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HANDEL, G.F.: Alexander's Feast / The Choice of Hercules (Ledger)	2:26:07
DISC 1

Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

Part I: Overture

6:27

1.99

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

1:06

1.99

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

4:42

1.99

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

0:30

1.99

Part I: The song began from Jove (Soprano)

1:02

1.99

Part I: The list'ning Crowd (Chorus)

2:02

1.99

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

3:49

1.99

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

0:48

1.99

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

5:01

1.99

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

0:45

1.99

Part I: He chose a mournful Muse (Soprano)

1:27

1.99

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

3:04

1.99

Part I: With downcast Looks (Soprano)

1:15

1.99

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

2:37

1.99

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

0:32

1.99

Part I: Softly sweet (Soprano)

3:08

1.99

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

4:39

1.99

Part I: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

4:43

1.99

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

6:55

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Part I: The many rend the skies (Chorus)

4:43

1.99

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

8:37

1.99

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

2:03

1.99

Part II: Give the Vengeance due (Tenor)

1:30

1.99

		Part II: Air: The Princes applaud with a furious Joy (Tenor) Handel, George Frideric-Classical Composer \| Dryden, John-Lyricist \| Hamilton, Newburgh-Lyricist \| Tear, Robert-tenor \| English Chamber Orchestra-Orchestra \| Ledger, Philip-Conductor			2:25		1.99
		DISC 2

Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

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

5:17

1.99

Part II: Thus long ago (Tenor)

5:03

1.99

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

0:31

1.99

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

3:42

1.99

Part II: Recitative: Your voices tune, and raise them high (Mezzo-soprano)

0:38

1.99

Part II: Duet: Let's imitate her notes above (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano)

2:47

1.99

Part II: Your Voices tune and raise them high (Chorus)

3:00

1.99

The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69

Sinfonia

1:18

1.99

Accompagnato: See Hercules! how smiles yon myrtle plain (Pleasure)

2:57

1.99

Air: Come, blooming boy (Pleasure)

1:56

1.99

Air: There the brisk sparkling nectar drain (Pleasure)

2:28

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Solo and Chorus: While for thy arms that beauty glows (Pleasure, Chorus)

2:29

1.99

Recitative: Away, mistaken wretch, away! (Virtue)

0:28

1.99

Air: This manly youth's exalted mind (Virtue)

6:13

1.99

Recitative: Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me (Virtue)

0:17

1.99

Air: Go, assert thy heav'nly race (Virtue)

2:43

1.99

Recitative: In peace, in war (Virtue)

0:26

1.99

Solo and Chorus: So shalt thou gain immortal praise (Virtue, Chorus)

2:16

1.99

Recitative: Hearst thou, what dangers then thou must engage? (Pleasure)

0:35

1.99

Solo and Chorus: Turn thee, youth, to joy and love (Pleasure, Chorus)

2:33

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Recitative: Short is my way, fair, easy, smooth and pla (Pleasure, Hercules)

0:36

1.99

Air: Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay (Hercules)

3:38

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Air: Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove (Attendant on Pleasure)

2:22

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Recitative: Oh! whither, reason, dost thou fly? (Hercules)

0:14

1.99

Trio: Where shall I go? (Hercules, Pleasure and Virtue)

2:23

1.99

Recitative: Mount, mount the steep ascent (Virtue)

0:41

1.99

Air: Mount, mount the steep ascent (Virtue)

1:37

1.99

Chorus: Arise! mount the steep ascent

2:17

1.99

Recitative: The sounds breathe fire (Hercules)

0:15

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Air: Lead, goddess, lead the way! (Hercules)

5:15

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Chorus: Virtue will place thee in that blest abode

5:22

1.99

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