‎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!"

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:32

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

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

4:01

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Collegium Cartusianum, 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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

2:01

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

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

0:22

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

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

3:43

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, 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"

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

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

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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