Carolyn Sampson - Victorious Love: Carolyn Sampson Sings Henry Purcell (2007) MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Carolyn Sampson - Victorious Love: Carolyn Sampson Sings Henry Purcell (2007)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 71:39 minutes | Digital Booklet | 3,37 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Digital Booklet | 1,56 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/44,1 kHz | Digital Booklet | 680 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
The young English soprano Carolyn Sampson has been heard in ensemble recordings of music by Bach, Handel, and Monteverdi, among other mostly Baroque composers. In Purcell's songs, many drawn from otherwise forgotten theatrical productions, she has strong competition from Emma Kirkby, among other British stalwarts, but she stands up to them and more and she's on her way to becoming a major star. Her voice is not really large, but the occasional little explosions written into Purcell's scores show the power she keeps in reserve and her skill at working within chamber dimensions. She uses a plain, vibratoless tone just up to the edge, where you wonder what's coming next, and then slides into extremely agile decorations and ornaments, which would be mostly improvised in this repertory. Best of all is her dramatic sense for this music – each track involves not just a melody but a theatrical character, and she is funny, flirtatious, passionate, humorous, and despondent in turn. The small continuo group, especially the unusually active harpsichord of Laurence Cummings, is notable for its sensitivity to Sampson's readings; this was no pickup group, or even historical-performance all-star group, but performers who obviously worked hard on creating unified interpretations. The BIS engineers can take home the triple crown for this disc. They bring the microphones up close and create an unresonant, chamber-theater sound that's right for Purcell (even if a church was the recording location), catching all the detail of the instrumental playing but none of the wheezing and instrument-scratching that bedevils so many recordings of this type. Anglophones will be able to understand every word Sampson sings, and perhaps the only complaint here is that the readers of the German and French booklet notes might also wish they had text translations as they're the only ones who might need the texts in the first place. An absolute delectation.
Tracklist:
01. Sweeter than roses
02. The fatal hour
03. When first Amintas sued for a kiss
04. The Plaint
05. They tell us
06. Man is for the woman made
07. From silent shades
08. Music for a while
09. Now the night is chas'd away
10. If music be the food of love
11. Thrice happy lovers
12. The bashful Thames
13. I attempt from Love's sickness
14. Oh! fair Cedaria
15. Fairest isle
16. O solitude
17. If love's a sweet passion
18. The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
19. An Evening Hymn
Recorded in January 2006 at St. Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, England.
foobar2000 1.6.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Carolyn Sampson / Victorious Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -6.10 dB -31.65 dB 3:26 01-Sweeter than roses
DR14 -11.16 dB -32.22 dB 3:46 02-The fatal hour
DR15 -7.16 dB -30.61 dB 2:04 03-When first Amintas sued for a kiss
DR15 -8.52 dB -32.25 dB 7:29 04-The Plaint
DR14 -10.19 dB -31.83 dB 3:20 05-They tell us
DR14 -8.41 dB -31.60 dB 1:29 06-Man is for the woman made
DR15 -6.06 dB -32.12 dB 4:36 07-From silent shades
DR15 -9.67 dB -32.30 dB 4:01 08-Music for a while
DR14 -6.74 dB -30.82 dB 1:39 09-Now the night is chas'd away
DR14 -8.93 dB -31.19 dB 3:42 10-If music be the food of love
DR14 -11.46 dB -31.92 dB 3:01 11-Thrice happy lovers
DR13 -9.51 dB -30.27 dB 2:49 12-The bashful Thames
DR15 -8.15 dB -31.61 dB 1:43 13-I attempt from Love's sickness
DR14 -8.49 dB -30.72 dB 3:59 14-Oh! fair Cedaria
