‎Handel: Samson by Dunedin Consort — Apple Music Classical

I. Andante

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:28

II. Allegro

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:36

III. Menuet

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:29

I. This Day, a Solemn Feast (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

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)

Mary Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:06

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

John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir, 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, Fflur Wyn, John Butt

2:32

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

0:29

VIII. Why by an Angel (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

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)

John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

3:38

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

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, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:17

VI. O First Created Beam (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:10

VII. Ye See, My Friends (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott

1:57

I. Brethren and Men of Dan (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy

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, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

1:15

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

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

4:26

VII. Justly These Evils (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:40

VIII. My Griefs for This (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

1:02

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

4:39

X. There Lies Our Hope! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:22

XI. Then Shall They Know (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:27

XII. For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Matthew Brook, John Butt

1:42

XIII. My Genial Spirits Droop (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

1:28

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy

2:09

XV. Joys That Are Pure (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, 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)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

1:24

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

Matthew Brook, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:06

III. My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

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)

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

3:23

II. With Plaintive Notes (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Mary Bevan

7:13

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

Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan, Joshua Ellicott, 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)

Fflur Wyn, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan, John Butt

4:25

VII. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort

1:11

VIII. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

3:05

IX. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:11

X. Ne’er Think of That! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

1:34

XI. Traitor to Love (Duet)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan, Dunedin Consort

1:39

I. She’s Gone! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

0:20

II. It Is Not Virtue (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn

3:59

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:21

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:34

I. No Words of Peace (Recitative)

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

1:54

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

Vitali Rozynko, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

5:44

III. Put on Your Arms (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:11

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

2:55

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Joshua Ellicott

0:52

VI. Go, Baffled Coward, Go (Duet)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Vitali Rozynko, Joshua Ellicott

2:18

VII. Here Lie the Proof (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:51

VIII. Hear, Jacob’s God (Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:23

IX. Dagon, Arise (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Vitali Rozynko, John Butt

0:16

X. To Song and Dance We Give the Day (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Hugo Hymas, John Butt

4:06

XI. To Song and Dance We Give the Day (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

2:04

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:04

I. More Trouble Is Behind (Recitative)

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

1:38

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

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

3:22

III. Reflect Then, Samson (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy

0:51

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

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:41

V. Be of Good Courage (Recitative)

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

2:19

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:31

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

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)

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

2:21

I. Old Manoa, with Youthful Steps (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, John Butt

0:29

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

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

3:45

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

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt, Matthew Brook

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, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, John Butt

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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:12

III. Noise Call You This? (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt, Matthew Brook

0:48

I. Where Shall I Run (Recitative)

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

3:48

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

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

3:43

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

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

1:44

IV. Glorious Hero (Soli and Chorus)

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

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)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

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
Andrew & Emily McCoy

Photography
Peter Paul Rubens

Cover Art
Ruth Smith

Liner Notes
David Burbour

Photography
John Butt

Liner Notes

Handel: Samson

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