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

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

6:08

2. "T'was at the royal feast"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

0:32

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

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

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:32

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

4:03

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, 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"

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

2:49

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, 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, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

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

0:22

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
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

Collegium Cartusianum

Peter Neumann

Cologne Chamber Choir

Simone Kermes

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

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