Samson

by George Frideric Handel; Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Samson: Symphony5:28
  2. Samson: Menuet2:58
  3. Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!"2:03
  4. Samson: Act I, Scene I: Philistine woman (Air): "Ye men of Gaza, hither bring"3:54
  5. Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!"1:13
  6. Samson: Act I, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Toments, alas! are not confined"5:57
  7. Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Air): "O mirror of our fickle state"4:01
  8. Samson: Act I, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Total eclipse! no sun, no moon, all dark"3:27
  9. Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Accompagnato): "Since light so necessary is to life"1:19
  10. Samson: Act I, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: " O first created beam!"4:54
  11. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Rec.): "Oh miserable change! is this the man"0:54
  12. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Accompagnato): "The good we wish for, often proves our banes"1:09
  13. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Air): "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue"4:17
  14. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Samson (Accompagnato): "My genial spirits droop, my hopes are flat"1:19
  15. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Michah (Air): "Then long Eternity shall greet your bliss"0:54
  16. Samson: Act I, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "Then round about the starry throne"2:30
  17. Samson: Act II, Scene I: Manoa (Rec.): "Trust yet in God! Thy father's timely care"0:57
  18. Samson: Act II, Scene I: Michah (Air): "Return, oh God of hosts!"3:49
  19. Samson: Act II, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites, Michah: "To dust his glory they would tread"5:25
  20. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Attendant to Dalila (Air): "With plaintive notes and am'rous moan"6:20
  21. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Your charms to ruin led the way"3:49
  22. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Vergin (Duet): "My (Her) faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"4:44
  23. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"1:11
  24. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila (Air): "To fleeting pleasures make your court"1:37
  25. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove"1:18

CD 2

  1. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson, Dalila (Rec.): "N'er think of that!"1:16
  2. Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Samson (Duet): Traitor (Traitress) to love! I'll sue (hear) no more"2:18
  3. Samson: Act II, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "To man God's universal law"4:19
  4. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Harapha (Air): "Honour and arms scorn such a foe"5:18
  5. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Samson, Harapha (Duet): "Go baffled coward, go" / "Presume not on thy God"3:05
  6. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites: "Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, hear!"3:15
  7. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Philistine (Air): "To song and dance we give the day"1:23
  8. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Philistines: "To song and dance we give the day"2:06
  9. Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites and Philistines: "Fix'd in his everlasting seat"2:54
  10. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Rec.): "More trouble is behind: for Harapha"1:27
  11. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Harapha (Air): "Presuming slave, to move their wrath"2:56
  12. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise"4:23
  13. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Accompagnato): "Jehova's Glory known"0:30
  14. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed"4:03
  15. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Accompagnato): "With might endued above the suns of men"0:32
  16. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Air): "The Holy One of Israel be thy guide"1:26
  17. Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "To fame immortal go"1:20
  18. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Philistine (Air): "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"1:55
  19. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe"2:23
  20. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Manoa (Air): "How willing my paternal love"2:49
  21. Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Symphony of horror and confusion0:23
  22. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Hear us, our God, oh hear our cry!"3:08
  23. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Michah (Air): "Ye sons of Israel, now lament"2:03
  24. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Weep, Israel, weep a louder strain"1:11
  25. Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Dead March3:42
  26. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Glorious hero, may thy grave"5:13
  27. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Israelitish woman (Air): "Let the bright Seraphim in burning row"3:13
  28. Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Let their celestial concerts all unite"3:18