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

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!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Konstantin Wolff, Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, 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, 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"

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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

Konstantin Wolff, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

5:01

26. "Give the vengeance due"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Konstantin Wolff, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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, Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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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