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Alexander's feast or the power of music

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«Alexander's Feast or The Power of Music» is one of the greatest works of George Friderich Handel, composed in homage to Saint Cecilia. Thus, this album features a complete recording of this ode inspired by the English choral tradition by the Vox Orchester & Chor under the direction of Lorenzo Ghirlanda. The young recruits from around the world who make up the Vox Orchester have always specialized in performances of historical works and continue in this vein with this work specific to the English baroque.

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  • Album Alexander's feast or the power of music
  • Artist Multi-artistes
  • Release date 2020-10-09
  • Label Sony Classical
  • Distributor SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
  • Format CD
  • EAN 0194397759723
  • Number of discs 2
  • Number of tracks 37

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Disc 1

  1. Overture
  2. Andante
  3. Recitative : 't was at the royal feast
  4. Aria : happy, happy, happy pair!
  5. Chorus : happy, happy, happy pair!
  6. Recitative : Timotheus, plac'd on high
  7. Accompagnato : the song began from jove
  8. Chorus : the list'ning crowd
  9. Aria : with ravish'd ears
  10. Recitative : the praise of Bacchus
  11. Aria : Bacchus, ever fair and young
  12. Aria : Bacchus' blessings are a treasure
  13. Recitative : sooth'd with the sound
  14. Accompagnato : he chose a mournful muse
  15. Aria : he sung Darius great and good
  16. Accompagnato : with downcast looks
  17. Chorus : behold Darius great and good
  18. Recitative : the mighty master smil'd to see
  19. Arioso : softly sweet
  20. Aria : war, he sung, is toil and trouble
  21. Chorus : the many rend
  22. Aria : the prince, unable to conceal his pain
  23. Cgorus da capo : the many rend the skies

Disc 2

  1. Accompagnato : now strike the golden lyre
  2. Chorus : break his bands of sleep asunder
  3. Accompagnato : hark hark!
  4. Aria: revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries
  5. Largo : behold a ghastly band
  6. Aria : da capo : revenge, revenge, Timotheus crise
  7. Accompagnato : give the vengeance due
  8. Aria : the princess applaud with a furious joy
  9. Aria : thais led the way
  10. Chorus : the princes applaud
  11. Accompagnato : thus, long ago
  12. Chorus : at last divine Cecilia
  13. Recitative : let old Timotheus yield the prize
  14. Let old Timotheus yield the prize