‎Handel: Samson (English Oratorio HWV 57, performed according to the traditions of the time) by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Overture

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Raimund Nolte, Michael Chance, Sinead Pratschke

4:20

This Day A Solemn Feast To Dagon Held (Recit. Samson) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound! (Chorus of Philistines)

Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Raimund Nolte, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke, Michael Chance

2:27

Ye Men Of Gaza (Air Philistine Woman) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound! (Chorus Of Philistines)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Sinead Pratschke, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq

4:31

Why By An Angel Was My Birth Foretold (Recit. Samson & Micah) - Total Eclipse! No Sun, No Moon! (Air Samson)

Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, David Thomas

6:07

Of First Created Beam (Chorus Of Israelites)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, Raimund Nolte

3:32

Brethren And Men Of Dan, Say (Recit. Manoah & Micah)

Raimund Nolte, Michael Chance, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke

1:46

Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir'd My Tongue (Air Manoah)

Sinead Pratschke, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, Michael Chance, David Thomas

4:22

Justly These Evils (Recit. Samson) - Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep? (Air Samson)

Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance, David Thomas

6:20

Then Shall They Know (Chorus Of Israelites)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte

2:21

For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recit. Manoah & Samson) - My Genial Spirits Droop (Accomp. Samson)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Raimund Nolte, Mark Le Brocq, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, Michael Chance

2:10

Then Long Eternity - Joys That Are Pure, Sincerely Good (Recit. & Air Micah)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke

6:04

Then Round About The Starry Throne (Chorus Of Israelites)

Michael Chance, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday

2:24

Just Are The Ways Of God To Man (Air Manoah) - My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recit. Samson & Micah)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, David Thomas, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor

3:53

Return, O God Of Hosts! (Air Micah) - To Dust His Glory They Would Tread (Chorus Of Israelites)

Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Raimund Nolte

13:36

But Who Is This, That So Bedeck'd And Gay (Recit. Micah, Samson, Dalila)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Raimund Nolte

1:01

With Plaintive Notes And Am'rous Moan (Air Dalila)

David Thomas, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Mark Le Brocq

4:32

My/Her Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove (Air Dalila & Chorus Of Virgins)

Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance

5:16

To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air Dalila)

Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, David Thomas

3:18

Ne'er Think Of That (Samson) - Traitor To Love! (Duet Dalila & Samson)

Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday

2:33

To Man God's Universal Law (Chorus Of Israelites)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, David Thomas

2:30

No Words Of Peace (Recit. Micah, Harapha, Samson)

Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra

1:49

Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe (Air Harapha)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance

7:30

Go, Baffled Coward (Duet Samson, Harapha)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, David Thomas, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq

2:33

Here Lies The Proof (Micah) - Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah! (Chorus Of Israelites)

Michael Chance, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq

4:36

Dagon, Arise! (Harapha) - To Song And Dance We Give The Day (Chorus Of Philistines)

Raimund Nolte, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke

2:10

Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat (Choruses Of Israelites & Philistines)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance

3:12

More Trouble Is Behind (Recit. Micah, Samson, Harapha)

Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance, David Thomas, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte

1:21

Presuming Slave! (Air Harapha)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke, David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Monastery Baroque Orchestra

3:45

Reflect Then, Samson (Recit. Micah, Samson)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday

0:53

With Thunder Arm'd, Great God, Arise! (Chorus Of Israelites)

Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas

2:58

Be Of Good Courage (Recit. Samson, Micah, Harapha)

Michael Chance, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Mark Le Brocq, David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke

1:34

Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed (Air Samson)

Michael Chance, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday

3:57

With Might Endu'd - The Holy One Of Israel (Air) - To Fame Immortal Go (Chorus Of Israelites)

Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, David Thomas, Sinead Pratschke, Mark Le Brocq, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:54

Old Manoah, With Youthful Steps (Recit. Micah, Manoah)

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Raimund Nolte, Monastery Baroque Orchestra

0:28

Great Dagon Has Subdu'd Our Foe (Chorus Of Philistines) - What Noise Of Joy (Recit. Manoah, Micah)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Michael Chance, Raimund Nolte, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke

2:45

How Willing My Paternal Love (Air Manoah)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, Maulbronner Kammerchor, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Raimund Nolte

3:19

Your Hopes (Micah, Manoah) - A Symphony Of Horror And Confusion - Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus Of Philistines)

Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Michael Chance

2:01

Where Shall I Run (Recit. Messenger, Micah, Manoah)

Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke, David Thomas, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Raimund Nolte, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance

1:16

Ye Sons Of Israel, Now Lament (Air Micah) - Weep, Israel, A Louder Strain (Chorus Of Israelites)

Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Sinead Pratschke, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Mark Le Brocq, Michael Chance

4:34

Proceed We Hence (Manoah) - Symphony: Dead March - The Body Comes (Micah, Manoah)

David Thomas, Raimund Nolte, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq

4:49

Glorious Hero, May Thy Grave (Air Manoah & Chorus Of Israelites & Soli)

David Thomas, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Sinead Pratschke, Michael Chance, Raimund Nolte, Monastery Baroque Orchestra

5:56

Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row (Air Israelite Woman)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Raimund Nolte, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, David Thomas

2:58

Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus Of Israelites)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas

3:43

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Ensemble
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Samson (English Oratorio HWV 57, performed according to the traditions of the time)

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