Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act 1
Handel: Samson, HWV 57
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
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, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"
Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"
Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "There lies our hope!"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"
Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor
Recitative: "But who is this?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"
Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Handel: Air (Dalila) and Chorus
To fleeting pleasures make your court
Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"
Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Michael Slattery
Recitative: "No words of peace"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"
Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, William Berger, North German Radio Chorus, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman
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!"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger
Chorus: "To song and dance we give the day"
Handel: Soli (Dalila, Samson, Harapha and Manoa), Chorus
Fix’d in his everlasting seat
Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "More trouble is behind"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich
Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"
Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"
Recitative: "Be of good courage"
Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Thomas Cooley, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman
Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, 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"
Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Noise call you this?"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Where shall I run"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"
Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, 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
- Bernhard GüttlerMixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
- Sarah HölscherAssistant Engineer
- Christian FeldgenEngineer
- 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