| Management number | 254487802 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$5.19 | Model Number | 254487802 | ||
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First performed in London in 1736 to an admiring audience of 1,300 people, and enjoying considerable success thereafter. Handel' s, setting of John Dryden' 1697 poem Alexander' Feast evokes the power of music to stir the soul to acts of love and war.
| Performer | Joachim Carlos Martini |
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| Music genre | Classical |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2010 |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Track listing | Part 1: Overture, Part 1: Recitative: 'Twas at the Royal Feast (Tenor), Part I: Air: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair (Tenor, Chorus), Part I: Recitative: Timotheus, Plac'd on High (Tenor), Part 1: Accompagnato: The Song Began from Jove (Soprano), Part 1: The List'ning Crowd (Chorus), Part 1: Air: With Ravish'd Ears (Soprano), Part 1: Recitative: The Praise of Bacchus (Tenor), Part 1: Air and Chorus: Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young (Bass and Chorus), Part 1: Recitative: Sooth'd with the Sound (Tenor), Part 1: Accompagnato: He Chose a Mournful Muse (Soprano), Part 1: Air: He Sung Darius Great and Good (Soprano), Part 1: Accompagnato: With Downcast Looks (Soprano), Part 1: Behold Darius Great and Good (Chorus), Part 1: Recitative: The Mighty Master Smil'd to See (Tenor), Part 1: Air: Softly Sweet (Soprano), Part 1: Air: War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble (Soprano), Part 1: The Many Rend the Skies (Chorus), Part 1: Air: The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain (Soprano), Part 2: Accompagnato and Chorus: Now Strike the Golden Lyre (Tenor and Chorus), Part 2: Air: Revenge, Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Bass), Part 2: Accompagnato: Give the Vengeance Due (Tenor), Part 2: Air: The Princes Applaud with a Furious Joy (Tenor), Part 2: Air and Chorus: Thais Led the Way (Soprano and Chorus), Part 2: Accompagnato and Chorus: Thus, Long Ago (Tenor), Part 2: Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize (Tenor and Bass), Part 2: Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize (Chorus) |
| Record label | Naxos |
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
| Songwriter | John Dryden |
| Track name | Ouvertura, Recitativo: Twas At The Royal Feast, Aria And Chorus: Happy Pair!, Recitative: Timotheus, Plac'd On High, Accompagnato: The Song Began From Jove, Chorus: The List'ning Crowd Admired The Lofty Sound, Aria: With Ravish'd Ears, The Monarch Hears, Recitative: The Praise Of Bacchus, Aria And Chorus: Bacchus, Ever Fair And Young, Recitative: Sooth'd With The Sound, Accompagnato: He Chose A Mournful Muse, Aria: He Sung Darius, Great And Good, Accompagnato: With Downcast Looks The Joyless Victor Sate, Chorus: Behold Darius Great And Good, Recitative: The Mighty Master Smiled To See, Aria: Softly Sweet In Lydian Measures, Aria: War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble, Chorus: The Many Rend The Skies With Loud Applause, Aria: The Prince, Unable To Conceal His Pain, Accompagnato And Chorus: Now Strike The Golden Lyre Again!, Aria: Revenge, Timotheus Cries, Accompagnato: Give The Vengeance Due To The Valiant Crew!, Aria: The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy, Aria And Chorus: Thais Led The Way, Accompagnato And Chorus: Thus, Long Ago, Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize, Chorus: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize |
| Music media format | CD |
| Is edited | N |
| Is enhanced | N |
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