‎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!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:32

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

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

4:01

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

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

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)

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

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

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, Virgil Hartinger, Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum

0:22

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

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"

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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
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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