‎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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:29

I. This Day, a Solemn Feast (Recitative)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:33

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, 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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

0:29

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

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:52

VI. Then Free from Sorrow (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn, John Butt

2:32

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:29

VIII. Why by an Angel (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, 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)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:48

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

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

3:38

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

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

3:00

IV. Total Eclipse! (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

4:03

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

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:17

VI. O First Created Beam (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

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)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:31

II. Oh, Miserable Change! (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

0:59

III. Oh, Ever Failing Trust (Recitative)

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:13

IV. God of Our Fathers (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

2:28

V. The Good We Wish for (Accompagnato)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:15

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

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:26

VII. Justly These Evils (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

1:40

VIII. My Griefs for This (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

1:02

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

4:39

X. There Lies Our Hope! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:22

XI. Then Shall They Know (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:27

XII. For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recitative)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

1:42

XIII. My Genial Spirits Droop (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

1:28

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

2:09

XV. Joys That Are Pure (Air)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

3:01

XVI. Then Round About the Starry Throne (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:32

I. Despair Not Thus! (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:24

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

3:06

III. My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:31

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

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

7:53

I. But Who Is This (Recitative)

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

3:23

II. With Plaintive Notes (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Mary Bevan

7:13

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

0:59

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

2:47

V. Forgive What’s Done (Recitative)

Sophie Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:30

VI. My Faith and Truth (Duet)

John Butt, Fflur Wyn, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

4:25

VII. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:11

VIII. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Sophie Bevan

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, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan, John Butt

1:34

XI. Traitor to Love (Duet)

John Butt, Sophie Bevan, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

1:39

I. She’s Gone! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott

0:20

II. It Is Not Virtue (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn, John Butt

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, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:34

I. No Words of Peace (Recitative)

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

1:54

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

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

5:44

III. Put on Your Arms (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

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)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:51

VIII. Hear, Jacob’s God (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, 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)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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

1:38

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

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

3:22

III. Reflect Then, Samson (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:51

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:41

V. Be of Good Courage (Recitative)

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

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)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, 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)

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

2:21

I. Old Manoa, with Youthful Steps (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:29

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

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

3:45

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

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt

0:49

IV. How Willing My Paternal Love (Air)

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:44

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

Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:17

Symphony: I. Presto

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:19

I. Heav’n! What Noise! (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:05

II. Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:12

III. Noise Call You This? (Recitative)

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

0:48

I. Where Shall I Run (Recitative)

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

3:48

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

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

3:43

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

Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:44

IV. Glorious Hero (Soli and Chorus)

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

5:39

V. Come, Come! (Recitative)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

1:04

VI. Let the Bright Seraphim (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Mary Bevan, John Butt

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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