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.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Alexander's Feast: Overture
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) - Chorus "Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again"
    2:38
  3. 3.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "'Twas the Royal Feast"
    0:58
  4. 4.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Bass) "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"
    7:51
  5. 5.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Give the Vengence Due"
    1:24
  6. 6.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) - Chorus "Happy Pair"
    4:45
  7. 7.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Tenor) "The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy"
    2:22
  8. 8.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Timotheus Plac'd on High"
    0:26
  9. 9.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) - Chorus "Thais Led the Way"
    5:12
  10. 10.
    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
  11. 11.
    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
  12. 12.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Tenor) "Thus Long Ago"
    2:20
  13. 13.
    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
  14. 14.
    Alexander's Feast: Grand Chorus "At Last Divine Cicilia Came"
    2:28
  15. 15.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor & Bass) "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"
    0:22
  16. 16.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Soprano) "The Song Began From Jove"
    1:00
  17. 17.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"
    3:28
  18. 18.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The List'ning Crowd"
    2:08
  19. 19.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: I. Larghetto, E Staccato (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    4:48
  20. 20.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "With Ravish'd Ears"
    3:35
  21. 21.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Praise of Bacchus"
    0:36
  22. 22.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: II. Allegro (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    4:49
  23. 23.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Basse) - Chorus "Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young"
    5:08
  24. 24.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: III. Adagio (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    1:13
  25. 25.
    Alexander's Feast: Organ Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 in G Minor: IV. Andante (feat. organ: Paul Nicholson)
    3:59
  26. 26.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "Sooth'd With the Sound"
    0:45
  27. 27.
    Alexander's Feast: Additional Chorus "Your Voices Tune"
    3:00
  28. 28.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "He Chose Mournful Muse"
    1:24
  29. 29.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "He Sung Darius, Great and Good"
    2:48
  30. 30.
    Alexander's Feast: Accompanied Recitative (Soprano) "With Downcast Looks"
    0:54
  31. 31.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "Behold Darius, Great and Good"
    2:12
  32. 32.
    Alexander's Feast: Recitative (Tenor) "The Mighty Master Smil'd"
    0:30
  33. 33.
    Alexander's Feast: Arioso (Soprano) "Softly Sweet, in Lydian Measures"
    3:35
  34. 34.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble"
    4:37
  35. 35.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"
    3:58
  36. 36.
    Alexander's Feast: Aria (Soprano) "The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain"
    6:26
  37. 37.
    Alexander's Feast: Chorus "The Many Rend the Skies"
    4:03

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