‎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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, 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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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

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"

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

0:22

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:43

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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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