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

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!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, 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, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

3:32

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

4:03

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

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:30

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

2:01

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

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

0:22

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
Peter Neumann

Conductor
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

Cologne Chamber Choir

Peter Neumann

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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