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There's no shortage of Handel aria recitals these days, especially in Britain, but this one by bass baritone Christopher Purves stands out from the crowd in several respects. First of all, it is rare in collecting arias for bass voice, which was, in Handel's time as it was later on, generally associated with a few fixed and generally negative character types (tyrants, rogues, repressive patriarchs). Second, it's a very pleasantly varied collection of tunes, including displays of brilliant passagework, out-of-the-norm writing in service of characterization (Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori, from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, track 4), and high climactic drama (the big, three-part Revenge, Timotheus cries, from Alexander's Feast, track 19, is a familiar example). Finally, Purves unearths some rarely heard pieces and programs them intelligently. When did anyone last year anything from Muzio Scevola, or Riccardo Primo, rè d'Inghilterra, which must have pleased London audiences in 1727 despite its Italian-language text. Purves does not have the biggest voice in the bass baritone universe, and there could be a bit more sound in the very low notes. But the dimensions of the music are right for the period. He's pleasingly accurate in the passagework, and he's a real actor who makes these potentially stilted characters come alive. Listeners will want to hear Purves in a small production of one of these operas after hearing this album, preferably accompanied by the strong historical-instrument group Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen, as he is here.
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giacomo Rossi, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Hughes, Author - John Gay, Author - Alexander Pope, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Hughes, Author - John Gay, Author - Alexander Pope, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Giuvo, Author
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - John Milton, Author - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, Author - Charles Jennens, Author - Robert King, Contributor, Work Editor - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - John Milton, Author - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, Author - Charles Jennens, Author - Robert King, Contributor, Work Editor - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo Sigismondo Capece, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo Sigismondo Capece, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist - Samuel Humphreys, Author
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Morell, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Antonio Rolli, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vincenzo Grimani, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Antonio Rolli, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Giuvo, Author
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Giuvo, Author
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Newburgh Hamilton, Author - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Dryden, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Purves, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Congreve, Author - Arcangelo, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Cohen, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
There's no shortage of Handel aria recitals these days, especially in Britain, but this one by bass baritone Christopher Purves stands out from the crowd in several respects. First of all, it is rare in collecting arias for bass voice, which was, in Handel's time as it was later on, generally associated with a few fixed and generally negative character types (tyrants, rogues, repressive patriarchs). Second, it's a very pleasantly varied collection of tunes, including displays of brilliant passagework, out-of-the-norm writing in service of characterization (Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori, from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, track 4), and high climactic drama (the big, three-part Revenge, Timotheus cries, from Alexander's Feast, track 19, is a familiar example). Finally, Purves unearths some rarely heard pieces and programs them intelligently. When did anyone last year anything from Muzio Scevola, or Riccardo Primo, rè d'Inghilterra, which must have pleased London audiences in 1727 despite its Italian-language text. Purves does not have the biggest voice in the bass baritone universe, and there could be a bit more sound in the very low notes. But the dimensions of the music are right for the period. He's pleasingly accurate in the passagework, and he's a real actor who makes these potentially stilted characters come alive. Listeners will want to hear Purves in a small production of one of these operas after hearing this album, preferably accompanied by the strong historical-instrument group Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen, as he is here.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Christopher Purves Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2012 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
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