Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act 1
Handel: Samson, HWV 57
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, William Berger, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"
Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (I)
Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (II)
Air: "Loud as the thunder's awful voice"
Recitative: "Oh change beyond report"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"
Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"
Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery
Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "There lies our hope!"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"
Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"
Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley
Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"
NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "But who is this?"
Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Handel: Air (Dalila) and Chorus
To fleeting pleasures make your court
Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley
Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Michael Slattery, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "No words of peace"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"
Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Sophie Daneman
Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich
Recitative: "Here lies the proof"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger
Chorus: "To song and dance we give the day"
Handel: Soli (Dalila, Samson, Harapha and Manoa), Chorus
Fix’d in his everlasting seat
NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "More trouble is behind"
Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"
Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"
Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"
Recitative: "Be of good courage"
Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Sophie Daneman
Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald
Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"
Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Noise call you this?"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Where shall I run"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"
NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Solo and Chorus: "Glorious hero" - Accompagnato: "The virgins too shall" - Chorus: "Bring the laurels" - Solo: "May ev'ry hero"
Recitative: "Come, come! No time for lamentation now"
Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"
Production
- Bernhard GüttlerProducer
- Bernhard GüttlerMixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
- Sarah HölscherAssistant Engineer
- Christian FeldgenEngineer
- Ryan BatesPhotography
- Marcus KrügerPhotography
- Michael SchilhanslPhotography
- Christoph WetzelCover Art
- Sandra LousadaPhotography
- Jan GutzeitPhotography
- Randi BeachPhotography
- Stefan SchweigerPhotography
- Dorothea SchroederLiner Notes
- Ed. W. HansenBooklet Editor
- Peter HurleyPhotography
- Dorothea HeisePhotography