℗ 2020 Signum Records
Released May 14, 2021
Duration 2h 17m 16s
Record Label Signum Records
Catalogue No. SIGCD672
Genre Classical (Orchestral)
 

Arne: Artaxerxes

The Mozartists, Ian Page

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Artaxerxes, Act I  
1.1
Overture
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
5:11
1.2
Recitative: “Still silence reigns around”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:29
1.3
No. 1, Duettino: “Fair Aurora, prithee stay”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:16
Artaxerxes, Act 1  
1.4
Recitative: “Alas, thou know’st that for my love to thee”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:13
Artaxerxes, Act I  
1.5
No. 2, Air: “Adieu, thou lovely youth”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:21
1.6
Recitative: “O cruel parting! How can I survive?”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:57
1.7
No. 3, Air: “Amid a thousand racking woes”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
4:38
1.8
Recitative: “Be firm, my heart”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:26
1.9
No. 4, Air: “Behold, on Lethe’s dismal strand”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:36
1.10
Recitative: “Stay, Artaxerxes, stay”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:29
1.11
No. 5, Air: “Fair Semira, lovely maid”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:26
1.12
Recitative: “I fear some dread disaster”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:29
1.13
No. 6, Air: “When real joy we miss”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:59
1.14
Recitative: “Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:36
1.15
No. 7, Air: “How hard is the fate”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
4:01
1.16
Recitative: “Whither do I fly?”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:23
1.17
No. 8, Air: “Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft claim”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:23
1.18
Recitative: “Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I committed”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:14
1.19
No. 9, Air: “Acquit thee of this foul offence”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:27
1.20
Recitative: “Appearance, I must own, is strong against me”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:48
1.21
No. 10, Air: “O too lovely, too unkind”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
4:24
1.22
Accompanied recitative: “Dear and beloved shade”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:48
1.23
No. 11, Air: “Fly, soft ideas, fly”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
5:03
Artaxerxes, Act II  
1.24
Recitative: “Guards, speed ye to the tower”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:38
1.25
No. 12, Air: “In infancy, our hopes and fears”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:12
1.26
Recitative: “So far my great resolve succeeds”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:28
1.27
No. 13, Air: “Disdainful you fly me” (Arbaces)
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:46
1.28
Recitative: “Why, my dear friend, so pensive”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:05
1.29
No. 14, Air: “To sigh and complain”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:51
1.30
Recitative: “How many links to dire misfortune’s chain”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:12
Artaxerxes, Act I  
1.31
No. 15, Air: “If o’er the cruel tyrant love”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:00
Artaxerxes, Act II  
1.32
Recitative: “Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:30
1.33
No. 16, Air: “If the river’s swelling waves”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:34
1.34
Recitative: “Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
5:00
1.35
No. 17, Air: “By that belov’d embrace”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:31
1.36
Recitative: “Ah me, at poor Arbaces’ parting”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:46
1.37
No. 18, Air: “Monster, away”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:36
1.38
Recitative: “See, lov’d Semira”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:02
1.39
Accompanied recitative: “At last my soul has room”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:37
1.40
No. 19, Air: “Thou, like the glorious sun”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
5:03
Artaxerxes, Act III  
1.41
No. 20, Air: “Why is death for ever late”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:57
1.42
Recitative: “Arbaces! Gracious Heav’n”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:13
1.43
No. 21, Air: “Water parted from the sea”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:19
1.44
Recitative: “That face, secure in conscious innocence”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:25
1.45
No. 22, Air: “Though oft a cloud with envious shade”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:38
1.46
Recitative: “My son, Arbaces... where art thou retir’d?”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:52
1.47
No. 23, Air: “O let the danger of a son”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:15
1.48
Accompanied recitative: “Ye adverse Gods!”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:41
1.49
No. 24, Air: “O, much lov’d son, if death”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
5:15
1.50
Recitative: “Perhaps the King releas’d Arbaces”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:34
1.51
No. 25, Air: “Let not rage, thy bosom firing”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
4:24
1.52
Recitative: “What have I done? Alas, I vainly thought”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
0:24
1.53
No. 26, Air: “’Tis not true that in our grief”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
4:08
1.54
Recitative: “Nor here my searching eyes”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
1:20
1.55
No. 27, Duetto: “For thee I live, my dearest”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:37
1.56
Recitative: “To you, my people, much belov’d”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:20
1.57
No. 28, Air: “The soldier, tir’d of war’s alarms”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:33
1.58
Recitative: “Behold, my King, Arbaces at thy feet”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
2:25
1.59
No. 29, Finale: “Live to us, to Empire live”
Thomas Arne; The Mozartists; Ian Page
3:28
A composer inextricably linked with London’s Covent Garden, Thomas Arne’s greatest opera, Artaxerxes, was premièred at the Theatre Royal, the predecessor of the Royal Opera House, on 2 February 1762 and remained in the Covent Garden repertory until the late 1830s, where it received a documented 111 performances before 1790. The young Mozart almost certainly attended a performance when he came to London in the mid1760s and Haydn was also acquainted with the work, enthusiastically exclaiming that he “had no idea we had such an opera in the English language.” The Mozartists, under the dynamic leadership of conductor and artistic director Ian Page, are leading exponents of the music of Mozart and his contemporaries. Originally called Classical Opera, the company was founded in 1997 and has received widespread international acclaim for its stylish and virtuosic period-instrument orchestra, its imaginative and innovative programming and its ability to nurture and develop world-class young artists. Renowned for their fresh and insightful interpretations of well-known masterpieces as well as for their ability to bring rare and neglected works to light, they have mounted staged productions of many of Mozart’s operas. In 2015 the company launched MOZART 250, a ground-breaking 27-year project exploring the chronological trajectory of Mozart’s life, works and influences. Described by The Observer as “among the most audacious classical music scheduling ever,” this flagship project presents 250th Anniversary performances of most of Mozart’s important works, placing them in context alongside other significant works by Mozart’s contemporaries.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters

