‎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"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:32

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

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

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

2:01

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

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

0:22

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

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, 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, Simone Kermes, 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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
Peter Neumann

Conductor
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

Collegium Cartusianum

Peter Neumann

Simone Kermes

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

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