‎Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 by Peter Neumann

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

6:08

2. "T'was at the royal feast"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Virgil Hartinger

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:32

9. "Bacchus, ever fair and young" - 10. "Bacchus's blessings are a treasure"

Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

4:01

11. "Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:32

18. "War, he sung, is toil and trouble"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

4:03

19. "The prince, unable to conceal his pain"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

6:30

20. "The many rend the skies" (II)

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

4:16

21. "Now strike the golden lyre again" - 22. "Break his bond" - 23. "Hark, hark! The horrid sound"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

2:49

24. "Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries" - 25. "Behold, a ghastly band"

Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:01

28. "Thaïs led the way" - "The princes applaud"

Simone Kermes, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

6:18

29. "Thus long ago" - 30. "At last divine Cecilia came"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff, Virgil Hartinger, Les Favorites, Jan Kobow, Cologne Chamber Choir, Holger Speck, Simone Kermes

0:22

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price" (II)

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
Simone Kermes

Soprano

Richard Lorber

Executive Producer
Sebastian Stein

Producer
Michael Webster

Mastering Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Christian Meurer

Engineer
Dirk Franken

Mastering Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Markus Schwering

Liner Notes
Andreas Dommenz

Photography
Katja Mees

Photography
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini

Cover Art

Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

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George Frideric Handel

Peter Neumann

Cologne Chamber Choir

Collegium Cartusianum

Simone Kermes

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Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

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