‎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, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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, Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum, 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, Peter Neumann, 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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, 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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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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