‎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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

4:03

19. "The prince, unable to conceal his pain"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, 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"

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

2:49

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, 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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff, 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"

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

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

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
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

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Collegium Cartusianum

Cologne Chamber Choir

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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