Handel: Samson, HWV 57
William Berger, Sophie Daneman, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley
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"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger
Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "There lies our hope!"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus
Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"
Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "But who is this?"
Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Handel: Air (Dalila) and Chorus
To fleeting pleasures make your court
Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"
Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"
Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus
Recitative: "No words of peace"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"
Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald
Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"
Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Here lies the proof"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald
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, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "More trouble is behind"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"
Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"
Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"
Recitative: "Be of good courage"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, Thomas Cooley, Michael Slattery, William Berger
Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor
Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"
Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor
Recitative: "Noise call you this?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Where shall I run"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"
Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
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
- Christian FeldgenEngineer
- Bernhard GüttlerMixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
- Sarah HölscherAssistant Engineer
- 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