‎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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:32

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

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

4:01

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:09

15. "Behold Darius great and good"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:02

16. "The mighty master smiled to see"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:34

17. "Softly sweet in Lydian measures"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:32

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

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:29

20. "The many rend the skies"

Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:03

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

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, 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"

Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger, 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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff

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"

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"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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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