| Description |
2 audio discs (116 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (66 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Note |
For soprano, tenor, bass, chorus (SATB), and orchestra. |
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Text by John Dryden. |
| Performer |
Nancy Argenta, soprano ; Ian Partridge, tenor ; Michael George, bass-baritone ; The Sixteen ; Harry Christophers, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded at Hollows Church, Gospel Oak, London, Apr. 1990. |
| Note |
Booklet contains program and biographical notes in English, French, and German, and text with French and German translations. |
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Includes the composer's addition of Harp concerto in B flat (organ concerto op. 4, no. 6), Organ concerto in G (op. 4, no. 1), and a final chorus; all were included in the first performance, in 1736. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Cantatas, Secular.
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Cantatas, Secular. |
| Genre/Form |
Cantatas, Secular.
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| Subject |
Concertos (Organ)
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Concertos (Organ) |
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Songs and music.
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Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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| Subject |
Dryden, John, 1631-1700 -- Musical settings.
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Dryden, John, 1631-1700. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Cantatas.
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Cantatas.
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Musical settings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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| Added Author |
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
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Argenta, Nancy, performer.
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Partridge, Ian, performer.
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George, Michael, performer.
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Christophers, Harry, conductor.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Concertos, organ, orchestra, op. 4. No. 6.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Concertos, organ, orchestra, op. 4. No. 1.
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Sixteen (Musical group), performer.
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| Standard No. |
2372165302 |
| Music No. |
70162 Collins Classics |
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