‎Handel, G.F.: Alexander's Feast [Oratorio] van Karolina Sikora - Apple Music Classical

Part I: Overture

Lucia Duchonová, Benjamin Bruns, Chiyuki Okamura, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Wiard Witholt, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora

6:24

Part I: Recitative: 'T Was At the Royal Feast, for Persia Won (Tenor)

Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Wiard Witholt, Lucia Duchonová, Benjamin Bruns, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Chiyuki Okamura, Aneta Mihályová

0:58

Part I: Aria: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair! (Tenor, Chorus)

Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Benjamin Bruns, Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Wiard Witholt, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Lucia Duchonová

5:06

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

Rolf Beck, Lucia Duchonová, Jana Mamonova, Karolina Sikora, Wiard Witholt, Benjamin Bruns, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Aneta Mihályová, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Lucia Duchňová

0:28

Part I: Accompanied: The Song Began from Jove (Soprano)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns, Lucia Duchonová, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir

1:10

Part I: The List'ning Crowd Admire the Lofty Sound (Chorus)

Benjamin Bruns, Lucia Duchonová, Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Wiard Witholt, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Chiyuki Okamura, Rolf Beck

2:08

Part I: Aria: With Ravish'd Ears (Soprano)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Aneta Mihályová, Chiyuki Okamura, Benjamin Bruns, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Lucia Duchonová, Wiard Witholt, Rolf Beck, Jana Mamonova

3:22

Part I: Recitative: The Praise of Bacchus Then the Sweet Musician Sung (Tenor)

Aneta Mihályová, Lucia Duchonová, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns

0:38

Part I: Aria: Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young (Bass, Chorus)

Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Lucia Duchonová, Chiyuki Okamura, Jana Mamonova, Benjamin Bruns

4:14

Part I: Recitative: Sooth'd With the Sound, the King Grew Vain (Tenor)

Chiyuki Okamura, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Lucia Duchonová, Aneta Mihályová, Jana Mamonova

0:44

Part I: Accompanied: He Chose a Mournful Muse (Mezzo-soprano)

Benjamin Bruns, Wiard Witholt, Chiyuki Okamura, Lucia Duchonová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Aneta Mihályová, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir

1:27

Part I: Aria: He Sung Darius, Great and Good (Mezzo-soprano)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns, Chiyuki Okamura, Jana Mamonova, Aneta Mihályová, Lucia Duchonová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Wiard Witholt

3:24

Part I: Accompanied: With Downcast Looks the Joyless Victor Sate (Mezzo-soprano)

Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Jana Mamonova, Lucia Duchonová, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns

1:01

Part I: Behold Darius, Great and Good (Chorus)

Benjamin Bruns, Aneta Mihályová, Jana Mamonova, Chiyuki Okamura, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Lucia Duchonová, Rolf Beck, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora

3:07

Part I: Recitative: The Mighty Master Smil'd to See (Mezzo-soprano)

Lucia Duchonová, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Jana Mamonova, Benjamin Bruns, Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Karolina Sikora, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Lucia Duchňová

0:23

Part I: Arioso: Softly Sweet, In Lydian Measures (Mezzo-soprano)

Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Benjamin Bruns, Lucia Duchonová, Chiyuki Okamura, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová

3:07

Part I: Aria: War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble (Tenor)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Benjamin Bruns, Jana Mamonova, Chiyuki Okamura, Lucia Duchonová, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Rolf Beck, Wiard Witholt

5:35

Part I: The Many Rend the Skies With Loud Applause (Chorus)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Wiard Witholt, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Benjamin Bruns, Rolf Beck, Jana Mamonova, Chiyuki Okamura, Lucia Duchonová

3:58

Part I: Aria: The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain (Soprano)

Rolf Beck, Jana Mamonova, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Lucia Duchonová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Benjamin Bruns

5:55

Part I: The Many Rend the Skies (Chorus)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Benjamin Bruns, Jana Mamonova, Wiard Witholt, Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Lucia Duchonová

4:05

Part II: Accompanied: Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again! (Tenor, Chorus)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Chiyuki Okamura, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Benjamin Bruns, Jana Mamonova, Lucia Duchonová

2:39

Part II: Aria: Revenge, Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Bass)

Wiard Witholt, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Benjamin Bruns, Chiyuki Okamura, Lucia Duchonová

5:17

Part II: Accompanied: Give the Vengeance Due (Tenor)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Bruns, Karolina Sikora, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Lucia Duchonová, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Chiyuki Okamura

1:44

Part II: Aria: The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy (Tenor)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Jana Mamonova, Aneta Mihályová, Lucia Duchonová, Chiyuki Okamura, Benjamin Bruns, Wiard Witholt, Rolf Beck

2:31

Part II: Aria: Thais Led the Way (Soprano, Chorus)

Jana Mamonova, Lucia Duchonová, Karolina Sikora, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Benjamin Bruns, Rolf Beck, Chiyuki Okamura, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra

6:26

Part II: Accompanied: Thus Long Ago (Tenor, Chorus)

Jana Mamonova, Lucia Duchonová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Benjamin Bruns, Wiard Witholt, Chiyuki Okamura, Rolf Beck

5:41

Part II: Recitative: Your Voices Tune, and Raise Them High (Mezzo-soprano)

Lucia Duchonová, Aneta Mihályová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Jana Mamonova, Wiard Witholt, Benjamin Bruns

0:32

Part II: Duet: Let's Imitate Her Notes Above (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano)

Wiard Witholt, Jana Mamonova, Benjamin Bruns, Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Lucia Duchonová, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Aneta Mihályová, Karolina Sikora

2:40

Part II: Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize (Tenor, Bass)

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Jana Mamonova, Rolf Beck, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Chiyuki Okamura, Lucia Duchonová, Benjamin Bruns

0:20

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

Chiyuki Okamura, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, Karolina Sikora, Benjamin Bruns, Aneta Mihályová, Wiard Witholt, Jana Mamonova, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Choir, Rolf Beck, Lucia Duchonová

4:05

George Frideric Handel

Componist
Benjamin Bruns

Tenor
Rolf Beck

Dirigent
Karolina Sikora

Mezzosopraan
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra

Orkest

Dominik Blech

Engineer
Dirk Lüdemann

Engineer
Claudia Mayerle

Illustratie album
Gunter Glücklich

Fotografie
Axel Nickolas

Fotografie
Wolfgang During

Grafisch ontwerp
Gotz-Lothar Darsow

Liner notes