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

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:08

2. "T'was at the royal feast"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, 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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:32

9. "Bacchus, ever fair and young" - 10. "Bacchus's blessings are a treasure"

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

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

3:32

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

4:03

19. "The prince, unable to conceal his pain"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

6:30

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

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"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Konstantin Wolff, Peter Neumann

0:22

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

3:45

3. "From Harmony, from Heavenly Harmony"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:47

4. "What Passion cannot Music Raise and Quell"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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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