‎Haendel : Alexander's Feast by Sir Philip Ledger

Overture

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

1:04

't was at the royal feast

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

4:43

Happy pair!

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

0:30

Timotheus, plac'd on high

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

1:02

The song began from Jove

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

2:02

The list'ning crowd

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

3:50

With ravish'd ears

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

0:39

The praise of Bacchus

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

5:03

Bacchus, ever fair and young

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

0:45

Sooth'd with the sound

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

1:27

He chose a mournful Muse

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

3:06

He sung Darius, great and good

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

1:14

With downcast looks

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

2:38

Behold Darius great and good

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

0:32

The mighty master, mild smil'd to see

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

3:08

Softly sweet in Lydian measures

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

4:40

War, he sung, is toil and trouble

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

4:45

The many rend the skies

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

6:57

The prince, unable to conceal

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

4:49

The many rend the skies Part II

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

8:37

Now strike the golden Lyre again

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

2:03

Revenge Timotheus cries

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

1:31

Give this vengeance due

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

2:30

The princes applaud

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

2:30

Thais led the way

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

5:04

Thus, long ago

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

0:30

Let old Timotheus yield the prize

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

3:54

Let old Timotheus Yield the prize

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

0:38

Your voices tune

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

2:48

Let's imitate her notes above

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

2:59

Your voices tune and raise

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

1:33

Symphony

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

1:57

See, Hercules

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

2:28

Come, Blooming boy

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

2:30

There the brisk sparkling nectar drain

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

0:28

While for thy arms that Beauty glows

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

6:15

Away, mistaken wretch, away

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

0:18

This menly youth's exalted mind

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

2:43

Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me

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

0:20

Go, assert thy hean'nly race

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

2:25

In peace, in war

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

0:37

So shalt thou gain immortal praise

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

2:34

Hearst thou, what dangers

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

0:38

Turn thee, youth, to Joy and Love

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

3:41

Short is my way - Oh cease, enchanting Siren

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

2:22

Yet can I hear that dulcet lay

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

0:15

Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove

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

2:22

Oh! wither, Reason, dost thou fly?

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

0:42

Where shall I go?

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

1:36

Mount, mount the steep ascent!

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

2:18

Mount, mount the steep ascent

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

0:17

Arise, Arise

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

5:15

The sounds breathe fire celestial

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

5:19

Lead, Goddess, lead the way

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

5:15

Virtue will place three

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

5:19

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Sir Philip Ledger

Vocals, Conductor
Sir Thomas Allen

Bass-Baritone, Bass
Helen Donath

Soprano
Sally Burgess

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano

Haendel : Alexander's Feast

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