV 64, Pt. 3
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1.22
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No. 4, Air. Shall I in Mamre's Fertile Plain (Caleb)
George Frideric Handel; Thomas Morell; Christopher Purves |
3:07 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Purves is surely unique among today’s Anglophone singers in fusing an easily produced high baritone, by turns mellifluous and incisive, with a clean, resonant bass register … characterisation is always apt and specific, yet never at the expense of beauty of tone and firmness of line … a Handelian winner."
- Gramophone
Christopher Purves is renowned for both the powerful sense of dramatic conviction he brings to everything he undertakes, and for a vocal technique which must be heard to be believed. From Handel’s early cantata to selections from Italian opera and English oratorio, this is a recital from a very special singer indeed.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.84 -8.24 to -0.20 | -26.09 -30.16 to -22.98 | -22.64 -26.70 to -19.40 | 15 12 to 17 | |
| 1 | Aria. Gelido in ogni vena (Cosroe) | -0.21 | -25.11 | -21.6 | 17 |
| 2 | No. 2, Arioso. Turn Not, O Queen, Thy Face Away (Haman) | -3.85 | -29.26 | -26.6 | 15 |
| 3 | Air. When Storms the Proud (Abner) | -2.60 | -24.31 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 4 | No. 9a, Accompagnato. Oh, Memory! (Gobrias) | -3.89 | -27.80 | -24.6 | 14 |
| 5 | No. 9b, Air. Opprest with Never-Ceasing Grief (Gobrias) | -2.81 | -25.53 | -22.4 | 15 |
| 6 | Aria (By Porpora). È ver che all'amo intorno (Cesare) | -0.23 | -25.67 | -22.3 | 16 |
| 7 | I. Andante – Allegro – Lentamente | -6.27 | -25.55 | -22.3 | 13 |
| 8 | II. Andante | -7.51 | -27.93 | -24.7 | 12 |
| 9 | III. Allegro | -6.19 | -25.38 | -21.7 | 12 |
| 10 | IV. Minuetto alternativo | -6.13 | -26.30 | -23.2 | 13 |
| 11 | Aria. Piangi pur (Araspe) | -0.76 | -22.98 | -19.4 | 15 |
| 12 | Air. Ah, Canst Thou But Prove Me! (Abner) | -0.20 | -23.90 | -20.3 | 17 |
| 13 | I. Recit. Nell'africane selve | -5.63 | -26.92 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 14 | II. Aria. Langue, trema, e prigioniero | -4.76 | -27.17 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 15 | III. Recit. Nice, là fra confine | -8.24 | -30.16 | -26.7 | 15 |
| 16 | IV. Aria. Chiedo amore | -4.94 | -27.34 | -24.3 | 14 |
| 17 | No. 4, Recit. The Walls Are Levell'd (Caleb) | -6.82 | -27.71 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 18 | No. 5, Air. See, the Raging Flames Arise (Caleb) | -2.10 | -24.78 | -21.1 | 16 |
| 19 | No. 5, Air. How Art Thou Fall'n from Thy Height! (Haman) | -1.96 | -24.45 | -20.5 | 15 |
| 20 | Aria. Tu di pietà mi spogli (Cosroe) | -0.45 | -23.17 | -19.4 | 15 |
| 21 | Aria. Vieni, o cara (Argante) | -2.88 | -25.84 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 22 | No. 4, Air. Shall I in Mamre's Fertile Plain (Caleb) | -6.18 | -26.75 | -23.7 | 13 |