HÄNDEL | Alexander's Feast HWV 75

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) | Alexander's Feast or the Power of Music HWV 75 Text: Newburgh Hamilton, from Ode for St Cecilia's Day von John Dryde Anna Dennis - soprano Gwilym Bowen - tenor Matjaž Robavs - bass Stefano Veggetti - direction Ensemble Cordia & Cordia Akademie Glasbena Matica Ljubliana (Sebastjan Vrhovnik - direction) BRIXNER INITIATIVE MUSIK UND KIRCHE 07.08.2022, Cathedral Brixen (I) 00:00 Ouverture 05:13 Recitative (Tenore) - Twas at the royal feast 06:16 Air (Tenore) and Chorus - Happy, happy, happy pair! 10:41 Recitative (Tenore) - Timotheus, plac’d on high 11:13 Accompagnato (Soprano) - The song began from Jove 12:21 Chorus - The list’ning crowd 14:36 Air (Soprano) - With ravish’d ears 17:48 Recitative (Tenore) - The praise of Bacchus 18:26 Air (Basso) and Chorus - Bacchus, ever fair and young 22:35 Recitative (Tenore) - Sooth’d with the sound 23:20 Accompagnato (Soprano/Alto) - He chose a mournful muse 24:31 Air (Soprano/Alto) - He sung Darius, great and good 27:20 Accompagnato (Soprano/Alto) - With downcast looks 28:16 Chorus - Behold Darius, great and good 30:38 Recitative (Tenore) - The mighty master smil’d 31:16 Arioso (Soprano) - Softly sweet, in Lydian measures 34:26 Air (Tenore) - War, he sung, is toil and trouble 38:51 Chorus - The many rend the skies 42:29 Air (Soprano) - The prince, unable to conceal 51:36 Accompagnato (Tenore) and Chorus - Now strike the golden lyre again 54:00 Air (Basso/Alto) - Revenge! Timotheus cries 01:01:42 Accompagnato (Tenore) - Give the vengeance due 01:04:47 Air (Soprano) and Chorus - Thais led the way 01:09:01 Accompagnato (Tenore) and Chorus - Thus, long ago 01:13:52 Recitative (Tenore, Basso) - Let old Timotheus yield the prize Ensemble Cordia | www.cordia.it Violin: Lorenzo Gugole, Pietro Barttistoni, Ayako Matsunaga, Ilaria Marvilly, Isabel Soteras Valenti Viola: Maria Luisa, Barbon Lorenzo Boninsegna Cello: Franziska Romaner, Stefano Veggetti Doublebass: Davide Nava, Riccardo Coelati Rama Oboe: Georg Fritz, Stjepan Nodilo Horn: Viktor Praxmarer, Martin Schöch Bassoon: Michele Fattori, Yoan Urbano Otano Rangel Trumpet: Samuel Seig, Martin Weichslbaumer Harpsichord: Takashi Watanabe Organ: Sergio Gasparella Theorbo: Maurizio Piantelli Timpani: Charlei Fischer GLASBENA MATICA Ljubljana Sopran: Maja BRATINA, Blanka ČAKŠ, Ana GREGORIČ, Doroteja KINK, Anita NOVAK SMOLIČ, Andreja PERC, Maša PRAH, Urška URBANIJA ŽUN Alt: Urška FON, Jana JOCIF, Doris KERŠIČ, Špela KINK, Alina KOLOMIETS, Minka MEHLE, Maria SHILKINA, Klara ŽNIDERŠIČ Tenor: Aljaž BASTIČ, Peter BARBO, Evgen BIBIANKO, Andro ČALO, Dominik DOBNIK, Domen MIHELČIČ, Daniel ŠIMEK Bass: Janez AŽMAN, Peter NOVAK SMOLIČ, Tilen SLAKAN, Urban STANIČ, Tilen UDOVIČ, Urban UDOVIČ, Miha ZUPANC KOVAČ ______________________ SÜDTIROL IN CONCERT Youtube:    / südtirolinconcert   Facebook:   / suedtirolinconcert   Twitter:   / stinconcert   Audio & Video: Simon Lanz |   / incantorecordings