Handel: Alexander's Feast / The Sixteen

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Coro
Release Date
May 1, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC
    • PERFORMER
      Alexander'S Feast
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 01, 2005
    • UPC
      828021602825
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      COR16028
    • LABEL
      Coro
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. Part 1: Overture

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    2. Part 1: Recitative: "Twas at the Royal Feast (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    3. Part 1: Air: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair (Tenor, Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    4. Part 1: Recitative: Timotheus plac'd on high (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    5. I. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Stephen Stubbs, Andrew Lawrence-King, Erin Headley

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    6. II. Larghetto

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Stephen Stubbs, Andrew Lawrence-King, Erin Headley

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    7. III. Allegro moderato

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Stephen Stubbs, Andrew Lawrence-King, Erin Headley

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    8. Part 1: The song began from Jove (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    9. Part 1: The list'ning Crowd (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    10. Part 1: Air: With ravish'd ears (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    11. Part 1: Recitative: The praise of Bacchus (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    12. Part 1: Air and Chorus: Bacchus, ever fair and young (Bass and Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: George Michael

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    13. Part 1: Recitative: Sooth'd with the sound (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    14. Part 1: he chose a mournful Muse (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    15. Part 1: Air: He sung Darius Great and Good

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    16. Part 1: With downcast Looks (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    17. Part 1: Behold Darius, great and good (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    18. Part 1: Recitative: The mighty master smil'd to see (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    19. Part 1: Softly sweet (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    20. Part 1: Air: War, he sung, is toil and trouble (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    21. Part 1: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    22. Part 1: Air: The Prince, unable to conceal (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    23. Part 1: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    24. Part 2: Now strike the Golden Lyre (Tenor and Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    25. Part 2: Air: Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: George Michael

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    26. Part 2: Give the Vengeance due (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    27. Part 2: Air: The Princes applaud with a furious Joy (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    28. Part 2: Air and Chorus: Thais led the way (Soprano and Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Nancy Argenta

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    29. Part 2: Thus long ago (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    30. Part 2: At last Divine Cecilia came (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    31. Part 2: Recitative: Let old Timotheus yield the Prize (Tenor and Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Ian Partridge, George Michael

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    32. Part 2: Let old Timotheus yield the Prize (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    33. I. Larghetto e staccato

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Paul Nicholson

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    34. II. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Paul Nicholson

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    35. III. Adagio

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Paul Nicholson

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    36. IV. Andante

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Performer: Paul Nicholson

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    37. Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75: Your Voices tune (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony and Invention

      Conductor: Harry Christophers


The nature of 'Alexander's Feast' is perhaps better summoned up by its other title, 'The Power of Music'. It is a celebratory ode for St. Cecilia's Day, written by Dryden in 1697 for the City of London's traditional celebration of the patron saint of music, and set in celebratory style by Handel in 1736. At its first performance that year, he incorporated two delightful concertos, one for harp and the other for organ, and these are included on this recording.