Peter Castaldi Discography Alexander Balus - 1748 English O...

Alexander Balus - 1748 English Oratorio In Three Acts

Featuring

Robert Palmer , George Frideric Handel , Julianne Baird , Jennifer Lane , Rudolph Palmer , D’Anna Fortunato , Brewer Chamber Orchestra , Edward Brewer and Frederick Urrey

Release date 1998

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Tracklist

1

Act I - Overture

2:37

2

Act I - Chorus "Flush'd With Conquest"

3:31

3

Act I - Recitative "Thus Far, Ye Glorious"

1:27

4

Act I - Air Jonathan "Great Author"

3:40

5

Act I - Fanfare / Recitative "And Thus"

0:37

6

Act I - Air Ptolomee "Thrice Happy"

4:01

7

Act I - Recit / Air Cleopatra"Congratulation... Hark"

6:43

8

Act I - Recit / Air Alexander "Be It... Fair Virtue"

2:30

9

Act I - Chorus "Ye Happy Nations Round"

2:46

10

Act I - Recit / Air Alexander "My Jonathan... Oh What"

3:52

11

Act I - Air Cleopatra "Subtle Love"

6:32

12

Act I - Recit / Air Cleopatra "Aspasia... How Happy"

3:00

13

Act I - Recit / Air Apasia "Check Not... So Shall"

2:46

14

Act I - Recit / Duet "How Blissful... O What Pleasures"

3:21

15

Act I - Recitative "Why Hangs This Heavy Gloom"

1:02

16

Act I - Air Alexander "Heroes May Boast"

4:25

17

Act I - Recit / Air / Chorus "Ye Sons... Great God"

4:32

18

Act II - Air Aspasia "Kind Hope"

7:22

19

Act II - Recitative "Long, Long And Happy"

0:38

20

Act II - Air Alexander "O Mithra"

4:06

21

Act II - Recitative "Stay, My Dread Sovereign"

1:03

22

Act II - Air Jonathan "Hateful Man"

4:23

23

Act II - Chorus "O Calumny"

6:28

24

Act II - Recit / Air Cleopatra "Ah, Whence... Tost"

6:52

25

Act II - Recit / Air Aspasia "Give... Pow'rful Guardians"

4:08

26

Act II - Recit / Air Ptolomee "Thus Far... Virtue"

4:48

27

Act II - Accompanied Recit / Duet "Ye Happy... Hail"

4:29

28

Act II - Chorus "Hymen, Fair"

2:30

29

Act III - Sinfonia

1:10

30

Act III - Recitative / Air / Chorus "Tis True... Here Amid"

4:22

31

Act III - Recitative "Ah! Was It Not"

1:55

32

Act III - Air Alexander "Fury With Red Sparkling Eyes"

5:32

33

Act III - Recit / Air Aspasia "Gods... Strange Reverse"

3:32

34

Act III - Recit / Air / Chorus "May He... To God"

5:23

35

Act III - Accompanied Recit "Yes, He Was False"

1:42

36

Act III - Air Ptolomee "O Sword"

2:52

37

Act III - Accompanied Recit "Shall Cleopatra"

2:03

38

Act III - Air Cleopatra "O Take Me"

4:29

39

Act III - Recitative "Forgive, O Queen"

1:10

40

Act III - Acc. Recitative / Air "Calm Thou... Convey Me"

3:33

41

Act III - Recit / Air / Chorus "Mysterious... Ye Servants"

4:25

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