Handel at Vauxhall: Vol. 2
Greg Tassell, Mary Bevan, Charles MacDougall, Nicky Spence, Benjamin Bevan, Eleanor Dennis, Claire Bessent, London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Spring Gardens "Rural Beauty"
William Boyce; Greg Tassell; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:20 | |||
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Concerto Grosso in A Minor, HWV 322
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1.2
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I. Larghetto affetuoso
George Frideric Handel; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:49 | |||
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1.3
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II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:42 | |||
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1.4
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III. Largo e piano
George Frideric Handel; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:22 | |||
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1.5
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IV. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:45 | |||
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1.6
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The Power of Music and Beauty
John Stanley; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:17 | |||
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English Songs, HWV 228
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1.7
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No. 9. A Song on the Victory Obtained Over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland
George Frideric Handel; Greg Tassell; Charles MacDougall; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:44 | |||
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1.8
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Colin’s Description of Vauxhall
Thomas Gladwin; Nicky Spence; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
7:59 | |||
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1.9
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Hornpipe in D Major, HWV 356
George Frideric Handel; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:10 | |||
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1.10
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The Farewell to Vauxhall
John Lampe; Greg Tassell; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:54 | |||
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Music for Comus, HWV 44
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1.11
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I. Air "There, In Blissful Shades and Bow’rs"
George Frideric Handel; Benjamin Bevan; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:46 | |||
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Music for Comus, HWV 44:
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1.12
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II. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!"
George Frideric Handel; Eleanor Dennis; Claire Bessent; Benjamin Bevan; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
1:29 | |||
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1.13
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III. Air "There Sweetest Owers of Mingled Hue"
George Frideric Handel; Claire Bessent; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
4:39 | |||
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1.14
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IV. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!"
George Frideric Handel; Eleanor Dennis; Claire Bessent; Benjamin Bevan; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
1:28 | |||
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1.15
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V. Air "There Youthful Cupid, High Advanc’d"
George Frideric Handel; Eleanor Dennis; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
2:46 | |||
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1.16
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VI. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!"
George Frideric Handel; Eleanor Dennis; Claire Bessent; Benjamin Bevan; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
1:31 | |||
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1.17
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The Ladies in Vauxhall Gardens, to the British Officers at Dettingen
Thomas Gladwin; Eleanor Dennis; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:16 | |||
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Venetian Ballads Compos'd by Sig.r Hasse
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1.18
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Roger and Sue
Johann Adolph Hasse; Nicky Spence; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
3:30 | |||
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1.19
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Loyal Song
Anonymous; Charles MacDougall; Benjamin Bevan; Bridget Cunningham; London Early Opera |
1:38 | |||
Handel and numerous other composers wrote a rich body of work for the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, a popular social attraction for upper-class 17th- and 18th-century Londoners. This release from preeminent early music ensemble London Early Opera is the second in their Vauxhall series and brings together pieces by Handel, Hasse, and several English composers for a unique insight into the popular music of this era, expertly performed by soloists such as Claire Bessent, Eleanor Dennis, and Greg Tassell under the direction of Bridget Cunningham.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.34 -12.11 to -0.68 | -29.13 -33.81 to -24.58 | -25.64 -30.90 to -20.70 | 14 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | Spring Gardens "Rural Beauty" | -11.37 | -32.01 | -28.1 | 13 |
| 2 | I. Larghetto affetuoso | -10.98 | -31.86 | -28.5 | 12 |
| 3 | II. Allegro | -9.11 | -29.25 | -26.1 | 12 |
| 4 | III. Largo e piano | -12.11 | -33.81 | -30.9 | 13 |
| 5 | IV. Allegro | -11.67 | -31.28 | -27.7 | 12 |
| 6 | The Power of Music and Beauty | -6.07 | -31.05 | -27.4 | 16 |
| 7 | No. 9. A Song on the Victory Obtained Over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland | -4.44 | -25.39 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 8 | Colin’s Description of Vauxhall | -7.14 | -30.79 | -27.5 | 16 |
| 9 | Hornpipe in D Major, HWV 356 | -7.70 | -28.86 | -25.7 | 12 |
| 10 | The Farewell to Vauxhall | -11.27 | -32.84 | -29.7 | 15 |
| 11 | I. Air "There, In Blissful Shades and Bow’rs" | -9.71 | -29.41 | -26.0 | 14 |
| 12 | II. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!" | -6.58 | -26.98 | -23.3 | 13 |
| 13 | III. Air "There Sweetest Owers of Mingled Hue" | -2.38 | -27.25 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 14 | IV. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!" | -4.87 | -26.28 | -22.7 | 13 |
| 15 | V. Air "There Youthful Cupid, High Advanc’d" | -0.68 | -25.87 | -22.4 | 15 |
| 16 | VI. Chorus "Happy, Happy, Happy Plains!" | -4.51 | -24.58 | -20.7 | 13 |
| 17 | The Ladies in Vauxhall Gardens, to the British Officers at Dettingen | -4.19 | -26.86 | -23.0 | 15 |
| 18 | Roger and Sue | -6.14 | -31.31 | -27.9 | 16 |
| 19 | Loyal Song | -8.53 | -27.70 | -24.1 | 12 |