DR14 -7.95 dB -31.16 dB 3:25 15-Fairest isle
DR14 -9.01 dB -31.82 dB 5:24 16-O solitude
DR14 -9.08 dB -30.90 dB 3:24 17-If love's a sweet passion
DR15 -6.98 dB -30.16 dB 7:19 18-The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
DR14 -10.67 dB -32.86 dB 5:04 19-An Evening Hymn
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Carolyn Sampson / Victorious Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -7.89 dB -30.25 dB 3:26 01-Sweeter than roses
DR16 -11.72 dB -30.78 dB 3:46 02-The fatal hour
DR15 -6.95 dB -27.86 dB 2:04 03-When first Amintas sued for a kiss
DR17 -6.33 dB -30.42 dB 7:29 04-The Plaint
DR15 -9.83 dB -30.31 dB 3:20 05-They tell us
DR15 -7.84 dB -28.77 dB 1:29 06-Man is for the woman made
DR17 -5.57 dB -28.67 dB 4:36 07-From silent shades
DR16 -9.37 dB -29.81 dB 4:01 08-Music for a while
DR15 -8.65 dB -28.47 dB 1:39 09-Now the night is chas'd away
DR15 -8.92 dB -28.81 dB 3:42 10-If music be the food of love
DR16 -9.54 dB -29.09 dB 3:01 11-Thrice happy lovers
DR14 -7.61 dB -26.63 dB 2:49 12-The bashful Thames
DR16 -8.14 dB -28.95 dB 1:43 13-I attempt from Love's sickness
DR15 -5.99 dB -27.70 dB 3:59 14-Oh! fair Cedaria
DR15 -9.99 dB -29.36 dB 3:25 15-Fairest isle
DR14 -8.94 dB -29.09 dB 5:24 16-O solitude
DR16 -7.47 dB -28.64 dB 3:24 17-If love's a sweet passion
DR15 -6.03 dB -27.61 dB 7:19 18-The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
DR16 -9.54 dB -30.80 dB 5:04 19-An Evening Hymn
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Carolyn Sampson / Victorious Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -6.10 dB -31.65 dB 3:26 01-Sweeter than roses
DR14 -11.16 dB -32.22 dB 3:46 02-The fatal hour
DR15 -7.16 dB -30.61 dB 2:04 03-When first Amintas sued for a kiss
DR15 -8.52 dB -32.25 dB 7:29 04-The Plaint
DR14 -10.19 dB -31.83 dB 3:20 05-They tell us
DR14 -8.41 dB -31.60 dB 1:29 06-Man is for the woman made
DR15 -6.06 dB -32.12 dB 4:36 07-From silent shades
DR15 -9.67 dB -32.30 dB 4:01 08-Music for a while
DR14 -6.74 dB -30.82 dB 1:39 09-Now the night is chas'd away
DR14 -8.93 dB -31.19 dB 3:42 10-If music be the food of love
DR14 -11.46 dB -31.92 dB 3:01 11-Thrice happy lovers
DR13 -9.51 dB -30.27 dB 2:49 12-The bashful Thames
DR15 -8.15 dB -31.61 dB 1:43 13-I attempt from Love's sickness
DR14 -8.49 dB -30.72 dB 3:59 14-Oh! fair Cedaria
DR14 -7.95 dB -31.16 dB 3:25 15-Fairest isle
DR14 -9.01 dB -31.82 dB 5:24 16-O solitude
DR14 -9.08 dB -30.90 dB 3:24 17-If love's a sweet passion
DR15 -6.98 dB -30.16 dB 7:19 18-The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
DR14 -10.67 dB -32.86 dB 5:04 19-An Evening Hymn
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
================================================================================
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Carolyn Sampson / Victorious Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -7.89 dB -30.25 dB 3:26 01-Sweeter than roses
DR16 -11.72 dB -30.78 dB 3:46 02-The fatal hour
DR15 -6.95 dB -27.86 dB 2:04 03-When first Amintas sued for a kiss
DR17 -6.33 dB -30.42 dB 7:29 04-The Plaint
DR15 -9.83 dB -30.31 dB 3:20 05-They tell us
DR15 -7.84 dB -28.77 dB 1:29 06-Man is for the woman made
DR17 -5.57 dB -28.67 dB 4:36 07-From silent shades
DR16 -9.37 dB -29.81 dB 4:01 08-Music for a while
DR15 -8.65 dB -28.47 dB 1:39 09-Now the night is chas'd away
DR15 -8.92 dB -28.81 dB 3:42 10-If music be the food of love
DR16 -9.54 dB -29.09 dB 3:01 11-Thrice happy lovers
DR14 -7.61 dB -26.63 dB 2:49 12-The bashful Thames
DR16 -8.14 dB -28.95 dB 1:43 13-I attempt from Love's sickness
DR15 -5.99 dB -27.70 dB 3:59 14-Oh! fair Cedaria
DR15 -9.99 dB -29.36 dB 3:25 15-Fairest isle
DR14 -8.94 dB -29.09 dB 5:24 16-O solitude
DR16 -7.47 dB -28.64 dB 3:24 17-If love's a sweet passion
DR15 -6.03 dB -27.61 dB 7:19 18-The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
DR16 -9.54 dB -30.80 dB 5:04 19-An Evening Hymn
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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