Alexander's Feast oder "The Power of Musick"
Alexander's Feast oder "The Power of Musick"
Produktinformationen "Alexander's Feast oder "The Power of Musick""
...entstand 1736, in einer Zeit, da Händel dem schwindenden Interesse an seinen italienischen Opern mit Oratorien in englischer Sprache zu begegnen versuchte. Tatsächlich gelang ihm mit diesem Werk, das einem Oratorium nahe steht, eine Komposition, die auf Anhieb ungeteilten Zuspruch fand und alsbald zusammen mit dem "Messiah" zu seinen beliebtesten Schöpfungen zählte. Zu Lebzeiten des Komponisten wurden nur "Acis and Galatea" sowie "Messiah" häufiger aufgeführt als "Alexander's Feast".
Andrea Lauren Brown: Sopran
Markus Brutscher: Tenor
Günter Haumer: Bass
Barucco
Wiener Singakademie Kammerchor
Dirigent: Heinz Ferlesch
ORF-CD3084
Disc 01
Prima Parte
| 01 | Overtura | 6:10 | |
| 02 | Recitative. Tenore'T was at the royal feast | 1:00 | |
| 03 | Air. Tenore Happy, happy, happy pair! | 4:37 | |
| 04 | Recitative. TenoreTimotheus, plac'd on high | 0:32 | |
| 05 | Accompagnato. SopranoThe song began from Jove | 1:12 | |
| 06 | ChorusThe list'ning crowd | 2:21 | |
| 07 | Air: SporanoWith ravish'd ears | 3:10 | |
| 08 | Recitative. TenoreThe praise of Bacchus | 0:36 | |
| 09 | Air. Basso Bacchus, ever fair and young | 4:35 | |
| 10 | Recitative. TenoreSooth'd with the sound | 0:49 | |
| 11 | Accompagnato. SopranoHe chose a mournful Muse | 1:38 | |
| 12 | Air. SopranoHe sung Darius, great and good" | 2:44 | |
| 13 | Accompagnato. SopranoWith downcast looks | 1:06 | |
| 14 | ChorusBehold Darius great and good | 2:33 | |
| 15 | Recitative. TenoreThe mighty master smil'd to see | 0:34 | |
| 16 | Arioso. SopranoSoftly sweet in Lydian measures | 3:22 | |
| 17 | Air. SopranoWar, he sung, is toil and trouble | 4:19 | |
| 18 | ChorusThe many rend the skies | 4:07 | |
| 19 | Air. SopranoThe prince, unable to conceal his pain | 5:57 | |
| 20 | ChorusThe many rent the skies | 4:06 |
Disc 02
Seconda Parte
| 01 | Accompagnato. TenoreNow strike the golden Lyre again! | 2:32 | |
| 02 | Air. BassoRevenge, Timotheus cries | 7:33 | |
| 03 | Accompagnato. TenoreGive the vengeance due | 1:46 | |
| 04 | Air. TenoreThe princes applaud with a furious joy | 2:03 | |
| 05 | Air. SopranoThais led the way | 5:51 | |
| 06 | Accompagnato. TenoreThus, long ago | 4:59 | |
| 07 | Recitative. Tenore Led old Timotheus yield the price | 0:20 | |
| 08 | ChorusLed old Timotheus yield the price | 3:29 |