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

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, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, 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"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

3:32

18. "War, he sung, is toil and trouble"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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)

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, 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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
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

Cologne Chamber Choir

Collegium Cartusianum

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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