℗ 2021 VOCES8 Records
| Released | October 29, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 02m 55s |
| Record Label | VOCES8 Records |
| Catalogue No. | VCM136D |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Handel
Barnaby Smith, The Illyria Consort, Bojan Cicic, Catriona McDermid, Mary Bevan, Gavin Edwards
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Serse, HWV 40
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1.1
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Frondi tenere & Ombra mai fù (Largo)
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
3:51 | |||
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Rinaldo, HWV 7
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1.2
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Venti, turbini, prestate
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; Bojan Cicic; Catriona McDermid; The Illyria Consort |
3:41 | |||
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1.3
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Cara sposa, amante cara
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
8:52 | |||
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Jephtha, HWV 70
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1.4
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These Labours Past
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; Mary Bevan; The Illyria Consort |
6:25 | |||
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Solomon, HWV 67
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1.5
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The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
3:03 | |||
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Ariodante, HWV 33
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1.6
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Scherza infida
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
8:33 | |||
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Rodelinda, Regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19
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1.7
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Io t'abbraccio
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
7:17 | |||
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Alcina, HWV 34
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1.8
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Verdi prati
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; Mary Bevan; The Illyria Consort |
4:04 | |||
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
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1.9
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Overture
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
2:47 | |||
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1.10
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Va tacito
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; Gavin Edwards; The Illyria Consort |
6:16 | |||
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1.11
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Al lampo dell' armi
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
3:09 | |||
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1.12
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Caro! (Bella!) Più amabile belta (Live)
George Frideric Handel; Barnaby Smith; The Illyria Consort |
4:57 | |||
Star soprano Mary Bevan joins forces with VOCES8’s Artistic Director and countertenor Barnaby Smith to explore the themes of loss, love, power and fulfilment through a collection of Handel’s finest arias and duets. Handel’s many stage works contain plot twists aplenty, yet almost without fail and as demanded by audiences of the time, the heroic characters end up victorious; triumphant in combat and perched on a morally higher plane, or restored to their amorous bliss - most often both. But dig a little deeper and this acerbic stance strains under scrutiny. As the heroes and heroines exposed by Handel’s music encourage us to explore our own vulnerabilities, we are drawn into an emotional openness which allows this wonderful composer to reach into our souls with his music. Accompanied by Baroque ensemble The Illyria Consort, the album invites us into Handelian bliss as we consider ‘These labours past’.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – VOCES8 Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.11 -3.80 to -0.90 | -20.94 -23.63 to -19.55 | -17.80 -20.50 to -16.40 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | Frondi tenere & Ombra mai fù (Largo) | -1.84 | -21.85 | -18.8 | 11 |
| 2 | Venti, turbini, prestate | -3.80 | -21.35 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 3 | Cara sposa, amante cara | -0.90 | -20.99 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 4 | These Labours Past | -1.99 | -20.75 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 5 | The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | -2.71 | -21.14 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 6 | Scherza infida | -2.43 | -20.91 | -18.0 | 12 |
| 7 | Io t'abbraccio | -0.94 | -20.80 | -17.2 | 12 |
| 8 | Verdi prati | -3.65 | -23.63 | -20.5 | 12 |
| 9 | Overture | -3.03 | -19.94 | -16.7 | 11 |
| 10 | Va tacito | -1.18 | -20.47 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 11 | Al lampo dell' armi | -1.90 | -19.55 | -16.4 | 11 |
| 12 | Caro! (Bella!) Più amabile belta (Live) | -1.00 | -19.87 | -16.4 | 12 |