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Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick HWV 75

Libretto: Newburgh Hamilton, Text: John Dryden
Alfredo Bernardini, Zefiro, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Miriam Kutrowatz (Soprano), Daniel Johannsen (Tenor), Damien Gastl (Bass)
2024, Graz, Helmut List Halle, Graz
Live
35 Tracks, 1:21:46

  • Part I

    • Overture. (No tempo indication) – Allegro –
      03:48
    • Andante
      01:54
    • Recitative 'Twas at the royal feast' (Tenor)
      01:06
    • No. 1 Air 'Happy, happy, happy pair' (Tenor)
      02:17
    • No. 2 Chorus 'Happy, happy, happy pair' (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
      02:23
    • Recitative 'Timotheus, plac'd on high' (Tenor)
      00:35
    • No. 3 Accompagnato 'The song began from Jove' (Soprano)
      00:58
    • No. 4 Chorus 'The list'ning crowd' (Chorus)
      02:23
    • No. 5 Air 'With ravish'd ears the monarch hears' (Soprano)
      03:09
    • Recitative 'The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung' (Bass, Tenor)
      00:41
    • No. 6 Air and Chorus 'Bacchus, ever fair and young' (Bass) –
      02:20
    • Air and Chorus 'Bacchus blessings are a treasure' (Chorus)
      01:54
    • Recitative 'Sooth'd with the sound' (Tenor)
      00:47
    • No. 7a Accompagnato 'He choose a mournful Muse' (Soprano)
      01:10
    • No. 8a Air 'He sung Darius, great and good' (Soprano)
      02:33
    • No. 9a Accompagnato 'With downcast looks' (Soprano)
      00:56
    • No. 10 Chorus 'Behold Darius great and good' (Chorus)
      02:15
    • Recitative A 'The mighty master smil'd to see' (Tenor)
      00:32
    • No. 11 Arioso 'Softly sweet' (Soprano)
      03:16
    • No. 12 Air 'War, he sung, is toil and trouble' (Soprano)
      04:36
    • No. 13 Chorus 'The many rend the skies' (Chorus)
      03:58
    • No. 14 Air 'The Prince, unable to conceal his pain' (Soprano)
      05:14
    • Si replica il Coro: No. 13 Chorus 'The many rend the skies' (Chorus)
      04:09

  • Part II

    • No. 15 Accompagnato and Chorus 'Now strike the golden Lyre again!' (Tenor) –
      01:04
    • Accompagnato and Chorus 'Break his bands of sleep asunder' (Chorus)
      01:12
    • Accompagnato 'Hark, hark, the horrid sound' (Tenor)
      00:28
    • No. 16a Air 'Revenge, revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries' (Bass)
      07:14
    • No. 17 Accompagnato 'Give the vengeance due to the valiant crew' (Tenor)
      01:40
    • No. 18 Air 'The princes applaud with a furious joy' (Tenor)
      02:01
    • No. 19 Air and Chorus 'Thais led the way' (Soprano) –
      03:09
    • Air and Chorus 'The princes applaud with a furious joy' (Chorus)
      02:54
    • No. 20 Accompagnato and Chorus 'Thus, long ago' (Tenor) –
      02:22
    • Accompagnato and Chorus 'At last devine Cecilia came' (Chorus)
      02:40
    • Recitative 'Let old Timotheus yield the prize' (Tenor, Bass)
      00:24
    • No. 21 Chorus 'Let old Timotheus yield the prize' (Chorus)
      03:44