Samson
Album by George Frideric Handel; Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Released 1993
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Samson: SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel5:28
- 2Samson: MenuetGeorge Frideric Handel2:58
- 3Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!"George Frideric Handel2:03
- 4Samson: Act I, Scene I: Philistine woman (Air): "Ye men of Gaza, hither bring"George Frideric Handel3:54
- 5Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!"George Frideric Handel1:13
- 6Samson: Act I, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Toments, alas! are not confined"George Frideric Handel5:57
- 7Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Air): "O mirror of our fickle state"George Frideric Handel4:01
- 8Samson: Act I, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Total eclipse! no sun, no moon, all dark"George Frideric Handel3:27
- 9Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Accompagnato): "Since light so necessary is to life"George Frideric Handel1:19
- 10Samson: Act I, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: " O first created beam!"George Frideric Handel4:54
- 11Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Rec.): "Oh miserable change! is this the man"George Frideric Handel0:54
- 12Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Accompagnato): "The good we wish for, often proves our banes"George Frideric Handel1:09
- 13Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Air): "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue"George Frideric Handel4:17
- 14Samson: Act I, Scene III: Samson (Accompagnato): "My genial spirits droop, my hopes are flat"George Frideric Handel1:19
- 15Samson: Act I, Scene III: Michah (Air): "Then long Eternity shall greet your bliss"George Frideric Handel0:54
- 16Samson: Act I, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "Then round about the starry throne"George Frideric Handel2:30
- 17Samson: Act II, Scene I: Manoa (Rec.): "Trust yet in God! Thy father's timely care"George Frideric Handel0:57
- 18Samson: Act II, Scene I: Michah (Air): "Return, oh God of hosts!"George Frideric Handel3:49
- 19Samson: Act II, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites, Michah: "To dust his glory they would tread"George Frideric Handel5:25
- 20Samson: Act II, Scene II: Attendant to Dalila (Air): "With plaintive notes and am'rous moan"George Frideric Handel6:20
- 21Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Your charms to ruin led the way"George Frideric Handel3:49
- 22Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Vergin (Duet): "My (Her) faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"George Frideric Handel4:44
- 23Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"George Frideric Handel1:11
- 24Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila (Air): "To fleeting pleasures make your court"George Frideric Handel1:37
- 25Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"George Frideric Handel1:18
- CD 2
- 1Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson, Dalila (Rec.): "N'er think of that!"George Frideric Handel1:16
- 2Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Samson (Duet): Traitor (Traitress) to love! I'll sue (hear) no more"George Frideric Handel2:18
- 3Samson: Act II, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "To man God's universal law"George Frideric Handel4:19
- 4Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Harapha (Air): "Honour and arms scorn such a foe"George Frideric Handel5:18
- 5Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Samson, Harapha (Duet): "Go baffled coward, go" / "Presume not on thy God"George Frideric Handel3:05
- 6Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites: "Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, hear!"George Frideric Handel3:15
- 7Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Philistine (Air): "To song and dance we give the day"George Frideric Handel1:23
- 8Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Philistines: "To song and dance we give the day"George Frideric Handel2:06
- 9Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites and Philistines: "Fix'd in his everlasting seat"George Frideric Handel2:54
- 10Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Rec.): "More trouble is behind: for Harapha"George Frideric Handel1:27
- 11Samson: Act III, Scene I: Harapha (Air): "Presuming slave, to move their wrath"George Frideric Handel2:56
- 12Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise"George Frideric Handel4:23
- 13Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Accompagnato): "Jehova's Glory known"George Frideric Handel0:30
- 14Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"George Frideric Handel4:03
- 15Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Accompagnato): "With might endued above the suns of men"George Frideric Handel0:32
- 16Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Air): "The Holy One of Israel be thy guide"George Frideric Handel1:26
- 17Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "To fame immortal go"George Frideric Handel1:20
- 18Samson: Act III, Scene II: Philistine (Air): "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"George Frideric Handel1:55
- 19Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"George Frideric Handel2:23
- 20Samson: Act III, Scene II: Manoa (Air): "How willing my paternal love"George Frideric Handel2:49
- 21Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Symphony of horror and confusionGeorge Frideric Handel0:23
- 22Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Hear us, our God, oh hear our cry!"George Frideric Handel3:08
- 23Samson: Act III, Scene II: Michah (Air): "Ye sons of Israel, now lament"George Frideric Handel2:03
- 24Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Weep, Israel, weep a louder strain"George Frideric Handel1:11
- 25Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Dead MarchGeorge Frideric Handel3:42
- 26Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Glorious hero, may thy grave"George Frideric Handel5:13
- 27Samson: Act III, Scene II: Israelitish woman (Air): "Let the bright Seraphim in burning row"George Frideric Handel3:13
- 28Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Let their celestial concerts all unite"George Frideric Handel3:18
More by George Frideric Handel, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Release credits
- bass vocals [4-5, 11]
- soprano vocals [4, 20]
- tenor vocals [1.6, 1.8, 1.14, 1.21, 2.1-2, 2.5, 2.13-14]
- bass vocals [1.11-13, 1.17, 2.20]
- choir vocals [1.3, 1.5, 1.10, 1.16, 1.19, 1.23, 1.25, 2.3, 2.6, 2.8-9, 2.12, 2.17, 2.19, 2.22, 2.24, 2.26, 2.28]
- tenor vocals [7, 18]
- performing orchestra
- countertenor vocals [1.7, 1.9, 1.15, 1.18-19, 2.10, 2.15-16, 2.23]
- soprano vocals [1.22, 2.27]
- conductor
- soprano vocals [1.22, 1.24, 2.1-2]
Issues
S2x CD1993