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

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!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:32

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

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

4:01

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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"

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)

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Peter Neumann, Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, 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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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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