MIRIAM KUTROWATZ; DANIEL JOHAN - HANDEL ALEXANDERS FEAST [CD]

In London in 1736, the Baroque genius Handel celebrated the power of music with his oratorio about Alexander the Great, one of the foremost successes of his life. Covent Garden was never so full as on the evening of the premiere. For this original English version, Alfredo Bernardini unites the fantastic voices of the Arnold Schoenberg Choir with his lively Zefiro Baroque Orchestra. The three soloists Miriam Kutrowatz, Daniel Johannsen and Damien Gastl tell the ancient story of how the singer Timotheus was once able to change the mood of the great Alexander, evoking a whirlwind of diverse emotions, highlighting the power of music over politics and war.

Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick, HWV 75

– First Part

Overture: [Grave] – Allegro Non Troppo

Overture: Andante

Recitative: 't Was At The Royal Feast

Aria: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair

Chorus: Happy, Happy, Happy Pair

Recitative: Timotheus, Plac'd On High

Accompagnato: The Song Began From Jove

Chorus: The List'ning Crowd

Aria: With Ravish'd Ears The Monarch Hears

Recitative: The Praise Of Bacchus Then The Sweet Musician Sung

Aria: Bacchus, Ever Fair And Young

Chorus: Bacchus' Blessings Are A Treasure

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 Smil'd To See

Arioso: Softly Sweet In Lydian Measures

Aria: War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble

Chorus: The Many Rend The Skies

Aria: The Prince, Unable To Conceal His Pain

Chorus: The Many Rend The Skies

– Second Part

Accompagnato: Now Strike The Golden Lyre Again

Chorus: Break His Bands Of Sleep Asunder

Accompagnato: Hark, Hark! The Horrid Sound

Aria: Revenge, Timotheus Cries

Accompagnato: Give The Vengeance Due To The Valiant Crew

Aria: The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy

Aria: Thais Led The Way

Chorus: The Princes Applaud With A Furious Joy

Accompagnato: Thus, Long Ago, Ere Heaving Bellows Learn'd To Blow

Chorus: At Last Divine Cecilia Came

Recitative: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize

Soli And Chorus: Let Old Timotheus Yield The Prize

• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 3760195735824
• Release Date: August 22, 2025

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