‎Handel: Alexander's Feast by Sophie Bevan

Part One, Overture

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

5:38

Part One, "'Twas at the royal feast" (Recitative)

Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle

0:50

Part One, "Happy, happy, happy pair!" (Air & Chorus)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle

4:34

Part One, "Timortheus, plac'd on high" (Recitative)

Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

0:54

Part One, "The song began from Jove" (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

1:13

Part One, "The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound" (Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

2:08

Part One, "With ravish'd ears the monarch hears" (Air)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:15

Part One, "The praise of Bacchus" (Recitative)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon

0:34

Part One, "Bacchus, ever fair and young" (Air & Chorus)

William Berger, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

4:32

Part One, "Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain" (Recitative)

Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

0:42

Part One, "He chose a mournful Muse" (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

1:14

Part One, "He sung Darius, great and good" (Air)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:00

Part One, "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate" (Recitative)

Ludus Baroque, Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle

0:47

Part One, "Behold Darius great and good" (Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

2:20

Part One, "The mighty master smil'd to see" (Recitative)

Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

0:26

Part One, "Softly sweet in Lydian measures" (Arioso)

Chris Suckling, Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:01

Part One, "War, he sung, is toil and trouble" (Air)

Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

4:45

Part One, "The many rend the skies with loud applause" (Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:34

Part One, "The prince, unable to conceal his pain" (Air & Chorus)

Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

9:21

Part Two, "Now strike the golden Lyre again" (Recitative & Chorus)

Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:02

Part Two, "Revenge, Timotheus cries" (Air)

William Berger, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

7:43

Part Two, "Give the vengeance due" (Recitative)

Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

1:12

Part Two, "The princes applaud with a furious joy" (Air)

Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle

2:17

Part Two, "Thais led the way" (Air and Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle

4:59

Part Two, "Thus, long ago" (Recitative)

Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle

0:43

Part Two, "At last divine Cecilia came" (Grand Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

2:58

Part Two, "Let old Timotheus yield the prize" (Recitative)

Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon, William Berger, Richard Neville-Towle

0:22

Part Two, "Let old Timotheus yield the prize" (Chorus)

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle

3:33

Part Two, "Your voices tune, and raise them high" (Chorus)

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

2:49

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Sophie Bevan

Soprano
Ed Lyon

Tenor
Ludus Baroque

Orchestra, Ensemble, Choir
William Berger

Baritone, Bass

Paul Baxter

Producer
Adam Binks

Editing Engineer
Paul Baxter

Mastering Engineer
Ben Seal

Engineer
Stuart Barrett

Photography
David Vickers

Liner Notes
John Christ

Graphic Design
Andrew Caskie

Booklet Editor

Handel: Alexander's Feast

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George Frideric Handel

Sophie Bevan

Ed Lyon

Ludus Baroque

William Berger

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