‎Handel, G.F.: Alexander's Feast by Klaus Mertens

Part 1: Overture

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Gerlinde Sämann, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch

5:29

Part 1: Recitative: 'Twas At the Royal Feast (Tenor)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:55

Part I: Air: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair (Tenor, Chorus)

Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:15

Part I: Recitative: Timotheus, Plac'd On High (Tenor)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei

1:39

Part 1: Accompagnato: The Song Began from Jove (Soprano)

Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:52

Part 1: The List'ning Crowd (Chorus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:23

Part 1: Air: With Ravish'd Ears (Soprano)

Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:57

Part 1: Recitative: The Praise of Bacchus (Tenor)

Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:36

Part 1: Air and Chorus: Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young (Bass and Chorus)

Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:39

Part 1: Recitative: Sooth'd With the Sound (Tenor)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:37

Part 1: Accompagnato: He Chose a Mournful Muse (Soprano)

Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens

0:59

Part 1: Air: He Sung Darius Great and Good (Soprano)

Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:17

Part 1: Accompagnato: With Downcast Looks (Soprano)

Gerlinde Sämann, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:50

Part 1: Behold Darius Great and Good (Chorus)

Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann

2:14

Part 1: Recitative: The Mighty Master Smil'd to See (Tenor)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Gerlinde Sämann

0:30

Part 1: Air: Softly Sweet (Soprano)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:24

Part 1: Air: War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble (Soprano)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:33

Part 1: The Many Rend the Skies (Chorus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Gerlinde Sämann

3:59

Part 1: Air: The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain (Soprano)

Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

5:27

Part 1: The Many Rend the Skies (Chorus)

Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei

4:02

Part 2: Accompagnato and Chorus: Now Strike the Golden Lyre (Tenor and Chorus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:26

Part 2: Air: Revenge, Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Bass)

Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

7:39

Part 2: Accompagnato: Give the Vengeance Due (Tenor)

Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Gerlinde Sämann

1:28

Part 2: Air: The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy (Tenor)

Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Gerlinde Sämann, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:01

Part 2: Air and Chorus: Thais Led the Way (Soprano and Chorus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann

4:58

Part 2: Accompagnato and Chorus: Thus, Long Ago (Tenor)

Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Gerlinde Sämann

5:02

Part 2: Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize (Tenor and Bass)

Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Gerlinde Sämann

0:22

Part 2: Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize (Chorus)

Knut Schoch, Gerlinde Sämann, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

3:49

Joachim Carlos Martini

Editing Engineer

Handel, G.F.: Alexander's Feast

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Klaus Mertens

Junge Kantorei

Joachim Carlos Martini

Gerlinde Sämann

Production