‎Handel: Samson, HWV 57 by Franziska Gottwald

Symphony

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

4:30

Menuet

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:02

Recitative: "This day, a solemn feast"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (I)

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

1:56

Air: "Ye men of Gaza"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman

4:06

Chorus: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" (II)

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:27

Air: "Loud as the thunder's awful voice"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan

3:27

Recitative: "Why by an angel"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Air: "Torments, alas!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

4:42

Recitative: "Oh change beyond report"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:51

Air: "Oh mirror of our fickle state!"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:13

Recitative: "Whom have I to complain of but myself"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

1:20

Air: "Total eclipse!"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:58

Chorus: "Oh first created beam!"

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

3:24

Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley

0:55

Recitative: "Brethren ond men of Dan"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Recitative: "Oh miserable change!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:49

Recitative: "Oh ever failing trust"

Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman

0:14

Air: "God of our fathers"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Nicholas McGegan

3:03

Recitative: "The good we wish for"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:07

Air: "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

4:34

Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman

0:13

Accomp: "My griefs for this"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:55

Air: "Why does the God of Israel sleep?"

Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

4:46

Recitative: "There lies our hope!"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus

0:21

Chorus: "Then shall they know"

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:49

Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald

1:58

Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor

2:33

Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

0:58

Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan

8:40

Recitative: "But who is this?"

Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan

2:27

Air: "With plaintive notes"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan

3:51

Recitative: "Did Love constrain thee?"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan

0:29

Air: "Your charms to ruin led the way"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

2:35

Recitative: "Forgive what's done"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan

0:38

Duet: "My faith and truth"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan

5:22

To fleeting pleasures make your court

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan

4:56

Recitative: "Ne'er think of that!"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman

1:20

Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"

Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan

1:54

Air: "It is not virtue"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:43

Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald

0:23

Chorus: "To man God's universal law"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:28

Recitative: "No words of peace"

Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:43

Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

5:13

Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"

Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman

0:29

Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"

Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley

2:17

Recitative: "Here lies the proof"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

0:49

Chorus: "Hear, Jacob's God"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor

3:18

Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, William Berger, Thomas Cooley, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, North German Radio Chorus

0:13

Chorus: "To song and dance we give the day"

NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

1:56

Fix’d in his everlasting seat

Thomas Cooley, NDR Chor, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:49

Recitative: "More trouble is behind"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

1:22

Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan

1:54

Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"

Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald

0:46

Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"

Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

2:45

Recitative: "Be of good courage"

Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan

1:58

Air: "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley

4:33

Air: "With might endued above the sons of men"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Michael Slattery

0:28

Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"

Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:16

Recitative: "Old Manoa"

Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:34

Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"

Michael Slattery, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan

3:38

Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:52

Air: "How willing my paternal love"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

3:46

Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

1:52

Recitative: "Noise call you this?"

Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen

0:38

Recitative: "Where shall I run"

Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald

2:36

Air: "Ye sons of Irael, now lament" - Chorus: "Weep, Israel, weep"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan

3:42

Dead March

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

2:42

Recitative: "The body comes"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald

0:57

Solo and Chorus: "Glorious hero" - Accompagnato: "The virgins too shall" - Chorus: "Bring the laurels" - Solo: "May ev'ry hero"

NDR Chor, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan

5:05

Recitative: "Come, come! No time for lamentation now"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan

0:32

Air: "Let the bright Seraphim"

Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, NDR Chor

6:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nicholas McGegan

Conductor
Sophie Daneman

Soprano
Wolf Matthias Friedrich

Bass
William Berger

Bass

Bernhard Güttler

Producer
Christian Feldgen

Engineer
Bernhard Güttler

Mixing Engineer, Editing Engineer
Sarah Hölscher

Assistant Engineer
Ryan Bates

Photography
Marcus Krüger

Photography
Michael Schilhansl

Photography
Christoph Wetzel

Cover Art
Sandra Lousada

Photography
Jan Gutzeit

Photography
Randi Beach

Photography
Stefan Schweiger

Photography
Dorothea Schroeder

Liner Notes
Ed. W. Hansen

Booklet Editor
Peter Hurley

Photography
Dorothea Heise

Photography

Handel: Samson, HWV 57

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George Frideric Handel

Nicholas McGegan

Sophie Daneman

Wolf Matthias Friedrich

William Berger

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