Ode for St. Cecilia's Day

Album by George Frideric Handel & Cristina Grifone & Hans-Jörg Mammel & Musica Fiorita & Daniela Dolci

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day is an ode by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1739. The work is a Baroque choral ode for voices and orchestra, notable for contrapuntal choruses and expressive vocal writing, and it comes from Handel's mature London period when he focused on large-scale vocal works.

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  1. 1.
    Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. IV HWV 322: Larghetto affettuoso
    3:22
  2. 2.
    Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. IV HWV 322: Allegro
    2:39
  3. 3.
    Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. IV HWV 322: Largo e piano
    2:32
  4. 4.
    Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. IV HWV 322: Allegro
    2:32
  5. 5.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Overture
    5:44
  6. 6.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Recitativo From harmony
    0:25
  7. 7.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria When nature, underneath a heap
    2:38
  8. 8.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Chorus From harmony, from heav'nly harmony
    3:34
  9. 9.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria What passion cannot music raise
    7:50
  10. 10.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria & Chorus The trumpet's loud clangour
    3:41
  11. 11.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: March
    2:06
  12. 12.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria The soft complaining flute
    4:40
  13. 13.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria Sharp violins proclaim
    4:27
  14. 14.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria But oh! What art can teach
    4:27
  15. 15.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Aria Orpheus coult lead the savage race
    1:43
  16. 16.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Recitativo But bright Cecilia
    0:32
  17. 17.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76: Solo & Chorus As from the power of sacred lays
    6:39

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