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