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George Frideric Handel - Samson FLAC

Performer: George Frideric Handel
Title: Samson
Genre: Classical
Cat #: KuK 62
Label: K&K Verlagsanstalt
Country: Germany
Date of release: 1999
Style: Baroque, Oratorio
FLAC size 1580 mb
MP3 size: 1000 mb
Record From 2 × CD, Album

George Frideric Handel Germany Verlagsanstalt Baroque Oratorio 1999

Tracklist

1	Scene I: Samson, Manoah, Micah And Israelites.
2	Scene III:
3	Scene II: Enter Micah And Israelites, Observing Samson.
4	Here Lies The Proof (Micah) - Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, Hear! (Chorus Of Israelites)	4:36
5	Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed (Air Samson)	3:57
6	Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row (Air Israelite Woman)	2:58
7	Overture	4:21
8	Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe (Air Harapha) - Cam'st Thou For This, Vain Boaster (Samson)	7:31
9	No Words Of Peace, No Voice Enchanting Fear (Micah) - The Honour Certain To Have Won From Thee (Harapha)	1:49
10	Be Of Good Courage (Samson) - In Time Thou Hast Resolved (Micah) - Samson, This Second Message Send Our Lords (Harapha)	1:35
11	Scene III: Enter Manoah.
12	Scene II: Samson, Micah. Enter Dalila, Attended By Her Virgins.
13	Act The Third
14	But Who Is This, That So Bedeck'd And Gay (Micah) - With Doubtful Feet, And Wav'ring Resolution (Dalila)	1:01
15	Act The First
16	With Thunder Arm'd, Great God, Arise! (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:59
17	Reflect Then. Samson, Matters Now (Micah) - Shall I Abuse This Consecrated Gift (Samson)	0:54
18	Ne'er Think Of That (Samson) - Traitor/Traitress To Love! I'll Sue/Hear No More (Duet Dalila And Samson)	2:33
19	Your Hopes Of His Deliv'ry Seem Not Vain (Micah, Manoah) - A Symphony Of Horror And Confusion - Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus Of Philistines)	2:01
20	Why By An Angel Was My Birth Foretold (Samson) - Total Eclipse! No Sun, No Moon! (Air Samson)	6:07
21	To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air Dalila)	3:18
22	With Plaintive Notes And Am'rous Moan (Air Dalila)	4:33
23	Then Round About The Starry Throne Of Him (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:24
24	Just Are The Ways Of God To Man (Air Manoah) - My Evils Hopeless Are (Samson)	3:52
25	For Thee, My Dearest Son (Manoah) - My Genial Spirits Droop, My Hopes Are Fled (Accomp. Samson)	2:11
26	O First Created Beam! And Thou Great Word! (Chorus Of Israelites)	3:32
27	Proceed We Hence To Find His Body (Manoah) - Dead March (Symphony) - The Body Comes (Micah) - There Shall All IsraeI's Valiant Youth Resort (Manoah)	4:50
28	Scene I: Samson, Micah, Harapha And Chorus Of Israelites.
29	How Willing My Paternal Love The Weight To Share Of Filial Care (Air Manoah)	3:20
30	Brethren And Men Of Dan, Say, Where Is My Son (Manoah) - The Good We Wish For, Often Proves Our Bane (Accomp. Manoah)	1:46
31	Presuming Slave, To Move Their Wrath (Air Harapha)	3:45
32	Ye Men Of Gaza (Air Philistine Woman) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound (Chorus Of Philistines)	4:32
33	Scene II: Micah, Manoah And Chorus Of Israelites.
34	Act The Second
35	Old Manoah, With Youthful Steps (Micah) - I Come, My Brethren, Not To Seek My Son (Manoah)	0:29
36	Then Long Eternity Shall Greet Your Bliss (Micah) - Joys That Are Pure, Sincerely Good (Air Micah)	6:05
37	This Day, A Solemn Feast To Dagon Held (Samson) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound (Chorus Of Philistines)	2:28
38	Great Dagon Has Subdu'd Our Foe (Chorus Of Philistines) - What Noise Of Joy Was That? (Manoah And Micah)	2:46
39	Return, O God Of Hosts! - To Dust His Glory They Would Tread (Air Micah And Chorus)	13:37
40	Where Shall I Run (Messenger) - The Accident Was Loud (Micah) - Suspense In News Is Torture (Manoah)	1:17
41	Then Shall They Know, That He Whose Name Jehovah Is Alone (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:21
42	Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir'd My Tongue (Air Manoah)	4:23
43	More Trouble Is Behind (Micah) - This Message, Giv'n With Speed, Brooks No Delay (Harapha)	1:22
44	Glorious Hero, May Thy Grave, Peace And Honour Ever Have (Air Manoah, Solo And Chorus)	5:57
45	Enter Israelites With The Body Of Samson.
46	Go, Baffled Coward, Go - Presume Not On Thy God (Duet Samson And Harapha)	2:34
47	Justly These Evils Have BefalI'n Thy Son (Samson) - Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep (Air Samson)	6:20
48	Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus Of Israelites)	3:43
49	Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat, Jehovah / Great Dagon / Rules The World In State (Chorus Of Israelites And Philistines)	3:13
50	Scene III: Enter A Messenger.
51	With Might Endu'd (Micah) - The Holy One Of Israel Be Thy Guide / To Fame Immortal Go (Air Micah And Chorus Of Israelites)	2:55
52	Scene I: Before The Prison In Gaza. Samson, Blind And In Chains. Chorus Of The Priests Of Dagon, Celebrating His Festival.
53	Disc 2	76:21
54	Ye Sons Of Israel, Now Lament - Weep, Israel, Weep A Louder Strain (Air Micah And Chorus Of Israelites)	4:35
55	Scene IV:
56	My/Her Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove (Air Dalila And Chorus Of Virgins)	5:17
57	To Man God's Universal Law Gave Pow'r To Keep The Wife In Awe (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:31
58	Dagon, Arise, Attend Thy Sacred Feast (Harapha) - To Song And Dance We Give The Day (Chorus Of Philistines)	2:10

Credits

Artwork By – Josef-Stefan Kindler
Choir [Chorus Of Israelites & Chorus Of Philistines & Chorus Of Virgins] – Maulbronn Chamber Choir
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Jürgen Budday
Engineer – Andreas Otto Grimminger
Libretto By [Adapting] – Newburgh Hamilton
Libretto By [Original Book] – John Milton
Mastered By – Andreas Otto Grimminger, Josef-Stefan Kindler
Orchestra [On Period Instruments] – Monastery Baroque Orchestra
Photography [& Illustration] – Josef-Stefan Kindler
Producer – Andreas Otto Grimminger, Josef-Stefan Kindler
Soloist, Alto Vocals, Countertenor Vocals [Micah, Friend To Samson] – Michael Chance
Soloist, Baritone Vocals [Manoah, Father To Samson] – Raimund Nolte
Soloist, Bass Vocals [Harapha, A Giant & Messenger] – David Thomas
Soloist, Soprano Vocals [Dalila, Wife Of Samson & Philistine Woman, Attendant To Dalila & Israelitish Woman] – Sinéad Pratschke
Soloist, Tenor Vocals [Samson] – Mark Le Brocq

Notes

Oratorium in drei Akten in englischer Sprache und historischer Aufführungspraxis.
English Oratorio in three acts, performed according to the traditions of the time.
A concert in the church of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey, September 25th & 26th, 1999.
Total time: 02:34:33
2-CD-Box
Maulbronn Monastery Edition ~ A series created by Josef-Stefan Kindler & Andreas Otto Grimminger
(C) by K&K Verlagsanstalt Germany 1999