Haendel
Alexander Balus - King

Haendel - Alexander Balus - King

  • Format: FLAC
  • Duration: 2:35:55
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  • Added April 5, 2010

Tracks

1. Ouverturenot rated2:51
2. Chorus ISRAELITES O calumny, on virtue waitingnot rated4:21
3. Chorus ASIATES Flush'd with conquest, fir'd by Mithranot rated3:11
4. Recitative CLEOPATRA Ah! whence these dire forebodings of the mind?not rated0:39
5. Recitative ALEXANDER Thus far, ye glorious partners of the warnot rated1:28
6. Air CLEOPATRA Tossed from thought to thought I rovenot rated6:29
7. Air JONATHAN Great Author of this harmonynot rated3:17
8. Recitative ASPASIA Give to the winds, fair princess, these vain doubtsnot rated0:22
9. Flourish of trumpetsnot rated0:11
10. Air ASPASIA Love, glory, ambition, whate'er can inspirenot rated2:50
11. Recitative PTOLOMEE And thus let happy Egypt's kingnot rated0:24
12. Recitative PTOLOMEE Thus far my wishes thrivenot rated0:54
13. Air PTOLOMEE Thrice happy the monarch, whom nations contendnot rated3:43
14. Air PTOLOMEE Virtue, thou ideal namenot rated3:43
15. Recitative CLEOPATRA Congratulation to our father's friendnot rated0:25
16. Accompagnato JONATHAN Ye happy people, with loud accents speaknot rated0:37
17. Air CLEOPATRA Hark! hark! he strikes the golden lyrenot rated5:58
18. SOLI / CHORUS Triumph Hymen in the pairnot rated2:40
19. Recitative ALEXANDER Be it my chief ambition there to risenot rated0:14
20. Recitative ALEXANDER Glad time, at length, hath reach'd the happy pointnot rated0:48
21. Air ALEXANDER Fair virtue shall charm menot rated2:24
22. Duet ALEXANDER / CLEOPATRA Hail wedded love, mysterious law!not rated3:39
23. Chorus ASIATES Ye happy nations roundnot rated3:02
24. Chorus ASIATES Hymen, fair Urania's sonnot rated2:38
25. Recitative ALEXANDER My Jonathannot rated0:35
26. Sinfonianot rated1:15
27. Air ALEXANDER Oh, what resistless charms are giv'nnot rated4:13
28. Recitative CLEOPATRA 'Tis true, instinctive nature seldom pointsnot rated0:29
29. Air CLEOPATRA Subtle love, with fancy viewingnot rated4:55
30. Air CLEOPATRA Here amid the shady woodsnot rated4:17
31. Recitative CLEOPATRA Aspasia, I know not what to callnot rated0:45
32. Recitative ALEXANDER Ah! was it not my Cleopatra's voice?not rated0:41
33. Air CLEOPATRA How happy should we mortals provenot rated2:26
34. Air ALEXANDER Pow'rful guardians of all naturenot rated2:53
35. Recitative ASPASIA Check not the pleasing accents of thy tonguenot rated0:24
36. Recitative JONATHAN Treach'ry, O king, unheard of treacherynot rated1:23
37. Air ASPASIA So shall the sweet attractive smilenot rated2:40
38. Air ALEXANDER Fury, with red sparkling eyesnot rated6:24
39. Recitative CLEOPATRA How blissful state!not rated0:26
40. Recitative ASPASIA Gods! can there be a more afflicting sightnot rated0:24
41. DUET CLEOPATPA / ASPASIA O what pleasures, past expressingnot rated3:00
42. Air ASPASIA Strange reverse of human fatenot rated2:50
43. Recitative JONATHAN Why hangs this heavy gloom upon the brownot rated1:00
44. Recitative JONATHAN May he return with laurel'd victorynot rated0:26
45. Air ALEXANDER Heroes may boast their mighty deedsnot rated4:52
46. Air JONATHAN To God who made the radiant sunnot rated3:13
47. Recitative JONATHAN Ye sons of Judah, with high festivalnot rated0:31
48. Chorus ISRAELITES Sun, moon, and stars, and all ye Host of Heav'nnot rated2:51
49. Air JONATHAN Great God, from whom all blessings springnot rated4:38
50. Recitative PTOLOMEE Yes he was false, my daughter, false to younot rated1:19
51. Air ALEXANDER Kind hope, thou universal friendnot rated6:04
52. Accompagnato PTOLOMEE Ungrateful child, by ev'ry sacred pow'rnot rated0:26
53. Recitative JONATHAN Long, long and happy live the king!not rated0:40
54. Air PTOLOMEE O sword, and thou, all-daring handnot rated2:50
55. Air ALEXANDER O Mithra, with thy brightest beamsnot rated4:17
56. Accompagnato CLEOPATRA Shall Cleopatra ever smile again?not rated0:43
57. Recitative SYCOPHANT COURTIER Stay, my dread sovereignnot rated1:39
58. Recitative MESSENGER Ungrateful tidings to the royal earnot rated1:23
59. Air ALEXANDER Mighty love now calls to armnot rated2:36
60. Air CLEOPATRA O take me from this hateful lightnot rated5:17
61. Air JONATHAN Hateful man! thy sland'rous tongue1not rated4:21
62. Recitative SECOND MESSENGER Forgive, O queen, the messenger of ill!not rated1:23
63. Accompagnato CLEOPATRA Calm thou my soulnot rated0:47
64. Air CLEOPATRA Convey me to some peaceful shorenot rated2:41
65. Recitative JONATHAN Mysterious are thy ways, O Providence!not rated1:20
66. Chorus JONATHAN / ISRAELITES Ye servants of th' eternal Kingnot rated3:20
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