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Haendel : Alexander's Feast

Sir Philip Ledger•2010•55 songs, 145:35

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Overture

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

6:30

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "T'was at the Royal Feast, for Persia Won by Philip's Warlike Son"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:04

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air and Chorus. "Happy Pair !"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:43

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Timotheus, Plac'd on High"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:29

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "The Song Began from Jove"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:02

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "The List'ning Crowd Admire the Lofty Sound"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:02

7

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air. "With Ravish'd Ears the Monarch Hears"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:50

8

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "The Praise of Bacchus Then the Sweet Musician Sung"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:40

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air and Chorus. "Bacchus, ever Fair and Young" - "Bacchus' Blessings are a Treasure"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:02

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Sooth'd with the Sound"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:45

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "He Choose a Mournful Muse"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:27

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air. "He Sung Darius, Great and Good"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:06

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "With Downcast Looks the Joyless Victor Sate"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:14

14

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "Behold Darius Great and Good"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:38

15

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Recitative. "The Mighty Master Smiled to See"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:32

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air. "Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:08

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air. "War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:40

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Chorus. "The Many Rend the Skies with Loud Applause"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:45

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Air. "The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

6:58

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 1: Chorus da capo. "The Many Rend the Skies with Loud Applause"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

4:49

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato and Chorus. "Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again" - "Break His Bonds of Sleep

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

8:37

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Air. "Revenge, Timotheus Cries"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:02

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato. "Give the Vengeance Due to the Valiant Crew"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

1:31

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Air. "The Princes Applaud with a Furious Joy"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:24

25

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Air and Chorus. "Thais Led the Way" - "The Princes Applaud with a Furious Joy"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:20

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Accompagnato and Chorus. "Thus, Long Ago, Ere Heaving Bellows" - "At Last Divine Cecilia

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

5:04

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Recitative and Duet. "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:30

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Recitative, Air and Chorus. "Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

3:54

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Your Voices Tune"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

0:38

30

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Duet. "Let's Imitate Her Notes Above"

Sir Philip Ledger/English Chamber Orchestra/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Thomas Allen/Robert Tear/Sally Burgess/Helen Donath

2:48

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Your Voices Tune and Raise"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:05

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Symphony

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:09

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Accompagnato. "See, Hercules! how smiles yon myrtle plain" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:47

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Come, Blooming Boy" (Pleasure)

1:57

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "There the brisk sparkling nectar drain" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:28

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Solo and Chorus. "While for thy arms that Beauty glows" (Pleasure, Chorus)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:30

37

Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Away, mistaken wretch, away" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:29

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "This manly youth's exalted mind" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

6:15

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:18

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Go, assert thy heav'nly race" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:43

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "In peace, in war" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:20

42

Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Solo and Chorus. "So Shalt Thou Gain Immortal Praise" (Virtue, Chorus)

2:25

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Hearst thou, what dangers" (Pleasure)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:37

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Solo and Chorus. "Turn thee, youth, to joy and love" (Pleasure, Chorus)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:34

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Short is my way" (Pleasure, Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:38

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Yet Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay" (Hercules)

3:41

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove" (Attendant)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:22

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Oh! wither, Reason, dost thou fly?" (Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:16

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Trio. "Where shall I go?" (Pleasure, Virtue, Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

2:22

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "Mount, mount the steep ascent!" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:42

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Mount, mount the steep ascent" (Virtue)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

1:36

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Chorus. "Arise, Arise" (Chorus)

2:18

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Recitative. "The sounds breathe fire celestial" (Hercules)

Sir Philip Ledger/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Heather Harper/Helen Watts/James Bowman/Robert Tear

0:17

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Lead, Goddess, Lead the Way" (Hercules)

5:15

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Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Chorus. "Virtue Will Place Thee"

5:19

April 5, 2010

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