‎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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:32

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

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

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

4:03

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

6:30

20. "The many rend the skies" (II)

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff, Peter Neumann

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:42

11. "But Bright Cecilia Raised the Wonder Higher"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, 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

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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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