‎Handel: Samson by Dunedin Consort — Apple Music Classical

I. Andante

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:28

II. Allegro

John Butt, Dunedin Consort

1:36

III. Menuet

Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:04

III. Ye Men of Gaza (Air)

John Butt, Mary Bevan, Dunedin Consort

4:06

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:29

V. Loud As the Thunder’s Awful Voice (Air)

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:52

VI. Then Free from Sorrow (Air)

Fflur Wyn, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:32

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

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

0:29

VIII. Why by an Angel (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott

0:49

IX. Torments, Alas, Are Not Confin’d (Air)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

4:53

I. Oh, Change Beyond Report (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:48

II. O Mirror of Our Fickle State! (Air)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

3:38

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort

3:00

IV. Total Eclipse! (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

4:03

V. Since Light so Necessary Is to Life (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt

1:17

VI. O First Created Beam (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

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)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, John Butt

0:31

II. Oh, Miserable Change! (Accompagnato)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

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)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

1:15

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

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

4:26

VII. Justly These Evils (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Matthew Brook

1:40

VIII. My Griefs for This (Accompagnato)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:02

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

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

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)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

1:42

XIII. My Genial Spirits Droop (Accompagnato)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

1:28

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

Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:09

XV. Joys That Are Pure (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Jess Dandy, John Butt

3:01

XVI. Then Round About the Starry Throne (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt

2:32

I. Despair Not Thus! (Recitative)

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

1:24

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

John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

3:06

III. My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy, John Butt

0:31

IV. Return, O God of Hosts! (Air and Chorus)

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

7:53

I. But Who Is This (Recitative)

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

3:23

II. With Plaintive Notes (Air)

Mary Bevan, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

7:13

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

Sophie Bevan, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:59

IV. Your Charms to Ruin Led the Way (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

2:47

V. Forgive What’s Done (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

0:30

VI. My Faith and Truth (Duet)

Fflur Wyn, Sophie Bevan, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:25

VII. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:11

VIII. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Sophie Bevan

3:05

IX. Her Faith and Truth (Chorus)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:11

X. Ne’er Think of That! (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Sophie Bevan

1:34

XI. Traitor to Love (Duet)

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Sophie Bevan

1:39

I. She’s Gone! (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:20

II. It Is Not Virtue (Air)

Dunedin Consort, Fflur Wyn, John Butt

3:59

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

Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott, John Butt

0:21

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:34

I. No Words of Peace (Recitative)

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

1:54

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

John Butt, Vitali Rozynko, Dunedin Consort

5:44

III. Put on Your Arms (Recitative)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Joshua Ellicott

0:11

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

Joshua Ellicott, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:55

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

Vitali Rozynko, John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:52

VI. Go, Baffled Coward, Go (Duet)

Vitali Rozynko, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

3:23

IX. Dagon, Arise (Recitative)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Vitali Rozynko

0:16

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

Hugo Hymas, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

4:06

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

2:04

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

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

3:04

I. More Trouble Is Behind (Recitative)

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

1:38

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

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Vitali Rozynko

3:22

III. Reflect Then, Samson (Recitative)

Joshua Ellicott, Jess Dandy, John Butt, Dunedin Consort

0:51

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

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

2:41

V. Be of Good Courage (Recitative)

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

2:19

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

John Butt, Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort

0:31

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

Joshua Ellicott, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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)

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

2:21

I. Old Manoa, with Youthful Steps (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

0:29

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

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

3:45

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

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Jess Dandy

0:49

IV. How Willing My Paternal Love (Air)

Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

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)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook

0:05

II. Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus)

Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Tiffin Boys' Choir

1:12

III. Noise Call You This? (Recitative)

Jess Dandy, John Butt, Matthew Brook, Dunedin Consort

0:48

I. Where Shall I Run (Recitative)

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

3:48

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

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

3:43

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

Dunedin Consort, Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy, John Butt

1:44

IV. Glorious Hero (Soli and Chorus)

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

5:39

V. Come, Come! (Recitative)

Matthew Brook, Jess Dandy, Dunedin Consort, John Butt

1:04

VI. Let the Bright Seraphim (Air)

John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Mary Bevan

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
Peter Paul Rubens

Cover Art
Ruth Smith

Liner Notes
David Burbour

Photography
Andrew & Emily McCoy

Photography
John Butt

Liner Notes

Handel: Samson

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