Alexander's Feast

Alexander's Feast

George Frideric Handel; Bachkören, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Album
Label TELDEC Release date Format 2×12" Vinyl Country 🇩🇪 Germany Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/9270128

Tracklist 86:17

12" Vinyl 1

1 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, I. Overture Georg Friedrich Händel 6:30
2 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, II. Recitative (tenor): "'Twas at the royal feast" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:02
3 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, III. Aria: "Happy, happy pair" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:42
4 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, IV. Chorus: "Happy, happy pair" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:46
5 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, V. Recitative: "Timotheus plac'd on high" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:26
6 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, VI. Recitative: "The song began from Jove" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:02
7 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, VII. Chorus: "The list'ning crowd" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:10
8 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, VIII. Aria (soprano): "With ravish'd ears" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:29
9 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, IX. Recitative: "The praise of Bacchus" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:33
10 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, X. Aria and chorus: "Bacchus ever fair and young" Georg Friedrich Händel 4:24
11 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XI. Recitative: "Sooth'd with the sound" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:44
12 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XII. Recitative: "He chose a mournful muse" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:14
13 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XIII. Aria (soprano): "He sung Darius, great and good" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:03
14 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XIV. Recitative: "With downcast looks" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:01
15 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XV. Chorus: "Behold Darius great and good" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:47
16 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XVI. Recitative: "The mighty master smil'd" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:34
17 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XVII. Arioso: "Softly sweet in Lydian measures" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:00
18 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XVIII. Aria: "War, he sung, is toil and trouble" Georg Friedrich Händel 4:58

12" Vinyl 2

1 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XIX. Chorus: "The many rend the skies with loud applause" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:56
2 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XX. Aria: "The prince, unable to conceal his pain" Georg Friedrich Händel 6:36
3 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part I, XXI. Chorus: "The many rend the skies with loud applause" Georg Friedrich Händel 4:04
4 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, I. Recitative and chorus: "Now strike the golden lyre again" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:55
5 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, II. Chorus: "Break his bands of sleep asunder" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:19
6 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, III. Recitative: "Hark, hark! The horrid sound" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:24
7 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, IV. Aria (bass): "Revenge, Timotheus cries" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:01
8 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, V. Aria: "Behold the ghastly band" Georg Friedrich Händel 6:02
9 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, VI. Recitative: "Give vengeance the due" Georg Friedrich Händel 1:44
10 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, VII. Air and Chorus: "The princes applaud with a furious joy" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:04
11 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, VIII. Air and chorus: "Thais led the way" Georg Friedrich Händel 5:22
12 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, IX. Recitative: "Thus long ago" Georg Friedrich Händel 2:48
13 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, X. Chorus: "At last divine Cecilia came" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:00
14 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, XI. Recitative: "Let old Timotheus yield the prize" Georg Friedrich Händel 0:19
15 Oratorio "Alexander's Feast", HWV 75: Part II, XII. Chorus: "Let old Timotheus yield the prize" Georg Friedrich Händel 3:18