‎Handel: Samson, HWV 57 by NDR Chor

Symphony

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:30

Menuet

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:02

Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

0:34

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

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:56

Air: "Ye men of Gaza"

Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

4:06

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

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor

0:27

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

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery

3:27

Recitative: "Why by an angel"

Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:34

Air: "Torments, alas!"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:42

Recitative: "Oh change beyond report"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald

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"

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

1:20

Air: "Total eclipse!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

3:58

Chorus: "Oh first created beam!"

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

3:24

Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"

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

0:55

Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald

0:34

Recitative: "Oh miserable change!"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:49

Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"

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

0:14

Air: "God of our fathers"

Nicholas McGegan, Michael Slattery, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:03

Recitative: "The good we wish for"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

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, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger

0:13

Accomp: "My griefs for this"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

0:55

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

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

4:46

Recitative: "There lies our hope!"

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

0:21

Chorus: "Then shall they know"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:49

Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"

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

1:58

Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:33

Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"

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

0:58

Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"

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

8:40

Recitative: "But who is this?"

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

2:27

Air: "With plaintive notes"

Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:51

Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

0:29

Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"

Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:35

Recitative: "Forgive what's done"

Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:38

Duet: "My faith and truth"

Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

5:22

To fleeting pleasures make your court

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

4:56

Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"

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

1:20

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

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

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, North German Radio Chorus, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger

0:23

Chorus: "To man God's universal law"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:28

Recitative: "No words of peace"

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

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"

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

0:29

Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"

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

2:17

Recitative: "Here lies the proof"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:49

Chorus: "Hear, Jacob's God"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor

3:18

Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"

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

0:13

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

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor

1:56

Fix’d in his everlasting seat

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

2:49

Recitative: "More trouble is behind"

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

1:22

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

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan

1:54

Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"

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

0:46

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

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:45

Recitative: "Be of good courage"

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

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"

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

0:28

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

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

2:16

Recitative: "Old Manoa"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

0:34

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

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

3:38

Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:52

Air: "How willing my paternal love"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:46

Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"

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

1:52

Recitative: "Noise call you this?"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:38

Recitative: "Where shall I run"

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

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"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan

0:57

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

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

5:05

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

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:32

Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"

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

6:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
NDR Chor

Bass, Choir
Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Bass
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

Orchestra, Ensemble
Michael Slattery

Tenor

Bernhard Güttler

Producer
Bernhard Güttler

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Sarah Hölscher

Assistant Engineer
Christian Feldgen

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

NDR Chor

Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

Michael Slattery

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Handel: Samson, HWV 57

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