First performed in London in 1736 to an admiring audience of 1,300 people, and enjoying considerable success thereafter. Handel' s, setting of John Dryden' 1697 poem Alexander' Feast evokes the power of music to stir the soul to acts of love and war.

Tracklist:

Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Overture
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Recitative: 'twas At The Royal Feast (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part I: Air: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair (Tenor, Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part I: Recitative: Timotheus, Plac'd On High (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Accompagnato: The Song Began From Jove (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: The List'ning Crowd (Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air: With Ravish'd Ears (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Recitative: The Praise Of Bacchus (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air And Chorus: Bacchus, Ever Fair And Young (Bass And Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Recitative: Sooth'd With The Sound (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Accompagnato: He Chose A Mournful Muse (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air: He Sung Darius Great And Good (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Accompagnato: With Downcast Looks (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Behold Darius Great And Good (Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Recitative: The Mighty Master Smil'd To See (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air: Softly Sweet (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air: War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: The Many Rend The Skies (Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: Air: The Prince, Unable To Conceal His Pain (Soprano)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 1: The Many Rend The Skies (Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Accompagnato And Chorus: Now Strike The Golden Lyre (Tenor And Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Air: Revenge, Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Bass)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Accompagnato: Give The Vengeance Due (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Air: The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Air And Chorus: Thais Led The Way (Soprano And Chorus)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Accompagnato And Chorus: Thus, Long Ago (Tenor)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize (Tenor And Bass)
Alexander's Feast, Hwv 75: Part 2: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize (Chorus)

UPC: 747313222476
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.23.10
Format: CD

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