Haendel : Alexander'S Feast

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Overture

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

6:31

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "T'Was At The Royal Feast, For Persia Won By Philip'S Warlike Son" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:05

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air And Chorus. "Happy Pair !" (Feat. Helen Donath & Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:44

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Timotheus, Plac'D On High" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:30

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "The Song Began From Jove" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:03

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "The List'Ning Crowd Admire The Lofty Sound"

Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge

2:03

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air. "With Ravish'D Ears The Monarch Hears" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:51

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "The Praise Of Bacchus Then The Sweet Musician Sung" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:41

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air And Chorus. "Bacchus, Ever Fair And Young" - "Bacchus' Blessings Are A Treasure" (Feat. Thomas Allen)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:03

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Sooth'D With The Sound" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:46

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "He Choose A Mournful Muse" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:28

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air. "He Sung Darius, Great And Good" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:07

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "With Downcast Looks The Joyless Victor Sate" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:15

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "Behold Darius Great And Good"

Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge

2:39

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "The Mighty Master Smiled To See" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:33

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air. "Softly Sweet In Lydian Measures" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:09

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air. "War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:41

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "The Many Rend The Skies With Loud Applause"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:46

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Air. "The Prince, Unable To Conceal His Pain" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

6:59

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 1: Chorus Da Capo. "The Many Rend The Skies With Loud Applause"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:50

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato And Chorus. "Now Strike The Golden Lyre Again" - "Break His Bonds Of Sleep Asunder" - "Hark, Hark !" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

8:38

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Air. "Revenge, Timotheus Cries" (Feat. Thomas Allen)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:03

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato. "Give The Vengeance Due To The Valiant Crew" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:32

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Air. "The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:25

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Air And Chorus. "Thais Led The Way" - "The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy" (Feat. Helen Donath)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:21

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato And Chorus. "Thus, Long Ago, Ere Heaving Bellows" - "At Last Divine Cecilia Came" (Feat. Robert Tear)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:05

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Recitative And Duet. "Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize" (Feat. Robert Tear & Thomas Allen)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:31

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Recitative, Air And Chorus. "Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize" (Feat. Helen Donath, Robert Tear & Thomas Allen)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:55

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Your Voices Tune" (Feat. Sally Burgess)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:39

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Duet. "Let'S Imitate Her Notes Above" (Feat. Helen Donath & Sally Burgess)

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:49

Alexander'S Feast, Hwv 75, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Your Voices Tune And Raise"

Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge

3:05

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Symphony

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:10

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Accompagnato. "See, Hercules! How Smiles Yon Myrtle Plain" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:48

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Come, Blooming Boy" (Pleasure) (Feat. Heather Harper)

Philip Ledger

1:58

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "There The Brisk Sparkling Nectar Drain" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:29

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Solo And Chorus. "While For Thy Arms That Beauty Glows" (Pleasure, Chorus)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:31

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Away, Mistaken Wretch, Away" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:30

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "This Manly Youth'S Exalted Mind" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

6:16

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Rise, Youth! Exalt Thyself And Me" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:19

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Go, Assert Thy Heav'Nly Race" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:44

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "In Peace, In War" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:21

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Solo And Chorus. "So Shalt Thou Gain Immortal Praise" (Virtue, Chorus) (Feat. Academy Of St Martin In The Fields, Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge & Helen Watts)

Philip Ledger

2:26

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Hearst Thou, What Dangers" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:38

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Solo And Chorus. "Turn Thee, Youth, To Joy And Love" (Pleasure, Chorus)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:35

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Short Is My Way" (Pleasure, Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:39

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Yet Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay" (Hercules) (Feat. James Bowman)

Philip Ledger

3:42

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Enjoy The Sweet Elysian Grove" (Attendant)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:23

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Oh! Wither, Reason, Dost Thou Fly?" (Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:17

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Trio. "Where Shall I Go?" (Pleasure, Virtue, Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:23

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "Mount, Mount The Steep Ascent!" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:43

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Mount, Mount The Steep Ascent" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:37

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Chorus. "Arise, Arise" (Chorus) (Feat. Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge)

Philip Ledger

2:19

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Recitative. "The Sounds Breathe Fire Celestial" (Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields/Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:18

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Air. "Lead, Goddess, Lead The Way" (Hercules) (Feat. James Bowman)

Philip Ledger

5:16

The Choice Of Hercules, Hwv 69: Chorus. "Virtue Will Place Thee" (Feat. Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge)

Philip Ledger

5:20