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