Description
George Frideric Händel: Ode For St. Cecilia's Day - Felicity Palmer, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Bachchor Stockholm, Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt / Das Alte Werk / TELDEC Audio CD 1996 / 0630-12319-2
UPC 706301231920
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (HWV 76) is a cantata composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The title of the cantata refers to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The premiere was on 22 November 1739 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
| Label: | TELDEC – 0630-12319-2 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Das Alte Werk |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1996 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Ouverture From Harmony When Nature | 8:44 | |
| 2 | From Harmony, From Heav'nly Harmony | 3:51 | |
| 3 | What Passion Cannot Music Raise | 8:36 | |
| 4 | The Trumpet Loud Clangor | 3:53 | |
| 5 | La Marche | 1:50 | |
| 6 | The Soft Complaining Flute | 4:38 | |
| 7 | Sharp Violins Proclaim | 4:30 | |
| 8 | But Oh, What Art Can Teach | 4:03 | |
| 9 | Orpheus Could Lead The Savage Race | 1:48 | |
| 10 | But Bright Cecilia Rais'd The Wonder High'r |
0:36 | |
| 11 | As From The Pow'r Of Sacred Lays | 7:02 |
- Chorus – Stockholm Bach Choir
- Chorus Master – Anders Öhrwall
- Conductor – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Orchestra – Concentus Musicus Wien
- Soprano Vocals – Felicity Palmer
- Tenor Vocals – Anthony Rolfe Johnson
