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

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:08

2. "T'was at the royal feast"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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"

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

4:01

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, 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"

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:32

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

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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)

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"

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

2:49

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

Konstantin Wolff, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:22

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:43

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
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

Peter Neumann

Collegium Cartusianum

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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