℗ 2019 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
| Released | February 1, 2019 |
| Duration | 1h 28m 44s |
| Record Label | CORO |
| Catalogue No. | COR16169 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Acis and Galatea
Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Stuart Young, Mark Dobell, Simon Berridge, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I
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1.1
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Sinfonia
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:20 | |||
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1.2
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O, The Pleasure Of The Plains! (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd; Grace Davidson; Stuart Young; Mark Dobell; Simon Berridge |
5:40 | |||
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1.3
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Ye Verdant Plains (Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson |
0:44 | |||
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1.4
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Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire! (Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson |
6:11 | |||
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1.5
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Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair? (Acis)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd |
3:31 | |||
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1.6
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Stay, Shepherd, Stay! - Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing? (Damon)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Mark Dobell |
4:41 | |||
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1.7
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Lo, Here My Love - Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd |
6:20 | |||
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1.8
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Oh, Didst Thou Know The Pains - As When The Dove (Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson |
5:57 | |||
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1.9
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Happy We! (Galatea, Acis)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson; Jeremy Budd |
2:51 | |||
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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II
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2.1
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Wretched Lovers! (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd; Grace Davidson; Stuart Young; Mark Dobell; Simon Berridge |
4:05 | |||
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2.2
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I Rage — I Melt — I Burn! (Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Stuart Young |
1:13 | |||
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2.3
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O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Stuart Young |
3:02 | |||
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2.4
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Whither, Fairest (Polyphemus, Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Stuart Young; Grace Davidson |
1:02 | |||
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2.5
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Cease To Beauty To Be Suing (Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Stuart Young |
5:18 | |||
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2.6
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Would You Gain The Tender Creature (Coridon)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Simon Berridge |
4:57 | |||
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2.7
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His Hideous Love - Love Sounds Th'alarm (Acis)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd |
4:51 | |||
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2.8
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Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Mark Dobell |
6:34 | |||
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2.9
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Cease, Oh Cease (Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson |
0:25 | |||
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2.10
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The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains (Galatea, Acis, Polyphemus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson; Jeremy Budd; Stuart Young |
2:18 | |||
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2.11
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Help, Galatea! (Acis)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd |
1:16 | |||
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2.12
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Mourn, All Ye Muses! (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd; Grace Davidson; Stuart Young; Mark Dobell; Simon Berridge |
3:11 | |||
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2.13
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Must I My Acis Still Bemoan - 'Tis Done! (Galatea, Chorus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson; Jeremy Budd; Stuart Young; Mark Dobell; Simon Berridge |
4:18 | |||
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2.14
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Heart, The Seat Of Soft Delight (Galatea)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Grace Davidson |
3:48 | |||
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2.15
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Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers; Jeremy Budd; Grace Davidson; Stuart Young; Mark Dobell; Simon Berridge |
3:11 | |||
Famed for its interpretations of some of Handel’s most loved works, The Sixteen marks the start of its 40th anniversary season by releasing its first new Handel recording in five years.
Handel’s pastoral opera is a tale of love, tragedy and liberation. The libretto by John Gay, based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses (book XIII), tells of the eternal love between the mortal shepherd Acis and goddess Galatea and how it is doomed by the jealous cyclops Polyphemus.
Handel’s music beautifully demonstrates the pain and love in such beautiful, dramatic choruses as ‘Wretched lovers!’ and the grief felt by Galatea in ‘Must I my Acis still bemoan’.
Staying true to the premiere in 1718, just five singers and nine instrumentalists feature on this intimate recording.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – CORO Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.63 -12.31 to -0.20 | -28.76 -33.94 to -24.25 | -24.90 -29.90 to -20.00 | 14 9 to 17 | |
| 1.1 | Sinfonia | -12.31 | -31.33 | -27.8 | 13 |
| 1.2 | O, The Pleasure Of The Plains! (Chorus) | -4.44 | -26.26 | -22.7 | 14 |
| 1.3 | Ye Verdant Plains (Galatea) | -7.76 | -30.46 | -26.4 | 13 |
| 1.4 | Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire! (Galatea) | -7.67 | -30.98 | -27.5 | 14 |
| 1.5 | Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair? (Acis) | -7.95 | -30.41 | -26.9 | 15 |
| 1.6 | Stay, Shepherd, Stay! - Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing? (Damon) | -8.08 | -32.51 | -29.1 | 16 |
| 1.7 | Lo, Here My Love - Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis) | -8.99 | -32.15 | -28.7 | 14 |
| 1.8 | Oh, Didst Thou Know The Pains - As When The Dove (Galatea) | -6.11 | -28.90 | -25.5 | 14 |
| 1.9 | Happy We! (Galatea, Acis) | -4.16 | -27.23 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 2.1 | Wretched Lovers! (Chorus) | -0.46 | -24.25 | -20.6 | 15 |
| 2.2 | I Rage — I Melt — I Burn! (Polyphemus) | -0.31 | -27.58 | -22.5 | 15 |
| 2.3 | O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Polyphemus) | -0.20 | -25.86 | -21.8 | 17 |
| 2.4 | Whither, Fairest (Polyphemus, Galatea) | -2.17 | -25.28 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 2.5 | Cease To Beauty To Be Suing (Polyphemus) | -1.42 | -26.78 | -22.8 | 16 |
| 2.6 | Would You Gain The Tender Creature (Coridon) | -11.29 | -33.23 | -29.9 | 14 |
| 2.7 | His Hideous Love - Love Sounds Th'alarm (Acis) | -3.66 | -26.56 | -23.0 | 13 |
| 2.8 | Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon) | -8.89 | -32.23 | -28.8 | 14 |
| 2.9 | Cease, Oh Cease (Galatea) | -9.91 | -31.36 | -27.5 | 9 |
| 2.10 | The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains (Galatea, Acis, Polyphemus) | -0.31 | -24.33 | -20.0 | 15 |
| 2.11 | Help, Galatea! (Acis) | -8.39 | -33.94 | -28.4 | 13 |
| 2.12 | Mourn, All Ye Muses! (Chorus) | -4.37 | -26.37 | -21.5 | 14 |
| 2.13 | Must I My Acis Still Bemoan - 'Tis Done! (Galatea, Chorus) | -3.90 | -25.47 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 2.14 | Heart, The Seat Of Soft Delight (Galatea) | -6.44 | -30.00 | -26.8 | 13 |
| 2.15 | Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus) | -5.91 | -26.78 | -23.0 | 14 |