Handel: Samson, HWV 57
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, William Berger, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald
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"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, 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, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Ye see, my friends"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, 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, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger
Recitative: "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, William Berger
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, Michael Slattery, William Berger, Thomas Cooley, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "For thee, my dearest son"
Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus: "Then round about the starry throne"
Recitative: "Trust yet in God!"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Air: "Return, oh God of hosts!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "But who is this?"
Sophie Daneman, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
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!"
Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Duet: "Traitor to love!" - Recitative: "She's gone!"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Sophie Daneman, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Favour'd of heaven is he"
Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Sophie Daneman, William Berger, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, North German Radio Chorus, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "No words of peace"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Honour arms scorn such a foe"
Recitative: "Cam'st thou for this"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, William Berger, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald, Sophie Daneman, North German Radio Chorus
Duet: "Go, baffled coward, go"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley
Recitative: "Here lies the proof"
Franziska Gottwald, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Dagon, arise!"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, William Berger, North German Radio Chorus, Sophie Daneman, Thomas Cooley, Michael Slattery, 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
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Sophie Daneman
Recitative: "More trouble is behind"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Franziska Gottwald
Air: "Presuming slave, to move their wrath!"
Recitative: "Reflect then, Samson"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Thomas Cooley, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Chorus: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!"
Recitative: "Be of good courage"
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald, Thomas Cooley, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
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, Sophie Daneman, Michael Slattery, Thomas Cooley, North German Radio Chorus, William Berger
Air: "The Holy One of Israel" - Chorus: "To fame im- mortal go"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Air and Chorus: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"
Recitative: "What noise of joy was that?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Franziska Gottwald, Nicholas McGegan
Recitative: "Your hopes of his deliv'ry"
Franziska Gottwald, NDR Chor, Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Recitative: "Noise call you this?"
Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Nicholas McGegan, Franziska Gottwald
Recitative: "Where shall I run"
Nicholas McGegan, Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, Michael Slattery, Franziska Gottwald
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