1. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Overture. (Larghetto e staccato) - Allegro [6:12] 2. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. 'Twas at the royal feast [0:49] 3. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air and Chorus. Happy, happy, happy pair! [4:45] 4. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. Timotheus placed on high [0:19] 5. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. The song began fro [0:49] 6. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The listening crowd admired the lo [2:15] 7. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. With ravish'd ears [3:25] 8. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. The praise of Bacchus then [0:28] 9. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air and Chorus. Bacchus, ever fair and you [4:40] 10. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. Soothed with the sound, the ki [0:33] 11. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. He chose a mournfu [1:20] 12. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. He sung Darius, great and good [3:01] 13. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Accompanied recitative. With downcast look [0:52] 14. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. Behold Darius great and good [3:06] 15. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Recitative. The mighty master smiled to se [0:28] 16. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. Softly sweet in Lydian measures [3:00] 17. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. War, he sung, is toil and trouble [5:19] 18. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The many rend the skies with loud [3:56] 19. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Air. The prince, unable to conceal his pai [6:05] 20. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 1. Chorus. The many rend the skies with loud [4:02] 21. Concerto Grosso in C major "Alexander's Feast" HWV 318 [12:57] 22. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative with Chorus. Now st [2:20] 23. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries / A / A [5:05] 24. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative. Give the vengeance [1:46] 25. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. The princes applaud with a furious jo [2:07] 26. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Air. Thaïs led the way / Chorus. The princ / Chorus. The princ [5:27] 27. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Accompanied recitative. Thus, long ago [2:47] 28. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Chorus. At last divine Cecilia came [3:08] 29. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Recitative. Your voices tune, and raise th [0:31] 30. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Duet. Let's imitate her notes above! [2:28] 31. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Recitative. Let old Timotheus yield the pr [0:19] 32. Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 75: Part 2. Let old Timotheus yield the prize [3:46] |