‎Handel: Samson by John Butt — Apple Music Classical

I. Andante

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:28

II. Allegro

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:36

III. Menuet

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:29

I. This Day, a Solemn Feast (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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)

John Butt, Mary Bevan, Dunedin Consort

4:06

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

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, John Butt, Fflur Wyn

2:32

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

0:29

VIII. Why by an Angel (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

0:49

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

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

4:53

I. Oh, Change Beyond Report (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

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)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

3:00

IV. Total Eclipse! (Air)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:10

VII. Ye See, My Friends (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

1:57

I. Brethren and Men of Dan (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

1:15

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

4:26

VII. Justly These Evils (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt

1:40

VIII. My Griefs for This (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

1:02

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

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

4:39

X. There Lies Our Hope! (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

0:22

XI. Then Shall They Know (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:27

XII. For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, 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)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt

2:09

XV. Joys That Are Pure (Air)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, 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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Matthew Brook

1:24

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

3:06

III. My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:31

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

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

7:53

I. But Who Is This (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, 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)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan, John Butt

0:59

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

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

2:47

V. Forgive What’s Done (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:30

VI. My Faith and Truth (Duet)

Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn, Sophie Bevan, John Butt

4:25

VII. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:11

VIII. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air)

John Butt, Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort

3:05

IX. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:11

X. Ne’er Think of That! (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

1:34

XI. Traitor to Love (Duet)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort

1:39

I. She’s Gone! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:20

II. It Is Not Virtue (Air)

John Butt, Fflur Wyn, Dunedin Consort

3:59

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:21

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:34

I. No Words of Peace (Recitative)

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

1:54

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

Dunedin Consort, Vitali Rozynko, John Butt

5:44

III. Put on Your Arms (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:11

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

2:55

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Vitali Rozynko

0:52

VI. Go, Baffled Coward, Go (Duet)

Vitali Rozynko, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

2:18

VII. Here Lie the Proof (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:51

VIII. Hear, Jacob’s God (Chorus)

John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort

3:23

IX. Dagon, Arise (Recitative)

Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:04

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:04

I. More Trouble Is Behind (Recitative)

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

1:38

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Vitali Rozynko

3:22

III. Reflect Then, Samson (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:51

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:41

V. Be of Good Courage (Recitative)

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

2:19

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

0:31

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

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

4:43

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

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:32

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

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

2:21

I. Old Manoa, with Youthful Steps (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:29

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

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

3:45

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

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

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)

Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:17

Symphony: I. Presto

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:19

I. Heav’n! What Noise! (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

0:05

II. Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

1:12

III. Noise Call You This? (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy

0:48

I. Where Shall I Run (Recitative)

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

3:48

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

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

3:43

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook

1:44

IV. Glorious Hero (Soli and Chorus)

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

5:39

V. Come, Come! (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

1:04

VI. Let the Bright Seraphim (Air)

Mary Bevan, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:58

VII. Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

3:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
John Butt

Harpsichord, Conductor
Dunedin Consort

Baroque Music Ensemble
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
John Butt

Liner Notes
Peter Paul Rubens

Cover Art
Ruth Smith

Liner Notes
David Burbour

Photography
Andrew & Emily McCoy

Photography

Handel: Samson

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