Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) - Alexander's Feast (2 CD)

1 Ouvertüre (1. Teil)
2 Rezitativ: Twas at the royal feast
3 Arie und Chor: Happy, happy, happy pair!
4 Rezitativ: Timotheus plac'd on high
5 Accompagnato: The song began from Jove
6 Chor: The list'ning crowd
7 Arie: With ravish'd ears
8 Rezitativ: The praise of Bacchus
9 Arie und Chor: Bacchus, ever fair and young
10 Rezitativ: Sooth'd with the sound
11 Accompagnato: He chose a mournful muse
12 Arie: He sung Darius great and good
13 Accompagnato: With downcast looks
14 Chor: Behold Darius great and good
15 Rezitativ: The mighty master smil'd to see
16 Arioso: Softly sweet in Lydian measures
17 Arie: War, he sung, is toil and trouble
18 Chor: The many rend the skies
19 Arie: The prince, unable to conceal his pain
20 Chor: The many rend the skies
21 Accompagnato und Chor: Now strike the golden lyre again (2. Teil)
22 Arie: Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries
23 Accompagnato: Give the vengeance due
24 Arie: The princes applaud
1 Arie und Chor: Thais led the way
2 Accompagnato und Chor: Thus, long ago
3 Rezitativ: Let old Timotheus yield the prize
4 Soli und Chor: Let old Timotheus yield the prize
5 Rezitativ: Your voices tune
6 Duett:Let's imitate her notes above
7 Chor: Your voices tune
8 Sinfonia
9 See, Hercules!
10 Come, blooming boy
11 There the brisk sparkling nectar drain
12 While for thy arms
13 Away, mistaken wretch, away!
14 This manly youth's exalted mind
15 Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me
16 Go, assert thy heav'nly race
17 In peace, in war
18 So shalt thou gain immortal praise
19 Hear'st thou, what dangers
20 Turn thee, youth, to joy and love
21 Short is my way - Oh cease, enchanting siren
22 Yet can I hear that dulcet la
23 Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove
24 Oh! whither, Reason, dost thou fly?
25 Where shall I go?
26 Mount, mount the steep ascent
27 Mount, mount the steep ascent
28 Arise, arise!
29 The sounds breathe fire celestial
30 Lead, Goddess, lead the way!
31 Virtue will place thee