Samson HWV 57
Jürgen Budday, Maulbronn Monastery Baroque Orchestra, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinéad Pratschke (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Raimund Nolte (Baritone), David Thomas (Bass), Mark Le Brocq (Tenor)
1999, Maulbronn
Act I
- 02:281. This Day A Solemn Feast To Dagon Held (Recit. Samson) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound! (Chorus of Philistines)
- 04:322. Ye Men Of Gaza (Air Philistine Woman) - Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound! (Chorus Of Philistines)
- 06:073. Why By An Angel Was My Birth Foretold (Recit. Samson & Micah) - Total Eclipse! No Sun, No Moon! (Air Samson)
- 03:324. Of First Created Beam (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 01:465. Brethren And Men Of Dan, Say (Recit. Manoah & Micah)
- 04:236. Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir'd My Tongue (Air Manoah)
- 06:207. Justly These Evils (Recit. Samson) - Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep? (Air Samson)
- 02:228. Then Shall They Know (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 02:109. For Thee, My Dearest Son (Recit. Manoah & Samson) - My Genial Spirits Droop (Accomp. Samson)
- 06:0510. Then Long Eternity - Joys That Are Pure, Sincerely Good (Recit. & Air Micah)
- 02:2411. Then Round About The Starry Throne (Chorus Of Israelites)
Act II
- 03:531. Just Are The Ways Of God To Man (Air Manoah) - My Evils Hopeless Are! (Recit. Samson & Micah)
- 13:372. Return, O God Of Hosts! (Air Micah) - To Dust His Glory They Would Tread (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 01:013. But Who Is This, That So Bedeck'd And Gay (Recit. Micah, Samson, Dalila)
- 04:334. With Plaintive Notes And Am'rous Moan (Air Dalila)
- 05:175. My/Her Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove (Air Dalila & Chorus Of Virgins)
- 03:196. To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court (Air Dalila)
- 02:347. Ne'er Think Of That (Samson) - Traitor To Love! (Duet Dalila & Samson)
- 02:318. To Man God's Universal Law (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 01:499. No Words Of Peace (Recit. Micah, Harapha, Samson)
- 07:3010. Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe (Air Harapha)
- 02:3411. Go, Baffled Coward (Duet Samson, Harapha)
- 04:3712. Here Lies The Proof (Micah) - Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah! (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 02:1113. Dagon, Arise! (Harapha) - To Song And Dance We Give The Day (Chorus Of Philistines)
- 03:1314. Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat (Choruses Of Israelites & Philistines)
Act III
- 01:221. More Trouble Is Behind (Recit. Micah, Samson, Harapha)
- 03:452. Presuming Slave! (Air Harapha)
- 00:543. Reflect Then, Samson (Recit. Micah, Samson)
- 02:594. With Thunder Arm'd, Great God, Arise! (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 01:355. Be Of Good Courage (Recit. Samson, Micah, Harapha)
- 03:576. Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed (Air Samson)
- 02:557. With Might Endu'd - The Holy One Of Israel (Air) - To Fame Immortal Go (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 00:298. Old Manoah, With Youthful Steps (Recit. Micah, Manoah)
- 02:469. Great Dagon Has Subdu'd Our Foe (Chorus Of Philistines) - What Noise Of Joy (Recit. Manoah, Micah)
- 03:2010. How Willing My Paternal Love (Air Manoah)
- 02:0111. Your Hopes (Micah, Manoah) - A Symphony Of Horror And Confusion - Hear Us, Our God! (Chorus Of Philistines)
- 01:1712. Where Shall I Run (Recit. Messenger, Micah, Manoah)
- 04:3513. Ye Sons Of Israel, Now Lament (Air Micah) - Weep, Israel, A Louder Strain (Chorus Of Israelites)
- 04:5014. Dead March - The Body Comes (Micah, Manoah)
- 05:5715. Glorious Hero, May Thy Grave (Air Manoah & Chorus Of Israelites & Soli)
- 02:5816. Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row (Air Israelite Woman)
- 03:4317. Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Chorus Of Israelites)
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