‎Handel: Alexander's Feast by William Berger

Part One, Overture

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

5:38

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

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon

0:50

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

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

4:34

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

Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

0:54

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

Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

1:13

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

2:08

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

Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

3:15

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque

0:34

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

Richard Neville-Towle, William Berger, Ludus Baroque

4:32

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque

0:42

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

Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

1:14

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque

3:00

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque

0:47

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

2:20

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

Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon

0:26

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

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

3:01

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque, Ed Lyon

4:45

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

3:34

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Sophie Bevan, Ludus Baroque

9:21

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ed Lyon, Ludus Baroque

3:02

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque, William Berger

7:43

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

Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

1:12

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

Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

2:17

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

Sophie Bevan, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

4:59

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

Ed Lyon, Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

0:43

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

2:58

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

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

0:22

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

Richard Neville-Towle, Ludus Baroque

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
Ludus Baroque

Orchestra, Ensemble, Choir
Ed Lyon

Tenor
William Berger

Baritone, Bass

Ben Seal

Engineer
Andrew Caskie

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Handel: Alexander's Feast

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George Frideric Handel

Sophie Bevan

Ludus Baroque

Ed Lyon

William Berger

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