‎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, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

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3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:32

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

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

4:01

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

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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"

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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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

3:32

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

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4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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)

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:16

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

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

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:01

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

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

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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