

Beschreibung
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. The oratory tells the story of...| 1 | Das Alexanderfest oder Die Macht der Musik HWV 75 | ||
| 1 | Ouvertüre: (Grave) - Allegro non troppo - | 03:47 | |
| 2 | Andante | 01:54 | |
| 3 | Rezitativ: 'T was at the royal feast | 01:05 | |
| 4 | Arie: Happy, happy, happy pair | 02:16 | |
| 5 | Chor: Happy, happy, happy pair | 02:23 | |
| 6 | Rezitativ: Timotheus, plac'd on high | 00:35 | |
| 7 | Accompagnato: The song began from Jove | 00:57 | |
| 8 | Chor: The list'ning crowd | 02:23 | |
| 9 | Arie: With ravish'd ears the monarch hears | 03:08 | |
| 10 | Rezitativ: The praise of bacchus then the sweet musician sung | 00:40 | |
| 11 | Arie: Bacchus, ever fair and young | 02:19 | |
| 12 | Chor: Bacchus' blessings are a treasure | 01:54 | |
| 13 | Rezitativ: Sooth'd with the sound | 00:46 | |
| 14 | Accompagnato: He chose a mournful Muse | 01:09 | |
| 15 | Arie: He sung Darius, great and good | 02:32 | |
| 16 | Accompagnato: With downcast looks the joyless victor state | 00:56 | |
| 17 | Chor: Behold, Darius great and good | 02:14 | |
| 18 | Rezitativ: The mighty master smil'd to see | 00:32 | |
| 19 | Arioso: Softly sweet in Lydian measures | 03:15 | |
| 20 | Arie: War, he sung, is toil and trouble | 04:36 | |
| 21 | Chor: The many rend the skies | 03:58 | |
| 22 | Arie: The Prince, unable to conceal his pain | 05:14 | |
| 23 | Chor: The many rend the skies | 04:09 | |
| 24 | Accompagnato: Now strike the golden lyre again | 01:04 | |
| 25 | Chor: Break his bands of sleep asunder | 01:11 | |
| 26 | Accompagnato: Hark, hark! The horrid sound | 00:28 | |
| 27 | Arie: Revenge, Timotheus cries | 07:14 | |
| 28 | Accompagnato: Give the vengeance due to the valiant crew | 01:39 | |
| 29 | Arie: The princes applaud with a furious joy | 02:00 | |
| 30 | Arie: Thais led the way | 03:08 | |
| 31 | Chorus: The princes applaud with a furious joy | 02:53 | |
| 32 | Accompagnato: Thus, long ago, ere heaving Bellows learn'd to blow | 02:22 | |
| 33 | Chorus: At last divine Cecilia came | 02:40 | |
| 34 | Rezitativ: Let old Timotheus yield the prize | 00:23 | |
| 35 | Soli und Chor: Let old Timotheus yield the prize | 03:43 |