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

Overture

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

4:20

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

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

2:27

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

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

4:31

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

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

6:07

Of First Created Beam (Chorus Of Israelites)

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

3:32

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

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

1:46

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

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

4:22

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

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

6:20

Then Shall They Know (Chorus Of Israelites)

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

2:21

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

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

2:10

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

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

6:04

Then Round About The Starry Throne (Chorus Of Israelites)

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

2:24

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

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

3:53

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

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

13:36

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

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

1:01

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

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

4:32

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

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

5:16

To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air Dalila)

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

3:18

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

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

2:33

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

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

2:30

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

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

1:49

Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe (Air Harapha)

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

7:30

Go, Baffled Coward (Duet Samson, Harapha)

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

2:33

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

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

4:36

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

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

2:10

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

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

3:12

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

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

1:21

Presuming Slave! (Air Harapha)

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

3:45

Reflect Then, Samson (Recit. Micah, Samson)

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

0:53

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

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

2:58

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

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

1:34

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

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

3:57

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

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

2:54

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

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

0:28

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

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

2:45

How Willing My Paternal Love (Air Manoah)

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

3:19

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

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

2:01

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

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

1:16

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

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

4:34

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:56

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

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

2:58

Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus Of Israelites)

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

3:43

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Ensemble
Raimund Nolte

Bass-Baritone

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

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