Handel – Samson (2011) FLAC

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

SAMSON
Oratorio in three acts, HWV 57

Jon Vickers (Samson - tenor-)
Joan Carlyle (Dalila, Wife of Samson -soprano-)
Lauris Elms (Micah , Friend to Samson -contralto-)
Joseph Rouleau (Manoah, Father to Samson -bass-)
James Pease (Harapha, a Giant -bass-baritone-)
Joan Sutherland (Israelite Woman, Attendant to Dalila -soprano-)

The Covent Garden Orchestra and Opera Chorus (Chorus Master: Douglas Robinson)

Conductor - Raymond Leppard

Recorded: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 3.1.1959

Tracklist

CD1:

1. Samson, oratorio, HWV 57: Symphony
2. Act 1. Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
3. Air. Ye men of Gaza
4. Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
5. Recitative. Why by an angel
6. Air. Total eclipse
7. Oh first created beam
8. Recitative. Brethren and men of Dan
9. Recitative. The good we wish for
10. Air. To sorrows now I tune my song
11. Recitative. Justly these evils have befall'n thy son
12. Air. Why does the God of Israel sleep?
13. Recitative. For thee, my dearest son
14. Air. Then long eternity shall greet your bliss
15. Air. Joys that are pure
16. Then round about the starry throne
17. Act 2. Air. Return, oh God of hosts!
18. Recitative. But who is this?
19. Air. With plaintive notes
20. Recitative. Did love constrain there?
21. Air. Your charms to ruin led the way
22. Recitative. Forgive what's done
23. Duet. My faith and truth
24. Recitative. Let me approach, at least
25. Duet. Traitor to love
26. Recitative. She's gone!
27. Recitative. No words of peace
28. Air. Honour and arms scorn such a fire

CD2:

1. Act 2. Recitative. Can'st thou for this
2. Duet. Go baffled coward go!
3. Recitative. Here lies the proof
4. Hear, Jacob's God
5. Recitative. Dagon arise
6. Fix'd in his everlasting seat
7. Act 3. Recitative. More trouble is behind
8. Air. Presuming slave, to move their wrath!
9. Recitative. Reflect then, Samson
10. With thunder arm'd great God, arise!
11. Air. Thus when the sun from's wat'try bed
12. Air. Great Dagon has subdued our foe
13. Recitative. What noise of joy was that?
14. Air. How willing my paternal love
15. Recitative. Your hopes of his deliv'ry
16. Hear us, our God!
17. Recitative. Oh lastly over strong against thyself!
18. Air. Ye sons of Israel, now lament / Weep, Israel, weep
19. Dead March
20. Recitative. Come, come! no time for lamentation now
21. Air. Let the bright Seraphim
22. Let their celestial soncerts all unite