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Honor Sheppard (Soprano), Max Worthley (Tenor), Maurice Bevan (Baritone), Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra & Alfred Deller (Conductor) & Alfred Deller (Counter Tenor)

George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Overture (Maestoso–Allegro ma non troppo–Andante)

Honor Sheppard (Soprano), Max Worthley (Tenor), Maurice Bevan (Baritone), Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra & Alfred Deller (Conductor) & Alfred Deller (Counter Tenor)

Deller Vol. 4; Handel, Bach & The English Renaissance

6 MINUTES AND 47 SECONDS • MAR 10 2009

Album tracklist

1
George Frideric Handel: Jephta-Oratorio (1752), HWV 70 -- 'Tis Heaven's all-ruling pow'r
03:04
2
George Frideric Handel: Jephta-Oratorio (1752), HWV 70 -- O spare your daughter
02:37
3
George Frideric Handel: Jephta-Oratorio (1752), HWV 70 -- Laud her all ye virgin train
03:09
4
George Frideric Handel: Serse-Opera (1738-London) -- Ombra mai fu
04:19
5
George Frideric Handel: Orlando-Opera (1733-London) -- Ah! Stigie larve
08:05
6
George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro, il Pensoroso ed il Moderato-Oratorio (1740), HWV 55 -- Let me wander
02:01
7
George Frideric Handel: Orlando-Opera (1733-London) -- Cielo se tu il consenti
05:22
8
George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo-Opera (1711-London) -- Lascia ch'io pianga
04:41
9
George Frideric Handel: Theodora-Oratorio (1750), HWV 68 -- Kind Heav'n, if Virtue be thy care
02:36
10
George Frideric Handel: Theodora-Oratorio (1750), HWV 68 -- Wide spread his name
02:33
11
George Frideric Handel: Theodora-Oratorio (1750), HWV 68 -- Sweet Rose, and Lilly, flow'ry Form
03:13
12
George Frideric Handel: Theodora-Oratorio (1750), HWV 68 -- To thee thou glorious son of worth
05:16
13
George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems -- Zadok the priest
01:50
14
George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems -- The King shall rejoice
01:44
15
George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems -- Let thy hand be strenghtened
01:35
16
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Largo: Eternal source of light divine
08:27
17
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Andante: Let all the winged ...
01:29
18
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Andante: Let flocks ...
02:03
19
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Let rolling streams ...
01:36
20
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Kind health descends
02:41
21
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- Let envy then conceal her head
01:40
22
George Frideric Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne -- United nations shall combine
01:57
23
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh' beliebte Seelenlust" -- Aria: Vergnügte Ruh'
03:11
24
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh' beliebte Seelenlust" -- Recitative: Die Welt, das Sündenhaus
05:37
25
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh' beliebte Seelenlust" -- Aria: Wie jammern
09:44
26
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh' beliebte Seelenlust" -- Recitative: Wer solte sich
06:18
27
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 170 "Vergnügte Ruh' beliebte Seelenlust" -- Aria: Wie leid ist mir das Leben
08:06
28
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 54 "Widerstehe doch der Sünde" -- Aria: Widerstehe
09:01
29
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 54 "Widerstehe doch der Sünde" -- Recitative: Die Art
01:08
30
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 54 "Widerstehe doch der Sünde" -- Aria: Wer Sunde tut
03:25
31
Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in b minor, BWV233 -- Agnus Dei
05:35
32
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Overture (Maestoso–Allegro ma non troppo–Andante)
06:47
33
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Recitative: 'Twas at the royal feast
01:25
34
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air and Chorus: Happy, happy, happy
05:05
35
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Recitative: Timotheus, plac'd on high
00:35
36
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Accompanied recitative: The song began
01:04
37
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Chorus: The list'ning crowd
02:43
38
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air: With ravish'd ears
04:05
39
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Recitative: The praise of Bacchus
00:38
40
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air and Chorus: Bacchus, ever fair
04:13
41
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Recitative: Sooth'd with the sound
00:57
42
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Accompanied recitative: He chose a mournful Muse
01:29
43
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air: He sung Darius
03:43
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Accompanied recitative: With downcast looks
01:11
45
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Chorus: Behold Darius
03:34
46
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Recitative: The mighty master smil'd
00:41
47
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air: Softly sweet in Lydian measures
03:27
48
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air: War, he sung, is toil and trouble
05:40
49
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Chorus: The many rend the skies
03:59
50
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Air: The Prince, unable to conceal
07:46
51
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part I -- Chorus da capo: The many rend the skies
04:09
52
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Accompanied recitative: Now strike the golden Lyre again
