Handel: Alexander's Feast
Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Michael George
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Handel's 1736 setting of Dryden's ode is heard here with two interpolations made in the first performance - a concerto for harp and one for organ. Harry Christophers's feeling for sonority is... — More…
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Handel: Alexander's Feast
- Nancy Argenta, Michael George, Paul Nicholson, Ian Partridge, Andrew Lawrence-King, Stephen Stubbs, Erin Headley
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
Overture
Recitative: "'Twas at the Royal Feast"
Aria, Duet & Chorus: "Happy Pair"