Handel - Samson - Raymond Leppard

Helen Watts Norma Burrowes John Shirley - Quirk Janet Baker Robert Tear Benjamin Luxon Philip Langridge Felicity Lott English Chamber Orchestra London Voices Alexander Oliver

Listen "Handel - Samson - Raymond Leppard" by Helen Watts, Norma Burrowes, John Shirley - Quirk, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices, Alexander Oliver.

The music album was released in 1993.

Classical, Oratorios, Sacred music album performance style.

Year of release 1993

Songs 82

Album time 03:27:49

Genre list Classical, Oratorios, Sacred music

1

1. SAMSON Oratorio HWV 57 - Act I. Sinfonia

8:40

2

2. Scene 1. Recitative Samson: ''This Day A Solemn Feast To Dagon Held''

0:37

3

3. Scene 1. Chorus Of Philistines: ''Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound''

2:14

4

4. Scene 1. Air Dalila: ''Ye Men Of Gaza Hither Bring''

3:43

5

5. Scene 1. Chorus Of Philistines: ''Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound''

0:35

6

6. Scene 1. Air Philistine: ''Loud As The Thunder's Awful Voice''

3:04

7

7. Scene 1. Air Philistine Woman: ''Then Free From Sorrow Free From Thrall''

2:49

8

8. Scene 1. Chorus Of Philistines: ''Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound''

0:34

9

9. Scene 1. Recitative Samson: ''Why By An Angel Was My Birth Foretold''

1:10

10

10. Scene 1. Air Samson: ''Torments Alas Are Not Confin'd''

3:36

11

11. Scene 2. Recitative Micah: ''Oh Change Beyond Report Thought Or Belief''

0:54

12

12. Scene 2. Air Micah: ''Oh Mirror Of Our Fickle State''

3:47

13

13. Scene 2. Recitative Samson Micah: ''Whom Have I To Complain Of But Myself''... ''Matchless In Might Once Israel's Glory Now Her Grief''...

2:22

14

14. Scene 2. Air Samson: ''Total Eclipse No Sun No Moon''

3:57

15

15. Scene 2. Air Micah: ''Since Light So Necessary Is To Life''

1:25

16

16. Scene 2. Chorus Of Israelites: ''Oh First Created Beam And Thou Great Word''

4:10

17

17. Scene 2. Recitative Samson Micah: ''Ye See My Friends How Woes Enclose Me Round''... ''The Wisest Men Have Err'd And Been Deceiv'd''...

1:39

18

18. Scene 3. Recitative Manoa Micah Israelitish Man: ''Brethren And Men Of Dan Say Where Is My Son''... ''As Signal Now In Low Dejected State''...

1:52

19

19. Scene 3. Air Israelitish Man: ''Oh Ever Failing Trust In Mortal Strength''

2:32

20

20. Scene 3. Recitative Manoa: ''The Good We Wish For Often Proves Our Bane''

1:14

21

21. Scene 3. Air Manoa: ''Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir'd My Tongue''

4:49

22

22. Scene 3. Recitative Samson Manoah: ''Justly These Evils Have Befall'n Thy Son''... ''Worse Yet Remains''...

1:36

23

23. Scene 3. Air Samson: ''My Griefs For This''

1:11

24

24. Scene 3. Air Samson: ''Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep? ''

5:16

25

25. Scene 3. Recitative Micah: ''There Lies Our Hope True Prophet May'st Thou Be''

0:23

26

26. Scene 3. Chorus Of Israelites: ''Then Shall They Know That He Whose Name''

2:29

27

1. Scene 3. Recitative Manoah Samson: ''For Thee My Dearest Son - Must Thou Meanwhile''... ''It Should Be So To Expiate My Crime''...

2:58

28

2. Scene 3. Air Micah: ''Then Long Eternity Shall Greet Your Bliss''

2:05

29

3. Scene 3. Air Micah: ''Joys That Are Pure Sincerely Good''

3:10

30

4. Scene 3. Chorus Of Israelites: ''Then Round About The Starry Throne''

2:17

31

5. ACT II. Scene 1. Recitative Manoa Samson: ''Despair Not Thus You Once Were God's Delight''... ''Where'er The Liquid Brook Or Fountain Flow'd''...

1:20

32

6. Scene 1. Air Manoa: ''Just Are The Way Of God To Man''

3:53

33

7. Scene 1. Recitative Samson Micah: ''My Evils Hopeless Are One Pray'r Remains''

0:46

34

8. Scene 1. Air Micah: ''Return Oh God Of Hosts''

4:48

35

9. Scene 1. Chorus Of Israelites: ''To Dust His Glory They Would Tread''

3:33

36

10. Scene 2. Recitative Micah Samson Dalila: ''But Who Is This? That So Bedeck'd And Gay''... ''My Wife? My Traitress? Let Her Not Come Near Me''...

