Alexander's Feast

Album by George Frideric Handel & The Sixteen & Orchestra of The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

Alexander's Feast is an ode by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1736. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra and setting a celebratory text, the work blends Baroque vocal virtuosity with rich orchestral colour and choral writing, reflecting Handel's engagement with English choral and theatrical traditions during his mature London period.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Alexander's Feast: Overture
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "'Twas the Royal Feast"
    0:58
  3. 3.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) - Chorus "Happy Pair"
    4:45
  4. 4.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Timotheus Plac'd on High"
    0:26
  5. 5.
    Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: I. Allegro (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)
    6:24
  6. 6.
    Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: II. Larghetto (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)
    4:15
  7. 7.
    Alexander's Feast: Harp Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6 in B-flat major: III. Allegro Moderato (feat, concertino: Tragicomedia, triple harp: Andrew Lawrence-King)
    2:42
  8. 8.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Soprano) "The Song Began From Jove"
    1:00
  9. 9.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The List'ning Crowd"
    2:08
  10. 10.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "With Ravish'd Ears"
    3:35
  11. 11.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Praise of Bacchus"
    0:36
  12. 12.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Basse) - Chorus "Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young"
    5:08
  13. 13.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Sooth'd With the Sound"
    0:45
  14. 14.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "He Chose Mournful Muse"
    1:24
  15. 15.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "He Sung Darius, Great and Good"
    2:48
  16. 16.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "With Downcast Looks"
    0:54
  17. 17.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Behold Darius, Great and Good"
    2:12
  18. 18.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Mighty Master Smil'd"
    0:30
  19. 19.
    Alexander's Feast: Arioso (Soprano) "Softly Sweet, in Lydian Measures"
    3:35
  20. 20.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble"
    4:37
  21. 21.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"
    3:58
  22. 22.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain"
    6:26
  23. 23.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"
    4:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) - Chorus "Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again"
    2:38
  2. 3.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Bass) "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"
    7:51
  3. 4.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Give the Vengence Due"
    1:24
  4. 5.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) "The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy"
    2:22
  5. 6.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) - Chorus "Thais Led the Way"
    5:12
  6. 7.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Thus Long Ago"
    2:20
  7. 8.
    Alexander's Feast: Grand Chorus "At Last Divine Cicilia Came"
    2:28
  8. 9.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor & Bass) "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"
    0:22
  9. 10.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"
    3:28
  10. 11.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: I. Larghetto, E Staccato (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    4:48
  11. 12.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: II. Allegro (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    4:49
  12. 13.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: III. Adagio (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    1:13
  13. 14.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: IV. Andante (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    3:59
  14. 15.
    Alexander's Feast: Additional Chorus "Your Voices Tune"
    3:00

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