‎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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

1:08

3. "Happy, happy, happy pair!"

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

4:31

4. "Timotheus placed on high"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

3:17

8. "The praise of Bacchus then"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:32

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

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

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"

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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, Collegium Cartusianum, 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"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:30

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

Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:16

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

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger

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, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

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

0:22

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

8:06

5. "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

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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