Handel: Alexander's Feast

George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

Part I: Overture

Part I: Overture text

Part I: Overture: Andante

Part I: Recitative: "Twas at the Royal Feast (Tenor)

Part I: Aria: Happy, happy, happy pair (Tenor, Chorus)

Part I: Recitative: Timotheus, plac'd on high (Tenor)

Part I: The song began from Jove (Soprano)

Part I: The list'ning Crowd (Chorus)

Part I: Air: With ravish'd ears (Soprano)

Part I: Recitative: The praise of Bacchus (Tenor)

Part I: Air and Chorus: Bacchus, ever fair and young (Bass, Chorus)

Part I: Recitative: Sooth'd with the sound (Tenor)

Part I: He chose a mournful Muse (Soprano)

Part I: Air: He sung Darius Great and Good (Chorus)

Part I: With downcast Looks (Soprano)

Part I: Behold Darius, great and good (Chorus)

Part I: Recitative: The mighty master smil'd to see (Tenor)

Part I: Softly sweet (Soprano)

Part I: Air: War, he sung, is toil and trouble (Soprano)

Part I: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

Part I: Air: The Prince, unable to conceal (Soprano)

Part I: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

Part II: Now strike the Golden Lyre (Tenor, Chorus)

Part II: Air: Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries (Bass)

Part II: Aria: Behold, a ghastly band (Bass)

Part II: Aria da capo

Part II: Give the Vengeance due (Tenor)

Part II: Air: The Princes applaud with a furious Joy (Tenor)

Part II: Air and Chorus: Thais led the way (Soprano, Chorus)

Part II: The princes applaud with a furius Troy (Chorus)

Part II: Thus long ago (Tenor)

Part II: At last Divine Cecilia came (Chorus)

Part II: Recitative: Let old Timotheus yield the Prize (Tenor, Bass)

Part II: Let old Timotheus yield the Prize (Chorus)