Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act 1
Handel: Samson, HWV 57
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
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, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "There lies our hope!"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Sophie Daneman, William Berger, Michael Slattery
Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"
Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor
Recitative: "But who is this?"
Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley
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!"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman
Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"
Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus
Recitative: "No words of peace"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"
Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, North German Radio Chorus
Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Here lies the proof"
Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, Thomas Cooley, Michael Slattery, Sophie Daneman, William Berger, Franziska Gottwald
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, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Wolf Matthias Friedrich
Recitative: "More trouble is behind"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley
Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"
Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"
Recitative: "Be of good courage"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"
Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus
Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan
Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"
Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"
Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Noise call you this?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Where shall I run"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan
Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, 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
- 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