Ode for St. Cecilia's Day

Album by George Frideric Handel & Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day is an ode by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1739. The work is a Baroque choral and orchestral piece that alternates solo arias, choral movements and instrumental ritornellos, reflecting Handel's mature London style and his engagement with secular ceremonial music of the period.

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  1. 1.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Overture - Recitativo "From Harmony, from heav'nly Harmony" - Accompagnato "When Nature underneath a heap"
    8:43
  2. 2.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Chorus "From Harmony, from Heav'nly Harmony"
    3:51
  3. 3.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "What passion cannot Music raise and quell!"
    8:36
  4. 4.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Solo and Chorus "The Trumpet's loud clangor"
    3:53
  5. 5.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: La Marche
    1:50
  6. 6.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "The soft complaining Flute"
    4:38
  7. 7.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "Sharp Violins proclaim"
    4:29
  8. 8.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "But oh! what art can teach"
    4:03
  9. 9.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "Orpheus ould lead the savage race"
    1:48
  10. 10.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "Orpheus ould lead the savage race"
    0:36
  11. 11.
    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: Aria "Orpheus ould lead the savage race"
    7:01

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