Alexander's Feast
Album by Handel; The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Released 1991
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Alexander's Feast: OvertureGeorg Friedrich Händel6:20
- 2Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "'Twas the Royal Feast"Georg Friedrich Händel0:58
- 3Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) - Chorus "Happy Pair"Georg Friedrich Händel4:45
- 4Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Timotheus Plac'd on High"Georg Friedrich Händel0:26
- 5Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: I. Allegro (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)Georg Friedrich Händel6:24
- 6Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: II. Larghetto (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)Georg Friedrich Händel4:15
- 7Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: III. Allegro Moderato (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)Georg Friedrich Händel2:42
- 8Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Soprano) "The Song Began From Jove"Georg Friedrich Händel1:00
- 9Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The List'ning Crowd"Georg Friedrich Händel2:08
- 10Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "With Ravish'd Ears"Georg Friedrich Händel3:35
- 11Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Praise of Bacchus"Georg Friedrich Händel0:36
- 12Alexander's Feast: Aria (Basse) - Chorus "Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young"Georg Friedrich Händel5:08
- 13Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Sooth'd With the Sound"Georg Friedrich Händel0:45
- 14Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "He Chose Mournful Muse"Georg Friedrich Händel1:24
- 15Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "He Sung Darius, Great and Good"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
- 16Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "With Downcast Looks"Georg Friedrich Händel0:54
- 17Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Behold Darius, Great and Good"Georg Friedrich Händel2:12
- 18Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Mighty Master Smil'd"Georg Friedrich Händel0:30
- 19Alexander's Feast: Arioso (Soprano) "Softly Sweet, in Lydian Measures"Georg Friedrich Händel3:35
- 20Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble"Georg Friedrich Händel4:37
- 21Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"Georg Friedrich Händel3:58
- 22Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain"Georg Friedrich Händel6:26
- 23Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"Georg Friedrich Händel4:03
- CD 2
- 1Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) - Chorus "Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again"Georg Friedrich Händel2:38
- 2Alexander's Feast: Aria (Bass) "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"Georg Friedrich Händel7:51
- 3Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Give the Vengence Due"Georg Friedrich Händel1:24
- 4Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) "The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy"Georg Friedrich Händel2:22
- 5Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) - Chorus "Thais Led the Way"Georg Friedrich Händel5:12
- 6Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Thus Long Ago"Georg Friedrich Händel2:20
- 7Alexander's Feast: Grand Chorus "At Last Divine Cicilia Came"Georg Friedrich Händel2:28
- 8Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor & Bass) "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"Georg Friedrich Händel0:22
- 9Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"Georg Friedrich Händel3:28
- 10Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: I. Larghetto, E Staccato (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)Georg Friedrich Händel4:48
- 11Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: II. Allegro (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)Georg Friedrich Händel4:49
- 12Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: III. Adagio (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)Georg Friedrich Händel1:13
- 13Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: IV. Andante (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)Georg Friedrich Händel3:59
- 14Alexander's Feast: Additional Chorus "Your Voices Tune"Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
More by Handel, The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Release credits
- harp [5-7]
- conductor
- tenor vocals [1.2-4, 1.11, 1.13, 1.18, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.8]
- bass vocals [2.2, 2.8, 1.12]
- soprano vocals [1.8, 1.10, 1.14-16, 1.19-20, 1.22, 2.5]
- performing orchestra
- organ [10-13], solo [10-13]
- choir vocals [2.7, 2.9, 2.14, 1.3, 1.9, 1.12, 1.17, 1.21, 1.23]
- strings [5-7]
Issues
A2x CD1991
A2x CD17 January 2005





