‎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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

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

4:01

11. "Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

3:32

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:30

20. "The many rend the skies" (II)

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

4:16

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

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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"

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, Cologne Chamber Choir, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:22

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

7:07

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Cologne Chamber Choir

Choir
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra, Ensemble
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

Peter Neumann

Collegium Cartusianum

Simone Kermes

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

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