3:02

37

11. Scene 2. Air Dalila: ''With Plaintive Notes And Am'rous Moan''

7:38

38

12. Scene 2. Recitative Samson: ''Did Love Constrain Thee? No 'twas Raging Lust''

0:49

39

13. Scene 2. Air Samson: ''Your Charms To Ruin Led The Way''

3:09

40

14. Scene 2. Recitative Dalila: ''Forgive What's Done Nor Think Of What's Past Cure''

0:34

41

15. Scene 2. Duet Dalila Virgin: ''My Faith And Truth Oh Samson Prove''

4:35

42

16. Scene 2. Chorus Of Virgins: ''Her Faith And Truth O Samson Prove''

1:14

43

17. Scene 2. Air [1st Verse] Dalila: ''To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court''

1:49

44

18. Scene 2. Chorus Of Virgins: ''Her Faith And Truth Oh Samson Prove''

1:13

45

19. Scene 2. Air [2nd Verse] Dalila: ''How Charming Is Domestic Ease''

1:47

46

20. Scene 2. Chorus Of Virgins: ''Her Faith And Truth Oh Samson Prove''

1:13

47

21. Scene 2. Recitatives Samson Dalila: ''Ne'er Think Of That I Know Thy Warbling Charms''... ''Let Me Approach At Least And Touch Thy Hand''...

1:33

48

23. Scene 3. Air Israelitish Man: ''It Is Not Virtue Valour Wit''

5:11

49

24. Scene 3. Recitative Samson: ''Favour'd Of Heaven Is He Who Finds One True''

0:18

50

25. Scene 3. Chorus Of Israelites: ''To Man God's Universal Law''

3:10

51

26. Scene 4. Recitative Micah Harapha Samson: ''No Words Of Peace No Voice Enchanting Fear''... ''I Come Not Samson To Condole Thy Chance''...

1:55

52

27. Scene 4. Air Harapha: ''Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe''

6:11

53

1. Scene 4. Recitative Samson: ''Put On Your Arms Then Take For Spear'' Air Samson: ''My Strength Is From The Living God''

3:08

54

2. Scene 4. Recitative Harapha Samson: ''With Thee A Man Condemn'd A Slave Enroll'd''... ''Cam'st Thou For This Vain Boaster? ''...

0:46

55

3. Scene 4. Duet Samson Harapha: ''Go Baffled Coward Go''

2:36

56

4. Scene 4. Recitative Micah: ''Here Lies The Proof''

0:52

57

5. Scene 4. Chorus Of Israelites: ''Hear Jacob's God Jehovah Hear''

2:57

58

6. Scene 4. Recitative Harapha: ''Dagon Arise Attend Thy Sacred Feast''

0:18

59

7. Scene 4. Air A Philistine: ''To Song And Dance We Give The Day''

4:20

60

8. Scene 4. Chorus Of Philistines: ''To Song And Dance We Give The Day''

2:18

61

9. Scene 4. Double Chorus Of Israelites And Philistines: ''Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat''

3:02

62

10. ACT III. Scene 1. Recitative Micah Samson Harapha: ''More Trouble Is Behind For Harapha''... ''I Fear Him Not Nor All His Giant Brood''...

1:15

63

11. Scene 1. Air Harapha: ''Presuming Slave To Move Their Wrath''

2:43

64

12. Scene 1. Recitative Micah Samson: ''Reflect Then Samson Matters Now Are Strain'd''... ''Shall I Abuse This Consecrated Gift''...

0:46

65

13. Scene 1. Chorus Of Israelites: ''With Thunder Arm'd Great God Arise''

3:19

66

14. Scene 1. Recitative Samson Micah Harapha: ''Be Of Good Courage I Begin To Feel''

2:42

67

15. Scene 1. Air Samson: ''Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed''

4:22

68

16. Scene 1. Recitative Micah: ''With Might Endued Above The Sons Of Men''

0:40

69

17. Scene 1. Air Micah: ''The Holy One Of Israel Be Thy Guide'' Chorus Of Israelites: ''To Fame Immortal Go''

2:44

70

18. Scene 2. Recitative Micah Manoa: ''Old Manoa With Youthful Steps''... ''I Come My Brethren Not To Seek My Son''

0:27

71

19. Scene 2. Air A Philistine And Chorus Of Philistines: ''Great Dagon Has Subdued Our Foe''

3:50

72

20. Scene 2. Recitative Manoa Micah: ''What Noise Of Joy Was That? It Tore The Sky''

0:49

73

21. Scene 2. Air Manoa: ''How Willing My Paternal Love''

3:35

74

22. Scene 2. Recitative Micah Manoa: ''Your Hopes Of His Deliv'ry Seem Not Vain''... ''I Know Your Friendly Minds'' Chorus Of Philistines: ''Hear Us Our God Oh Hear Our Cry''

1:48

75

24. Scene 3. Air Micah: ''Ye Sons Of Israel Now Lament'' Chorus Of Israelites: ''Weep Israel Weep A Louder Strain''

3:48

76

25. Scene 3. Recitative Manoa: ''Proceed We Hence To Find His Body''

0:53

77

26. Scene 3. Dead March Symphony

2:47

78

27. Scene 3. Recitative Micah Manoah: ''The Body Comes We'll Meet It On The Way''... ''There Shall All IsraeI's Valiant Youth Resort''

0:59

79

28. Scene 3. Manoa Chorus Of Israelites Israelitish Woman Chorus Of Virgins: ''Glorious Hero May Thy Grave''... ''The Virgins Too Shall On Their Feastful Days''... ''Bring The Laurels Bring The Bays''...

5:13

80

29. Scene 3. Recitative Manoa Micah: ''Come Come No Time For Lamentation Now''

1:04

81

30. Scene 3. Air Israelitish Woman: ''Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row''

3:31

82

31. Scene 3. Chorus Of Israelites: ''Let Their Celestal Concerts All Unite''

3:35

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