‎Handel: Samson by Dunedin Consort — Apple Music Classical

I. Andante

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:28

II. Allegro

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:36

III. Menuet

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:29

I. This Day, a Solemn Feast (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:33

II. Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound! (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:04

III. Ye Men of Gaza (Air)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Mary Bevan

4:06

IV. Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound! (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

0:29

V. Loud As the Thunder’s Awful Voice (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

2:52

VI. Then Free from Sorrow (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn, John Butt

2:32

VII. Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound! (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

0:29

VIII. Why by an Angel (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:49

IX. Torments, Alas, Are Not Confin’d (Air)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:53

I. Oh, Change Beyond Report (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt

0:48

II. O Mirror of Our Fickle State! (Air)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

3:38

III. Whom Have I to Complain of but Myself (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

3:00

IV. Total Eclipse! (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

4:03

V. Since Light so Necessary Is to Life (Accompagnato)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:17

VI. O First Created Beam (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:10

VII. Ye See, My Friends (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

1:57

I. Brethren and Men of Dan (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, John Butt

0:31

II. Oh, Miserable Change! (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

0:59

III. Oh, Ever Failing Trust (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

0:13

IV. God of Our Fathers (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

2:28

V. The Good We Wish for (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

1:15

VI. Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir’d My Tongue (Air)

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

4:26

VII. Justly These Evils (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt

1:40

VIII. My Griefs for This (Accompagnato)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:02

IX. Why Does the God of Israel Sleep? (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

4:39

X. There Lies Our Hope! (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:22

XI. Then Shall They Know (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:27

XII. For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:42

XIII. My Genial Spirits Droop (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

1:28

XIV. Then Long Eternity Shall Greet Your Bliss (Arioso)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

2:09

XV. Joys That Are Pure (Air)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

3:01

XVI. Then Round About the Starry Throne (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:32

I. Despair Not Thus! (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

1:24

II. Just Are the Ways of God to Man (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt

3:06

III. My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy

0:31

IV. Return, O God of Hosts! (Air and Chorus)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

7:53

I. But Who Is This (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott

3:23

II. With Plaintive Notes (Air)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Mary Bevan

7:13

III. Alas! Th’Event Was Worse (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan

0:59

IV. Your Charms to Ruin Led the Way (Air)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:47

V. Forgive What’s Done (Recitative)

John Butt, Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort

0:30

VI. My Faith and Truth (Duet)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Sophie Bevan, Fflur Wyn

4:25

VII. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:11

VIII. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air)

Sophie Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:05

IX. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort

1:11

X. Ne’er Think of That! (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

1:34

XI. Traitor to Love (Duet)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan

1:39

I. She’s Gone! (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:20

II. It Is Not Virtue (Air)

Fflur Wyn, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:59

III. Favour’d of Heav’n Is He (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:21

IV. To Man God’s Universal Law (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:34

I. No Words of Peace (Recitative)

Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

1:54

II. Honour and Arms Scorn Such a Foe (Air)

Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

5:44

III. Put on Your Arms (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:11

IV. My Strength Is from the Living God (Air)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:55

V. With Thee, a Man Condemn’d (Recitative)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

0:52

VI. Go, Baffled Coward, Go (Duet)

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

2:18

VII. Here Lie the Proof (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

0:51

VIII. Hear, Jacob’s God (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:23

IX. Dagon, Arise (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Vitali Rozynko

0:16

X. To Song and Dance We Give the Day (Air)

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:06

XI. To Song and Dance We Give the Day (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:04

XII. Fix’d in His Everlasting Seat (Chorus and Soli)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:04

I. More Trouble Is Behind (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:38

II. Presuming Slave, to Move Their Wrath! (Air)

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

3:22

III. Reflect Then, Samson (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:51

IV. With Thunder Arm’d, Great God, Arise! (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:41

V. Be of Good Courage (Recitative)

Vitali Rozynko, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:19

VI. Then Shall I Make Jehovah’s Glory Known! (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:31

VII. Thus When the Sun from’s Wat’ry Bed (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

4:43

VIII. With Might Endued Above the Sons of Men (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

0:32

IX. The Holy One of Israel (Air and Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:21

I. Old Manoa, with Youthful Steps (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

0:29

II. Great Dagon Has Subdu’d Our Foe (Air and Chorus)

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:45

III. What Noise of Joy Was That? (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

0:49

IV. How Willing My Paternal Love (Air)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:44

V. Your Hopes of His Deliv’ry (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

0:17

Symphony: I. Presto

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:19

I. Heav’n! What Noise! (Recitative)

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

0:05

II. Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:12

III. Noise Call You This? (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:48

I. Where Shall I Run (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

3:48

II. Ye Sons of Israel, Now Lament (Air and Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Jess Dandy

3:43

III. Proceed We Hence to Find His Body (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt

1:44

IV. Glorious Hero (Soli and Chorus)

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Mary Bevan, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort

5:39

V. Come, Come! (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

1:04

VI. Let the Bright Seraphim (Air)

Mary Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:58

VII. Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Dunedin Consort

Baroque Music Ensemble
John Butt

Harpsichord, Conductor
Joshua Ellicott

Tenor
Tiffin Boys' Choir

Choir

Philip Hobbs

Producer
Philip Hobbs

Engineer
Julia Thomas

Post Production Engineer
Rob Cammidge

Assistant Engineer
Hans Dieter Clausen

Editing Engineer
Peter Paul Rubens

Cover Art
Ruth Smith

Liner Notes
David Burbour

Photography
John Butt

Liner Notes
Andrew & Emily McCoy

Photography

Handel: Samson

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