‎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"

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"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:26

5. "The song began from Jove"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

1:09

6. "The listening crowd admired the lofty sound"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

2:19

7. "With ravish'd ears"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Chamber Choir

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, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

1:31

13. "He sung Darius, great and good"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:41

14. "With downcast looks the joyless victor sate"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, 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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:32

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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"

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

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Virgil Hartinger

1:29

27. "The princes applaud with a furious joy"

Collegium Cartusianum, Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann

2:01

28. "Thaïs led the way" - "The princes applaud"

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

6:18

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

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

6:08

31. "Let old Timotheus yield the price"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Konstantin Wolff, Virgil Hartinger

0:22

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir

3:43

1. Overture

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:59

2. "From Harmony; When Nature"

Virgil Hartinger, Peter Neumann, 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"

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

3:24

6. March

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:02

7. "The Soft Complaining Flute"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

5:24

8. "Sharp Violins Proclaim their Jealous Pangs"

Virgil Hartinger, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:04

9. "But Oh! What Art can Teach"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

0:44

12. "As from the Power of Sacred Lays"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum

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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