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

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:08

2. "T'was at the royal feast"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

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

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

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)

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff, Peter Neumann

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"

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff

0:22

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:43

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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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