Samson Oratorio

Samson Oratorio

Album by Georg Friedrich Händel; Utah Symphonie Orchester, University Of Utah Symphonic Chorale, Maurice Abravanel, Jan Peerce, Phyllis Curtin

Released 2006

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CD 1
1
Samson, HWV 57: 1. Act 1 Sinfonia
George Frideric Handel
7:25
2
Samson, HWV 57: 2. Act 1 "This day, a solemn feast to Dagon held" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
2:22
3
Samson, HWV 57: 3. Act 1 "Ye men of Gaza, hither bring the merry pipe and pleasing string" [Dalila]
George Frideric Handel
3:39
4
Samson, HWV 57: 4. Act 1 "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
0:29
5
Samson, HWV 57: 5. Act 1 "Loud as the thunder's awful voice" [Philistine]
George Frideric Handel
3:30
6
Samson, HWV 57: 6. Act 1 "Why by an angel was my birth foretold" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
5:54
7
Samson, HWV 57: 7. Act 1 "Oh change beyond report, thought or belief!" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
2:09
8
Samson, HWV 57: 8. Act 1 "Total eclipse! no sun, no moon, all dark amidst the blaze of noon!" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
3:42
9
Samson, HWV 57: 9. Act 1 "Oh first created beam!" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
3:24
10
Samson, HWV 57: 10. Act 1 "Brethren and men of Dan, say, where is my son" [Manoah, Micah]
George Frideric Handel
1:19
11
Samson, HWV 57: 11. Act 1 "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue" [Manoah]
George Frideric Handel
4:25
12
Samson, HWV 57: 12. Act 1 "Justly these evils have befall'n thy son" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
6:14
13
Samson, HWV 57: 13. Act 1 "There lies our hope!" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
2:38
14
Samson, HWV 57: 14. Act 1 "For thee, my dearest son" [Manoah]
George Frideric Handel
1:39
15
Samson, HWV 57: 15. Act 1 "Then round about the starry throne" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
2:40
16
Samson, HWV 57: 16. Act 2 "My evils hopeless are!" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
4:56
17
Samson, HWV 57: 17. Act 2 "To dust his glory they would tread" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
3:37
18
Samson, HWV 57: 18. Act 2 "But who is this?" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
2:13
19
Samson, HWV 57: 19. Act 2 "With plaintive notes and am'rous moan" [Dalila, Samson]
George Frideric Handel
6:50
20
Samson, HWV 57: 20. Act 2 "Did Love constrain thee?" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
1:11
21
Samson, HWV 57: 21. Act 2 "My - Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove Dalila" [Dalila, Virgin]
George Frideric Handel
6:35
CD 2
1
Samson, HWV 57: 22. Act 2 "To fleeting pleasures make your court" [Dalila]
George Frideric Handel
2:32
2
Samson, HWV 57: 23. Act 2 "Ne'er think of that! I know thy warbling charms" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
3:16
3
Samson, HWV 57: 24. Act 2 "Favour'd of heaven is he, who finds one true" [Samson]
George Frideric Handel
3:06
4
Samson, HWV 57: 25. Act 2 "No words of peace, no voice enchanting fear" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
1:47
5
Samson, HWV 57: 26. Act 2 "Honour and arms scorn such a foe" [Harapha]
George Frideric Handel
4:33
6
Samson, HWV 57: 27. Act 2 "Cam'st thou for this, vain boaster?" [Samson, Harapha]
George Frideric Handel
3:05
7
Samson, HWV 57: 28. Act 2 "Here lies the proof" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
3:43
8
Samson, HWV 57: 29. Act 2 "Dagon, arise! attend thy sacred feast!" [Harapha]
George Frideric Handel
2:19
9
Samson, HWV 57: 30. Act 2 "Fix'd in his everlasting seat" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
3:48
10
Samson, HWV 57: 31. Act 3 "More trouble is behind" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
4:13
11
Samson, HWV 57: 32. Act 3 "Reflect then, Samson, matters now are strain'd" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
2:56
12
Samson, HWV 57: 33. Act 3 "Be of good courage" [Samson, Micah, Harapha]
George Frideric Handel
6:15
13
Samson, HWV 57: 34. Act 3 "With might endued, above the sons of men" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
3:04
14
Samson, HWV 57: 35. Act 3 "Old Manoah, with youthful steps, makes haste to find his son" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
5:17
15
Samson, HWV 57: 36. Act 3 "What noise of joy was that?" [Manoah, Micah]
George Frideric Handel
3:51
16
Samson, HWV 57: 37. Act 3 "Your hopes of his deliv'ry seem not vain" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
1:59
17
Samson, HWV 57: 38. Act 3 "Noise call you this? an universal groan" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
2:06
18
Samson, HWV 57: 39. Act 3 "Ye sons of Israel, now lament" [Micah]
George Frideric Handel
3:52
19
Samson, HWV 57: 40. Act 3 Dead March
George Frideric Handel
2:15
20
Samson, HWV 57: 41. Act 3 "The body comes" [Micah, Manoah]
George Frideric Handel
6:39
21
Samson, HWV 57: 42. Act 3 "Come, come! no time for lamentation" [Manoah]
George Frideric Handel
3:36
22
Samson, HWV 57: 43. Act 3 "Let their celestial concerts all unite" [Chorus]
George Frideric Handel
2:44