‎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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, 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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:03

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

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

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

0:22

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:43

1. Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, 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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