Händel: Alexander's Feast (1988)

Track Listing

1. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Overture. (Larghetto e staccato) - Allegro - Adagio - Andante
2. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. 'Twas at the royal feast
3. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air and Chorus. Happy, happy, happy pair!
4. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. Timotheus placed on high
5. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. The song began from Jove

1. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Overture. (Larghetto e staccato) - Allegro - Adagio - Andante
2. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. 'Twas at the royal feast
3. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air and Chorus. Happy, happy, happy pair!
4. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. Timotheus placed on high
5. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. The song began from Jove
6. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The listening crowd admired the lofty sound!
7. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. With ravish'd ears
8. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. The praise of Bacchus then
9. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air and Chorus. Bacchus, ever fair and young
10. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain
11. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. He chose a mournful Muse
12. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. He sung Darius, great and good
13. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. With downcast looks the joyless victor sate
14. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. Behold Darius great and good
15. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. The mighty master smiled to see
16. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. Softly sweet in Lydian measures
17. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. War, he sung, is toil and trouble
18. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The many rend the skies with loud applause
19. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. The prince, unable to conceal his pain
20. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The many rend the skies with loud applause
21. Concerto Grosso in C major ("Alexander's Feast"), HWV 318
22. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative with Chorus. Now strike the golden lyre again / Break his bonds of s
23. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries / Accompanied recitative. Behold, a ghastly band
24. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative. Give the vengeance due
25. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. The princes applaud with a furious joy
26. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. Thaïs led the way / Chorus. The princes applaud with a furious joy
27. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative. Thus, long ago
28. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Chorus. At last divine Cecilia came
29. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Recitative. Your voices tune, and raise them high
30. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Duet. Let's imitate her notes above!
31. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Recitative. Let old Timotheus yield the prize
32. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Let old Timotheus yield the prize