Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice II

~ Release by Handel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Siroe, Re di Persia, HWV 24: Gelido in ogni vena (Cosroe)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1728-02-05)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
premiered at:
His Majesty’s Theatre (Haymarket, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1728-02-17)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 24)
George Frideric Handel5:02
2Esther, HWV 50a: Turn not, O Queen, Thy Face Away (Haman)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Esther, HWV 50a (masque) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1718)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 50a)
George Frideric Handel2:50
3Athalia, HWV 52: When Storms the Proud (Abner)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Athalia, HWV 52 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1733 until 1733-06-07)
librettist:
Samuel Humphreys (18th century librettist)
premiered at:
Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1733-07-10)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 52)
George Frideric Handel3:11
4Belshazzar, HWV 61: Oh, Memory! (Gobrias)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I
George Frideric Handel0:46
5Belshazzar, HWV 61: Opprest with Never-Ceasing Grief (Gobrias)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Air "Opprest with never-ceasing grief" (Gobrias) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I
George Frideric Handel4:01
6Catone, HWV A7: È ver che all’amo intorno (Cesare)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Catone, HWV A7 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1732)
George Frideric Handel7:55
7Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV315: I. Andante – Allegro – Lentamente
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315: I. Ouverture (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1716)
part of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315
George Frideric Handel3:57
8Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV315: II. Andante
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315: II. Andante (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1716)
part of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315
George Frideric Handel1:56
9Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV315: III. Allegro
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315: III. Allegro (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1716)
part of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315
George Frideric Handel1:32
10Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV315: IV. Minuetto alternativo
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315: IV. Allegro (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1716)
part of:
Concerto grosso in F major, op. 3 no. 4, HWV 315
George Frideric Handel3:08
11Tolomeo, Re di Egitto, HWV 25: Piangi pur (Araspe)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, HWV 25 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1728-04-19)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
premiered at:
His Majesty’s Theatre (Haymarket, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1728-04-30)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 25)
George Frideric Handel2:59
12Athalia, HWV 52: Ah, Canst Thou but Prove Me! (Abner)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Athalia, HWV 52 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1733 until 1733-06-07)
librettist:
Samuel Humphreys (18th century librettist)
premiered at:
Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1733-07-10)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 52)
George Frideric Handel3:41
13Nell’africane selve, HWV 136a: Recitativo: Nell’africane selve
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (on 2017-09-04)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (on 2017-09-04)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (on 2017-09-04)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2017-09-04)
partial recording of:
Nell' Africane selve, HWV 136a (on 2017-09-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1708-06 until 1708-07)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 136a)
George Frideric Handel1:35
14Nell’africane selve, HWV 136a: Aria: Langue, trema, e prigioniero
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (on 2017-09-04)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (on 2017-09-04)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (on 2017-09-04)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2017-09-04)
partial recording of:
Nell' Africane selve, HWV 136a (on 2017-09-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1708-06 until 1708-07)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 136a)
George Frideric Handel6:31
15Nell’africane selve, HWV 136a: Recitativo: Nice, là fra confine
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (on 2017-09-04)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (on 2017-09-04)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (on 2017-09-04)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2017-09-04)
partial recording of:
Nell' Africane selve, HWV 136a (on 2017-09-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1708-06 until 1708-07)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 136a)
George Frideric Handel1:20
16Nell’africane selve, HWV 136a: Aria: Chiedo amore
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (on 2017-09-04)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (on 2017-09-04)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (on 2017-09-04)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2017-09-04)
partial recording of:
Nell' Africane selve, HWV 136a (on 2017-09-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1708-06 until 1708-07)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 136a)
George Frideric Handel4:30
17Joshua, HWV 64: The Walls Are Levell’d (Caleb)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Joshua, HWV 64 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1747-07-19 until 1747-08-19)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
premiered at:
[concert] (1748-03-09)
premiered at:
Covent Garden Theatre (1732-1808) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1748-03-09)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 64)
George Frideric Handel0:30
18Joshua, HWV 64: See, the Raging Flames Arise (Caleb)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Joshua, HWV 64 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1747-07-19 until 1747-08-19)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
premiered at:
[concert] (1748-03-09)
premiered at:
Covent Garden Theatre (1732-1808) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1748-03-09)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 64)
George Frideric Handel3:19
19Esther, HWV 50a: How Art Thou Fall’n from Thy Height! (Haman)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Esther, HWV 50a (masque) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1718)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 50a)
George Frideric Handel6:38
20Siroe, Re di Persia, HWV 24: Tu di pietà mi spogli (Cosroe)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1728-02-05)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
premiered at:
His Majesty’s Theatre (Haymarket, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1728-02-17)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 24)
George Frideric Handel4:27
21Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Vieni, o cara (Argante)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II. Aria "Vieni, o caro, che senza il tuo core" (Almirena) (1717 revival) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:16
22Joshua, HWV 64: Shall I in Mamre’s Fertile Plain (Caleb)
recording engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
orchestra:
Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
conductor:
Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
partial recording of:
Joshua, HWV 64 (from 2016-02-26 until 2016-02-28)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1747-07-19 until 1747-08-19)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
premiered at:
[concert] (1748-03-09)
premiered at:
Covent Garden Theatre (1732-1808) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1748-03-09)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 64)
George Frideric Handel3:08

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photography:Marco Borggreve (photographer)
Chris Gloag (photographer)
liner notes:David Vickers (liner notes author)
executive producer:Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
booklet editor:Peter Hall (booklet editor)
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