℗ 2022 Delphian Records
| Released | May 27, 2022 |
| Duration | 57m 11s |
| Record Label | 2022 Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34283DIGI |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Battle Cry: She Speaks
Helen Charlston, Toby Carr
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Bonduca, Z. 574
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1.1
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O lead me to some peaceful gloom
Henry Purcell; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
2:58 | |||
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Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
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1.2
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XIV. L’Eraclito amoroso
Barbara Strozzi; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
5:55 | |||
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1.3
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Prélude
Robert de Visée; Toby Carr |
1:25 | |||
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She Ventures, and He Wins
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1.4
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Restless in thought
John Eccles; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
4:24 | |||
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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
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1.5
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Thy hand, Belinda
Henry Purcell; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
0:50 | |||
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1.6
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When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
Henry Purcell; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
3:07 | |||
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Battle Cry
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1.7
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I. Boudicca
Owain Park; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
3:05 | |||
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1.8
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II. Philomela in the forest
Owain Park; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
2:18 | |||
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1.9
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III. A singer’s ode to Sappho
Owain Park; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
2:19 | |||
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1.10
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IV. Marietta
Owain Park; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
9:07 | |||
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Libro quarto d'intavolatura di chitarone
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1.11
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Preluido V
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger; Toby Carr |
1:04 | |||
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Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
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1.12
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XI. La travagliata
Barbara Strozzi; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
4:42 | |||
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L'Arianna, SV 291
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1.13
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Lamento d’Arianna
Claudio Monteverdi; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
9:03 | |||
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1.14
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Sarabande
Robert de Visée; Toby Carr |
2:12 | |||
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1.15
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An Evening Hymn, Z. 193
Henry Purcell; Helen Charlston; Toby Carr |
4:42 | |||
This powerful yet understated recital of modern and seventeenth-century works aims to revisit but also to re-balance the obsession of earlier music with female abandonment and lament.
The stories of women such as Dido and Ariadne have been told and retold throughout history. Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston reconsiders the assumed helplessness of those often seen as being left behind by male adventure and success.
A recent work commissioned for Charlston from the composer Owain Park further takes up the challenge of giving ‘abandoned women’ their own platform, as well as exploring new possibilities for an instrumental pairing – that of voice and theorbo – that remains little explored in contemporary music.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – 2022 Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.00 -18.32 to -0.40 | -27.79 -38.10 to -22.63 | -23.13 -35.40 to -17.10 | 14 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | O lead me to some peaceful gloom | -0.71 | -25.21 | -20.3 | 15 |
| 2 | XIV. L’Eraclito amoroso | -0.58 | -24.58 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 3 | Prélude | -16.85 | -37.00 | -34.1 | 12 |
| 4 | Restless in thought | -0.97 | -24.86 | -20.4 | 15 |
| 5 | Thy hand, Belinda | -9.24 | -29.31 | -24.9 | 12 |
| 6 | When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) | -0.85 | -23.51 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 7 | I. Boudicca | -1.80 | -25.50 | -20.4 | 14 |
| 8 | II. Philomela in the forest | -2.32 | -26.12 | -20.5 | 13 |
| 9 | III. A singer’s ode to Sappho | -0.41 | -22.63 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 10 | IV. Marietta | -0.40 | -25.94 | -19.5 | 16 |
| 11 | Preluido V | -18.32 | -37.43 | -34.4 | 11 |
| 12 | XI. La travagliata | -2.11 | -24.83 | -20.6 | 15 |
| 13 | Lamento d’Arianna | -0.40 | -24.25 | -19.3 | 16 |
| 14 | Sarabande | -18.29 | -38.10 | -35.4 | 13 |
| 15 | An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 | -1.68 | -27.51 | -23.4 | 14 |