01:35
53
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Chorus: Break his bands of sleep asunder
01:54
54
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Air: Revenge, revenge
02:03
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Largo: Behold the ghastly band
04:52
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Air da capo: Revenge, revenge
02:10
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Accompanied recitative: Give the vengeance due
02:10
58
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Air: The princes applaud
02:30
59
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Air and chorus: Thais led the way
05:04
60
George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Accompanied recitative: Thus, long ago
02:54
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Chorus: At last divine Cecilia came
04:36
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Recitative: Let old Timotheus yield the prize
00:35
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George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast – Part II -- Chorus and soloists: Let old Timotheus yield the prize
03:54
64
John Dowland: Book of Airs, 1597 -- Air: Can she excuse my wrongs ?
04:12
65
Thomas Morley: A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke -- Air for three viols (instr.)
01:31
66
John Bartlett (m) / George Gascoigne (t): A Book of Ayres ... 1606 -- Air: Of all the birds that I do know
02:01
67
Robert Johnson: Fitwilliam Virginal Book -- Alman for harpsichord (set by Gilles Farnaby) (instr.)
01:17
68
John Dowland: Book of Airs, 1597 -- Air: If my complaints could passions move
04:27
69
John Jenkins: Pavan for four viols (instr.) --
05:58
70
Thomas Campian: Rosseter's Book of Ayres, 1601 -- Air: I care not for these ladies
01:45
71
John Dowland: Air for lute solo: My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (instr.) --
01:03
72
Robert Parsons: Air: Pandolpho (orn. for lute) --
07:23
73
John Jenkins: Fantasia in C for four viols (instr.) --
04:59
74
John Dowland: A Pilgrim's Solace -- Air: From silent night
05:19
75
Giles Farnaby: Fitwilliam Virginal Book -- Variations for harpsichord on “Up Tails All“ (instr.)
05:57
76
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part I -- Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae
01:12
77
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part I -- Aleph; Quomodo sedet
02:36
78
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part I -- Beth
00:29
79
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part I -- Plorans ploravit
04:08
80
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- De Lamentatione Jeremiae Prophetae
01:36
81
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Ghimel
01:00
82
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Migravit Judas
01:59
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Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Daleth
00:32
84
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Omnes persecutores
03:27
85
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Heth
00:32
86
Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, Part II -- Facti sunt
04:45
87
Thomas Tallis: Jesu salvator saeculi --
05:16
88
Thomas Tallis: Deus tuorum militum --
04:11
89
Thomas Tallis: O nata lux de lumine --
02:09
90
Thomas Tallis: Jam Christus astra ascenderat --
05:39
91
Thomas Tallis: Salvator mundi Domine --
05:19
92
Anon., arr. Edmund Fellowes, British Museum, Add. Mss. 17, 786-91: My Sweet Little Darling --
03:03
93
Anon., arr. Peter Warlock, Christ Church, Oxford, Mss. 984-8: Guichardo --
04:40
94
William Corkine, arr. Thurston Dart: What Bootheth Love ? --
03:16
95
Anon., arr. Peter Warlock: Ah, Silly Poor Joas --
01:48
96
Thomas Whythorne, arr. Peter Warlock: Buy New Broom --
01:24
97
William Byrd, arr. Fellowes: Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis, 1585 -- Ye Sacred Muses
03:51
98
William Byrd, arr. Edmund Fellowes, : Psalms, Sonnets, and Songs of Sadness and Piety, made into Music of Five Parts, 1588 -- Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby
07:00
99
Richard Nicholson, arr. Peter Warlock: In a Merry May Morn --
01:25
100
Robert Parsons, arr. Peter Warlock: Pandolpho --
04:06
101
William Byrd, arr. Peter le Huray & Thurston Dart: Come, pretty Babe --
01:32
102
Anon., arr. Peter Warlock: O Death, Rock Me Asleep --
03:04
103
John Blow: The Self-Banished --
03:33
104
John Weldon: The Nightingale --
01:36
105
Georg Friedrich Händel: from Rodelinda, 1725 -- Dove sei
04:14
106
Johann Sebastian Bach: from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725 -- Bist du bei mir
02:59
107
Matthew Locke: Melothsia, 1673 -- Voluntary in G for organ
01:09
108
Henry Purcell: Elegy on the death of Queen Mary, 1695 -- The Queen's Epicedium
07:10
109
Matthew Locke: Melothsia, 1673 -- Voluntary in F for organ
01:32
110
Pelham Humfrey (or Hemphryes): Harmonia Sacra, Book I, 1688 -- A Hymn to God the Father
03:32
111
Thomas Morley: The First Book of Canzonets to Two Voices, 1595 -- Sweet Nymph, Come to Thy Lover
01:41
112
Henry Purcell: Love's Goddess Birthday Song for Queen Mary, 1692 -- Sweetness of Nature
03:40
113
Robert Jones: A Musicall Dreame or 4th Book of Airs -- Sweet Kate
01:45
114
Thomas Morley: Canzonets for Two Voices -- Miraculous love's wounding
02:59
115
Thomas Morley: Canzonets for Two Voices -- I go before, my darling
01:27
116
John Blow: Amphion Anglicus (London, 1600) -- If my Celia could persuade
03:01
117
John Blow: Amphion Anglicus (London, 1600) -- Ah Heav'n! What is it I hear?
03:18
118
Richard Deering: Cantica Sacra (London, 1662) -- O bone Jesu
03:10
119
Richard Deering: Cantica Sacra (London, 1662) -- Gaudent in coelis
01:33
120
Anon., Fayrfax Ms (er. John Stevens): Ah, My Dear Son --
06:09
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