‎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!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Vocalensemble Rastatt, Holger Speck, Les Favorites

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, 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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:38

12. "He chose a mournful Muse"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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, Collegium Cartusianum, 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, 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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:01

28. "Thaïs led the way" - "The princes applaud"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

7:07

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

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Peter Neumann

Cologne Chamber Choir

Collegium Cartusianum

Vocalensemble Rastatt

Production

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

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

George Frideric Handel

Peter Neumann

Cologne Chamber Choir

Collegium Cartusianum

Vocalensemble Rastatt

Production