‎Haendel : Alexander's Feast by Sir Philip Ledger

Overture

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

1:04

't was at the royal feast

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

4:43

Happy pair!

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

0:30

Timotheus, plac'd on high

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

1:02

The song began from Jove

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

2:02

The list'ning crowd

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

3:50

With ravish'd ears

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

0:39

The praise of Bacchus

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

5:03

Bacchus, ever fair and young

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

0:45

Sooth'd with the sound

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

1:27

He chose a mournful Muse

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

3:06

He sung Darius, great and good

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

1:14

With downcast looks

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

2:38

Behold Darius great and good

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

0:32

The mighty master, mild smil'd to see

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

3:08

Softly sweet in Lydian measures

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

4:40

War, he sung, is toil and trouble

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

4:45

The many rend the skies

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

6:57

The prince, unable to conceal

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

4:49

The many rend the skies Part II

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

8:37

Now strike the golden Lyre again

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

2:03

Revenge Timotheus cries

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

1:31

Give this vengeance due

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

2:30

The princes applaud

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

2:30

Thais led the way

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

5:04

Thus, long ago

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

0:30

Let old Timotheus yield the prize

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

3:54

Let old Timotheus Yield the prize

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

0:38

Your voices tune

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

2:48

Let's imitate her notes above

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

2:59

Your voices tune and raise

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

1:33

Symphony

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

1:57

See, Hercules

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

2:28

Come, Blooming boy

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

2:30

There the brisk sparkling nectar drain

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

0:28

While for thy arms that Beauty glows

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

6:15

Away, mistaken wretch, away

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

0:18

This menly youth's exalted mind

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

2:43

Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me

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

0:20

Go, assert thy hean'nly race

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

2:25

In peace, in war

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

0:37

So shalt thou gain immortal praise

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

2:34

Hearst thou, what dangers

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

0:38

Turn thee, youth, to Joy and Love

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

3:41

Short is my way - Oh cease, enchanting Siren

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

2:22

Yet can I hear that dulcet lay

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

0:15

Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove

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

2:22

Oh! wither, Reason, dost thou fly?

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

0:42

Where shall I go?

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

1:36

Mount, mount the steep ascent!

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

2:18

Mount, mount the steep ascent

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

0:17

Arise, Arise

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

5:15

The sounds breathe fire celestial

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

5:19

Lead, Goddess, lead the way

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

5:15

Virtue will place three

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

5:19

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Sir Philip Ledger

Vocals, Conductor
Sally Burgess

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano
Helen Donath

Soprano
Sir Thomas Allen

Bass-Baritone, Bass

Haendel : Alexander's Feast

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