Alexander's Feast

Tracklist

• 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

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Release credits

• Anders Öhrwall
  chorus master [2.1, 2.3-5, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.15, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.15]
• Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor vocals [2.4, 2.6, 2.9-10, 2.12-14, 1.2-3, 1.5, 1.9, 1.11, 1.16]
• Bachkören
  choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.15, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.15]
• Concentus Musicus Wien
  performing orchestra
• Felicity Palmer
  soprano vocals [1.6, 1.8, 1.12-14, 1.17-18, 2.2, 2.11, 2.13]
• Nikolaus Harnoncourt
  conductor
• Stephen Roberts
  bass vocals [1.10, 2.7-8, 2.13]

Issues

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  A
  Alexander's Feast

  2x 12" Vinyl
  1984