Autori:
Georg Friedrich Händel
Interpreti:
Alfredo Bernardini, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Damien Gastl, Daniel Johannsen, Miriam Kutrowatz, Zefiro
Dátum vydania: 18. 7. 2025
Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75
Act I
01. Overture. [Grave] - Allegro non troppo
02. Overture. Andante
03. Recitative. 'T Was at the Royal Feast
04. Aria. Happy, Happy, Happy Pair
05. Chorus. Happy, Happy, Happy Pair
06. Recitative. Timotheus, Plac'd on High
07. Accompagnato. The Song Began From Jove
08. Chorus. The List'ning Crowd
09. Aria. With Ravish'd Ears the Monarch Hears
10. Recitative. The Praise of Bacchus Then the Sweet Musician Sung
11. Aria. Bacchus, Ever Fair and Young
12. Chorus. Bacchus' Blessings Are a Treasure
13. Recitative. Sooth'd With the Sound
14. Accompagnato. He Chose a Mournful Muse
15. Aria. He Sung Darius, Great and Good
16. Accompagnato. With Downcast Looks the Joyless Victor Sate
17. Chorus. Behold, Darius Great and Good
18. Recitative. The Mighty Master Smil'd to See
19. Arioso. Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures
20. Aria. War, He Sung, Is Toil and Trouble
21. Chorus. The Many Rend the Skies (I)
22. Aria. The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain
23. Chorus. The Many Rend the Skies (II)
Act II
24. Accompagnato. Now Strike the Golden Lyre Again
25. Chorus. Break His Bands of Sleep Asunder
26. Accompagnato. Hark, Hark! The Horrid Sound
27. Aria. Revenge, Timotheus Cries
28. Accompagnato. Give the Vengeance Due to the Valiant Crew
29. Aria. The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy
30. Aria. Thais Led the Way
31. Chorus. The Princes Applaud With a Furious Joy
32. Accompagnato. Thus, Long Ago, Ere Heaving Bellows Learn'd to Blow
33. Chorus. At Last Divine Cecilia Came
34. Recitative. Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize
35. Soli and Chorus. Let Old Timotheus Yield the Prize
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.