‎Haendel : Alexander's Feast by Sir Philip Ledger

Overture

Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess

1:04

't was at the royal feast

Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Helen Donath, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess

4:43

Happy pair!

Robert Tear, Helen Donath, Sir Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen

0:30

Timotheus, plac'd on high

Sally Burgess, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen

1:02

The song began from Jove

Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:02

The list'ning crowd

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Helen Donath, Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess

3:50

With ravish'd ears

Sally Burgess, Sir Thomas Allen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra

0:39

The praise of Bacchus

Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess

5:03

Bacchus, ever fair and young

Robert Tear, Helen Donath, Sally Burgess, English Chamber Orchestra, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir Thomas Allen

0:45

Sooth'd with the sound

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Sir Thomas Allen

1:27

He chose a mournful Muse

Sir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra

3:06

He sung Darius, great and good

Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:14

With downcast looks

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger

2:38

Behold Darius great and good

Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir Thomas Allen

0:32

The mighty master, mild smil'd to see

Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear

3:08

Softly sweet in Lydian measures

Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear

4:40

War, he sung, is toil and trouble

Sir Thomas Allen, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess

4:45

The many rend the skies

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Helen Donath

6:57

The prince, unable to conceal

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen

4:49

The many rend the skies Part II

Sir Philip Ledger, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen

8:37

Now strike the golden Lyre again

Sally Burgess, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen

2:03

Revenge Timotheus cries

Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:31

Give this vengeance due

Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess

2:30

The princes applaud

Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:30

Thais led the way

Helen Donath, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra

5:04

Thus, long ago

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Helen Donath, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Thomas Allen

0:30

Let old Timotheus yield the prize

Robert Tear, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Sir Thomas Allen

3:54

Let old Timotheus Yield the prize

Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear

0:38

Your voices tune

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir Thomas Allen, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra

2:48

Let's imitate her notes above

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Sally Burgess, Robert Tear, Sir Thomas Allen

2:59

Your voices tune and raise

Helen Donath, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear, Sally Burgess, Sir Thomas Allen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger

1:33

Symphony

Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Philip Ledger

1:57

See, Hercules

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, James Bowman, Helen Watts, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:28

Come, Blooming boy

Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Bowman, Sir Philip Ledger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:30

There the brisk sparkling nectar drain

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear, James Bowman, Helen Watts, Sir Philip Ledger

0:28

While for thy arms that Beauty glows

Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

6:15

Away, mistaken wretch, away

Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, James Bowman, Sir Philip Ledger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear

0:18

This menly youth's exalted mind

Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, Sir Philip Ledger, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear

2:43

Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me

Sir Philip Ledger, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Bowman, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear

0:20

Go, assert thy hean'nly race

Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Philip Ledger, James Bowman, Robert Tear, Helen Watts

2:25

In peace, in war

Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Bowman

0:37

So shalt thou gain immortal praise

Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, James Bowman

2:34

Hearst thou, what dangers

James Bowman, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger

0:38

Turn thee, youth, to Joy and Love

Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, James Bowman, Robert Tear

3:41

Short is my way - Oh cease, enchanting Siren

James Bowman, Sir Philip Ledger, Robert Tear, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:22

Yet can I hear that dulcet lay

James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

0:15

Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove

Helen Watts, Sir Philip Ledger, James Bowman, Robert Tear, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:22

Oh! wither, Reason, dost thou fly?

Helen Watts, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger

0:42

Where shall I go?

James Bowman, Helen Watts, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Philip Ledger, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Tear

1:36

Mount, mount the steep ascent!

James Bowman, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

2:18

Mount, mount the steep ascent

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, James Bowman, Sir Philip Ledger

0:17

Arise, Arise

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, James Bowman, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger

5:15

The sounds breathe fire celestial

Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Bowman

5:19

Lead, Goddess, lead the way

Helen Watts, James Bowman, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Philip Ledger, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:15

Virtue will place three

Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, James Bowman, Heather Harper, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5:19

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Sir Philip Ledger

Vocals, Conductor
Helen Donath

Soprano
English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra
Sir Thomas Allen

Bass-Baritone, Bass

Haendel : Alexander's Feast

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