‎Handel: Samson, HWV 57 by Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Symphony

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:30

Menuet

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:02

Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (I)

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:56

Air: "Ye men of Gaza"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman

4:06

Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (II)

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:27

Air: "Loud as the thunder's awful voice"

Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:27

Recitative: "Why by an angel"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Air: "Torments, alas!"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:42

Recitative: "Oh change beyond report"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:51

Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

3:13

Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:20

Air: "Total eclipse!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

3:58

Chorus: "Oh first created beam!"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor

3:24

Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan

0:55

Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Recitative: "Oh miserable change!"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:49

Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley

0:14

Air: "God of our fathers"

Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:03

Recitative: "The good we wish for"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

1:07

Air: "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:34

Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald

0:13

Accomp: "My griefs for this"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:55

Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:46

Recitative: "There lies our hope!"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, William Berger

0:21

Chorus: "Then shall they know"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:49

Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

1:58

Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:33

Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan

0:58

Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan

8:40

Recitative: "But who is this?"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

2:27

Air: "With plaintive notes"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman

3:51

Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:29

Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:35

Recitative: "Forgive what's done"

Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:38

Duet: "My faith and truth"

Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

5:22

To fleeting pleasures make your court

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:56

Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"

Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:20

Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:54

Air: "It is not virtue"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:43

Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger

0:23

Chorus: "To man God's universal law"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:28

Recitative: "No words of peace"

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald

1:43

Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

5:13

Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"

Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Michael Slattery

0:29

Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"

Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich

2:17

Recitative: "Here lies the proof"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:49

Chorus: "Hear, Jacob's God"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:18

Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, Michael Slattery

0:13

Chorus: "To song and dance we give the day"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:56

Fix’d in his everlasting seat

Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:49

Recitative: "More trouble is behind"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

1:22

Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:54

Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

0:46

Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:45

Recitative: "Be of good courage"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:58

Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

4:33

Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Sophie Daneman

0:28

Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:16

Recitative: "Old Manoa"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

0:34

Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:38

Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:52

Air: "How willing my paternal love"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

3:46

Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:52

Recitative: "Noise call you this?"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:38

Recitative: "Where shall I run"

Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:36

Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald

3:42

Dead March

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:42

Recitative: "The body comes"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:57

Solo and Chorus: "Glorious hero" - Accompagnato: "The virgins too shall" - Chorus: "Bring the laurels" - Solo: "May ev'ry hero"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan

5:05

Recitative: "Come, come! No time for lamentation now"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:32

Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"

Sophie Daneman, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

6:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Bass
Sophie Daneman

Soprano
NDR Chor

Bass, Choir
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

Orchestra, Ensemble

Bernhard Güttler

Producer
Christian Feldgen

Engineer
Bernhard Güttler

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Sarah Hölscher

Assistant Engineer
Ryan Bates

Photography
Marcus Krüger

Photography
Michael Schilhansl

Photography
Christoph Wetzel

Cover Art
Sandra Lousada

Photography
Jan Gutzeit

Photography
Randi Beach

Photography
Stefan Schweiger

Photography
Dorothea Schroeder

Liner Notes
Ed. W. Hansen

Booklet Editor
Peter Hurley

Photography
Dorothea Heise

Photography

Handel: Samson, HWV 57

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George Frideric Handel

Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Sophie Daneman

NDR Chor

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

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Handel: Samson, HWV 57

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