℗ 2020 Signum Records
| Released | April 2, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 00m 45s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD658 |
| Genre | Classical (Baroque) |
Handelian Pyrotechnics
Armonico Consort, William Towers, Christopher Monks
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Xerxes, HWV 40
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1.1
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Ombra mai fu
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
3:11 | |||
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Poro re dell'Indie, HWV 28
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1.2
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Se possono tanto due luci vezzose
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
5:45 | |||
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
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1.3
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Al lampo dell'armi
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
3:17 | |||
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1.4
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Dall'ondoso periglio – Aure der per pietà
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
7:31 | |||
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Rinaldo, HWV 7
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1.5
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Cara Sposa
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
8:24 | |||
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Orlando, HWV 31
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1.6
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Cielo! Se tu il consentí
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
4:33 | |||
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Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19
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1.7
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Dove Sei
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
4:44 | |||
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Radamisto, HWV 12
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1.8
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Qual nave smarrita
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
6:12 | |||
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1.9
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Ombra Cara
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
7:44 | |||
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Agrippina, HWV 6
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1.10
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Tacerò, purchè Fedele
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
4:28 | |||
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Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15
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1.11
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Dopo l’orrore
George Frideric Handel; William Towers; Armonico Consort; Christopher Monks |
4:56 | |||
Armonico Consort return to Signum with a collection of Handel arias, performed by leading counter-tenor William Towers. A noted soloist in both opera and oratorio, the programme is taken from roles which Towers has sung across his career in various productions across the globe.
“It is the life-affirming, live-giving aspect of Handel that I’m aiming to celebrate. So frequently his operas reveal their most devastatingly beautiful and uplifting music when life is at its darkest. Here the arias shine brightest, here we find Radamisto’s ‘Ombra cara’ and the boundlessly optimistic ‘Dopo l’orrore’, looking out beyond the darkest clouds to the faint glimmer of a dawning hope. This is the uncrushable, indomitable spirit that lies in all of us … We just need to take the time to listen.”
- William Towers
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 | -2.37 -9.34 to -0.10 | -23.76 -27.46 to -22.14 | -20.44 -24.40 to -18.70 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | Ombra mai fu | -1.19 | -23.03 | -19.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Se possono tanto due luci vezzose | -1.05 | -23.47 | -20.1 | 13 |
| 3 | Al lampo dell'armi | -1.61 | -22.27 | -19.2 | 13 |
| 4 | Dall'ondoso periglio – Aure der per pietà | -1.99 | -24.31 | -21.0 | 12 |
| 5 | Cara Sposa | -0.67 | -22.17 | -18.7 | 13 |
| 6 | Cielo! Se tu il consentí | -2.17 | -23.24 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 7 | Dove Sei | -4.09 | -24.71 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 8 | Qual nave smarrita | -3.03 | -25.87 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ombra Cara | -0.10 | -22.64 | -19.3 | 14 |
| 10 | Tacerò, purchè Fedele | -9.34 | -27.46 | -24.4 | 11 |
| 11 | Dopo l’orrore | -0.88 | -22.14 | -18.8 | 13 |