Tracks 1-59 – 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit
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Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-6.02
-13.72 to -0.20
-28.69
-33.93 to -18.61
-24.51
-30.00 to -14.70
14
11 to 19
1
Overture
-1.44-23.32-19.514
2
Recitative: “Still silence reigns around”
-9.24-33.77-28.814
3
No. 1, Duettino: “Fair Aurora, prithee stay”
-2.34-24.31-20.813
4
Recitative: “Alas, thou know’st that for my love to thee”
-9.84-33.16-28.815
5
No. 2, Air: “Adieu, thou lovely youth”
-0.75-27.07-23.515
6
Recitative: “O cruel parting! How can I survive?”
-11.42-32.96-28.215
7
No. 3, Air: “Amid a thousand racking woes”
-0.82-25.75-22.115
8
Recitative: “Be firm, my heart”
-10.34-32.92-28.314
9
No. 4, Air: “Behold, on Lethe’s dismal strand”
-3.38-27.16-23.214
10
Recitative: “Stay, Artaxerxes, stay”
-9.29-32.22-28.014
11
No. 5, Air: “Fair Semira, lovely maid”
-10.79-31.03-27.913
12
Recitative: “I fear some dread disaster”
-5.36-30.82-25.714
13
No. 6, Air: “When real joy we miss”
-8.35-29.63-26.513
14
Recitative: “Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire”
-10.35-33.09-27.614
15
No. 7, Air: “How hard is the fate”
-4.76-26.91-23.115
16
Recitative: “Whither do I fly?”
-6.96-31.23-26.917
17
No. 8, Air: “Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft claim”
-7.02-26.15-22.312
18
Recitative: “Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I committed”
-13.72-33.81-29.414
19
No. 9, Air: “Acquit thee of this foul offence”
-6.86-27.68-23.814
20
Recitative: “Appearance, I must own, is strong against me”
-7.67-31.59-26.815
21
No. 10, Air: “O too lovely, too unkind”
-3.94-28.56-24.415
22
Accompanied recitative: “Dear and beloved shade”
-3.06-25.51-21.613
23
No. 11, Air: “Fly, soft ideas, fly”
-0.55-22.96-19.014
24
Recitative: “Guards, speed ye to the tower”
-12.90-33.93-30.013
25
No. 12, Air: “In infancy, our hopes and fears”
-7.54-28.41-25.412
26
Recitative: “So far my great resolve succeeds”
-8.19-32.10-27.116
27
No. 13, Air: “Disdainful you fly me” (Arbaces)
-4.10-25.65-21.913
28
Recitative: “Why, my dear friend, so pensive”
-6.25-31.25-26.317
29
No. 14, Air: “To sigh and complain”
-7.25-27.00-23.713
30
Recitative: “How many links to dire misfortune’s chain”
-6.43-30.07-25.114
31
No. 15, Air: “If o’er the cruel tyrant love”
-3.98-27.26-23.815
32
Recitative: “Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?”
-9.60-31.54-26.712
33
No. 16, Air: “If the river’s swelling waves”
-2.91-27.03-23.216
34
Recitative: “Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire”
-1.84-30.59-25.719
35
No. 17, Air: “By that belov’d embrace”
-5.54-29.06-25.614
36
Recitative: “Ah me, at poor Arbaces’ parting”
-3.08-26.81-21.714
37
No. 18, Air: “Monster, away”
-1.48-22.33-18.813
38
Recitative: “See, lov’d Semira”
-7.89-31.73-26.615
39
Accompanied recitative: “At last my soul has room”
-7.99-29.86-25.111
40
No. 19, Air: “Thou, like the glorious sun”
-6.42-25.74-21.812
41
No. 20, Air: “Why is death for ever late”
-5.50-29.57-25.414
42
Recitative: “Arbaces! Gracious Heav’n”
-9.93-33.44-29.614
43
No. 21, Air: “Water parted from the sea”
-3.39-24.58-21.313
44
Recitative: “That face, secure in conscious innocence”
-12.97-33.61-29.812
45
No. 22, Air: “Though oft a cloud with envious shade”
-5.15-26.13-22.913
46
Recitative: “My son, Arbaces... where art thou retir’d?”
-7.31-32.90-28.218
47
No. 23, Air: “O let the danger of a son”
-5.02-25.99-22.413
48
Accompanied recitative: “Ye adverse Gods!”
-7.28-26.91-22.812
49
No. 24, Air: “O, much lov’d son, if death”
-5.66-27.64-23.514
50
Recitative: “Perhaps the King releas’d Arbaces”
-4.23-30.05-25.415
51
No. 25, Air: “Let not rage, thy bosom firing”
-1.62-25.46-21.616
52
Recitative: “What have I done? Alas, I vainly thought”
-10.40-30.29-24.212
53
No. 26, Air: “’Tis not true that in our grief”
-5.85-26.10-21.612
54
Recitative: “Nor here my searching eyes”
-7.04-30.35-25.716
55
No. 27, Duetto: “For thee I live, my dearest”
-1.22-24.46-20.415
56
Recitative: “To you, my people, much belov’d”
-3.40-30.76-26.614
57
No. 28, Air: “The soldier, tir’d of war’s alarms”
-0.57-22.49-18.313
58
Recitative: “Behold, my King, Arbaces at thy feet”
-6.72-31.30-27.016
59
No. 29, Finale: “Live to us, to Empire live”
-0.20-18.61-14.711

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