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

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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff, 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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

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, Collegium Cartusianum, 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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, 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)

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

4:16

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

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

2:49

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

Konstantin Wolff, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

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

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"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:20

10. "Orpheus could Lead the Savage Race"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, 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"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

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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