Handel: Alexander Balus (COMPLETE)

George Frideric Handel: Alexander Balus, oratorio HWV 65 (1748) ACT 1 00:00 Scene I: Overture Scene I. Chor: Flush'd With Conquest, Fir'd By Mithra Scene I. Recitative: Thus Far, Ye Glorious Partners Of The War Scene I. Air: Great Author Of His Harmony Scene I. Fanfare/Recitative: And Thus Let Happy Egypt's King Speak His Affection Scene I. Air: Thrice Happy The Monarch, Whom Nations Contend, With Counsels To Scene I. Recitative/Air: Congratulations To Our Father - Hark, hark he strikes the golden lyre Scene I. Recitative/Air: Be It My Chief Ambition There To Rise, Where For These Scene I. Chor: Ye Happy Nations Round, Loudy Triumph, Your Voices Raise! Scene II. Recitative/Air: My Jonathan, Didst Thou Mark Well Her Graces? Scene III. Air: Subtle Love, With Fancy Viewing, Rapt'rous Joys On Joys Ensuing, Plays Scene III. Recitative/Air: Aspasia, I Know Not What To Call This Interview. Scene III. Recitative/Air: Check Not The Pleasing Accents Of Thy Tongue Scene III. Recitative/Duet: How Blissful State!' Scene IV. Recitative: Why Hangs This Heavy Gloom Upon The Brow Of Syria's Monarch Scene IV. Air: Heroes May Boast Their Mighty Deeds, And Talk Of Conquest In High Scene IV. Recitative/Air/Chor: Ye Sons Of Judah, With High Festival Proclaim This ACT 2 58:28 Scene I: Air. Kind Hope, Thou Universal Friend, Sweet Balm In All Distress, Still Scene I. Recitative: Long, Long And Happy Live The King! Scene I. Air: O Mithra, With Thy Brightest Beams Shine Out Serene And Gay Scene I. Recitative: Stay, My Dread Sovereign, And Let Just Revenge Secure They Throne Scene I. Air: Hateful Man! Thy Sland'rous Tongue Throws in Vain The Poison'd Dart Scene I. Chor: O Calumny, On Virtue Waiting, Shadow-Like, Yet Virtue Hating Scene II. Recitative/Air: Ah, Whence These Dire Forebodings Of The Mind? Scene II. Recitative/Air: Give To The Winds, Fair Princess, These Vain Doubts And Scene III. Recitative/Air: Thus Far My Wishes Thrive. With Eager Joy Fond Alexander Scene IV. Accompanied Recitative: Ye Happy People, With Loud Accents Speak Your Scene IV. Chor: Hymn, Fair Urania's Son ACT 3 01:48:30 Scene I: Sinfonia Scene I. Recitatave/Air/Chor: Tis True, Instinctive Nature - Here amid the shady woods Scene II. Recitative: Ah! Was It Not My Cleopatra's Voice? Scene II. Air: Fury, With Red Sparkling Eyes, Rise, In All Thy Terrors Rise Scene II. Recitative & Air: Gods! Can There Be A More Afflicting Sight, Than Such Scene II. Recitative & Air/Chor: May He Return With Laurel'd Victory On His Glad Brow Scene III. Accompanied Recitative: Yes, He Was False, My Daughter, False To You Scene III. Air: O Sword, And Thou, All-Daring Hand, Thy Aid Alone I Crave Scene IV. Accompanied Recitative: Shall Cleopatra Ever Smile Again? Scene IV. Air: O Take Me From This Hateful Light Scene IV. Recitative: Forgive, O Queen, The Messenger Of Ill! Scene IV. Accompanied Recitative/Air: Calm Thou, My Soul, Kind Isis - Convey me to some paceful shore Scene V. Recitative/Air/Chor: Mysterious Are Thy Ways, O Providence! - Ye sons of eternity Julianne Baird Edward Brewer Jennifer Lane D'Anna Fortunato Rudolph Palmer Palmer Singers Brewer Chamber Orchestra