Handel: Alexander Balus (1748 English Oratorio in Three Acts)

Brewer Chamber Orchestra, D'Anna Fortunato, Frederick Urrey, Jennifer Lane, Julianne Baird, Peter Castaldi, Rudolph Palmer & Rudolph Palmer Singers

1998 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act One/Scene 1: Overture
  2:37
• 2
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus of Asiates: Flush'd with conquest
  3:31
• 3
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Alexander/Jonathan): Thus far, ye glorious partners of war
  1:27
• 4
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Aria (Jonathan): Great Author of this harmony
  3:40
• 5
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Fanfare/ Recitative (Ptolomee): And thus let happy Egypt's king
  0:37
• 6
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Aria (Ptolomee): Thrice happy the monarch
  4:01
• 7
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Cleopatra): Congratulations to our father's friend
  6:44
• 8
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Alexander): Be it my chief ambition there to rise
  2:30
• 9
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus Asiates: Ye happy nations round
  2:45
• 10
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act One/ Scene 2: Recitative/Air (Alexander): My Jonathan, did thou mark well her graces?
  3:53
• 11
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 1/ Scene 3: Air (Cleopatra): Subtle joy, with fancy viewing
  6:32
• 12
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Cleopatra): Aspasia, I know not what to call
  2:60
• 13
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Aspasia): Check not the pleasing aspects of thy tongue
  2:45
• 14
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Duet (Cleopatra/Aspasia): How blissful state!
  3:21
• 15
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 1/ Scene 4: Recitative (Jonathan/Alexander): Why hangs this heavy gloom upon the brow
  1:02
• 16
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): Heroes may boast their mighty deeds
  4:26
• 17
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/ Chorus of Israelites (Jonathan): Ye sons of Judah, with high festival
  4:31
• 18
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 2/ Scene 1: Air (Aspasia): Kind Hope, thou universal friend
  7:22
• 19
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Jonathan/Alexander): Long, long and happy live the king!
  0:38
• 20
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): O Mithra, with thy brightest beams
  4:10
• 1
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Sycophant Courier):, Stay, my dread sovereign...
  1:03
• 2
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Jonathan): Hateful man! thy sland'rous tongue
  4:23
• 3
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus: O calumny, on virute waiting
  6:29
• 4
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Act Two, Scene II) Recitative & Air (Cleopatra): Ah, whence these sire forbodings...
  6:53
• 5
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air (Aspasia): Give to the winds, fair princess, these vain
  4:07
• 6
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene III) Recitative & Air (Ptolomee): Thus far my wishes thrive.
  4:48
• 7
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene IV) Accompanied Recitative & Duet (Jonathan, Alexander, and Cleopatra): Ye happy people, with loud accents spea
  4:28
• 8
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus: Hymen, fair Urania's son
  2:30
• 9
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Act III, Scene I) Sinfonia
  1:10
• 10
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/Chorus (Cleopatra): 'Tis true, instinctive nature seldom points
  4:22
• 11
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene II) Recitative (Alexander, Jonathan, Aspasia): Ah! Was it not my Cleoptra's voice?
  1:55
• 12
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): Fury, with red sparkling eyes
  5:32
• 13
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air (Aspasia): Gods! can there be a more afflicting sight
  3:32
• 14
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/Chorus (Jonathan): May he return with laurel'd victory
  5:23
• 15
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene III) Accompanied Recitative (Ptolomee, Cleopatra): Yes, he was false, my daughter, false to you
  1:42
• 16
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Ptolomee): O sword, and thou, all-daring hand
  2:53
• 17
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene IV) Accompanied Recitative (Cleopatra, Egyptian Messenger): Shall Cleopatra ever smile again
  2:02
• 18
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Cleopatra): O take me from this hateful light
  4:29
• 19
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (A Second Messenger, Cleopatra): Forgive, O queen, the messenger of ill!
  1:10
• 20
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Accompanied Recitative & Air (Cleopatra): Calm thou, my soul
  3:33
• 21
  Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene V) Recitative & Air/Chorus (Jonathan): Mysterious are thy ways, O Providence!
  4:28