Frederick Urrey

Alexander Balus - 1748 English Oratorio In Three Acts

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Release date 1998
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Tracklist

1
Act I - Overture
2:37
2:37
2
Act I - Chorus "Flush'd With Conquest"
3:31
3:31
3
Act I - Recitative "Thus Far, Ye Glorious"
1:27
1:27
4
Act I - Air Jonathan "Great Author"
3:40
3:40
5
Act I - Fanfare / Recitative "And Thus"
0:37
0:37
6
Act I - Air Ptolomee "Thrice Happy"
4:01
4:01
7
Act I - Recit / Air Cleopatra"Congratulation... Hark"
6:43
6:43
8
Act I - Recit / Air Alexander "Be It... Fair Virtue"
2:30
2:30
9
Act I - Chorus "Ye Happy Nations Round"
2:46
2:46
10
Act I - Recit / Air Alexander "My Jonathan... Oh What"
3:52
3:52
11
Act I - Air Cleopatra "Subtle Love"
6:32
6:32
12
Act I - Recit / Air Cleopatra "Aspasia... How Happy"
3:00
3:00
13
Act I - Recit / Air Apasia "Check Not... So Shall"
2:46
2:46
14
Act I - Recit / Duet "How Blissful... O What Pleasures"
3:21
3:21
15
Act I - Recitative "Why Hangs This Heavy Gloom"
1:02
1:02
16
Act I - Air Alexander "Heroes May Boast"
4:25
4:25
17
Act I - Recit / Air / Chorus "Ye Sons... Great God"
4:32
4:32
18
Act II - Air Aspasia "Kind Hope"
7:22
7:22
19
Act II - Recitative "Long, Long And Happy"
0:38
0:38
20
Act II - Air Alexander "O Mithra"
4:06
4:06
21
Act II - Recitative "Stay, My Dread Sovereign"
1:03
1:03
22
Act II - Air Jonathan "Hateful Man"
4:23
4:23
23
Act II - Chorus "O Calumny"
6:28
6:28
24
Act II - Recit / Air Cleopatra "Ah, Whence... Tost"
6:52
6:52
25
Act II - Recit / Air Aspasia "Give... Pow'rful Guardians"
4:08
4:08
26
Act II - Recit / Air Ptolomee "Thus Far... Virtue"
4:48
4:48
27
Act II - Accompanied Recit / Duet "Ye Happy... Hail"
4:29
4:29
28
Act II - Chorus "Hymen, Fair"
2:30
2:30
29
Act III - Sinfonia
1:10
1:10
30
Act III - Recitative / Air / Chorus "Tis True... Here Amid"
4:22
4:22
31
Act III - Recitative "Ah! Was It Not"
1:55
1:55
32
Act III - Air Alexander "Fury With Red Sparkling Eyes"
5:32
5:32
33
Act III - Recit / Air Aspasia "Gods... Strange Reverse"
3:32
3:32
34
Act III - Recit / Air / Chorus "May He... To God"
5:23
5:23
35
Act III - Accompanied Recit "Yes, He Was False"
1:42
1:42
36
Act III - Air Ptolomee "O Sword"
2:52
2:52
37
Act III - Accompanied Recit "Shall Cleopatra"
2:03
2:03
38
Act III - Air Cleopatra "O Take Me"
4:29
4:29
39
Act III - Recitative "Forgive, O Queen"
1:10
1:10
40
Act III - Acc. Recitative / Air "Calm Thou... Convey Me"
3:33
3:33
41
Act III - Recit / Air / Chorus "Mysterious... Ye Servants"
4:25
4:25