quarta-feira, 28 de abril de 2021

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) - Samson (oratorio)

DISCO 01

01. Act I. Sinfonia
02. Recitative (Samson): This day, a solemn feast
03. Chorus of Philistines: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
04. Air (Dalila): Ye men of Gaza
05. Chorus of Philistines: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
06. Air (Philistine): Loud as the thunder's awful voice
07. Air (Philistine woman): Then free from sorrow
08. Chorus of Philistines: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!
09. Recitative (Samson): Why by an angel was my birth foretold
10. Air (Samson): Torments, alas! are not confin'd
11. Recitative (Micah): Oh change beyond report
12. Air (Micah): Oh mirror of our fickle state!
13. Recitative (Samson): Whom have I to complain of / Recitative (Micah) Matchless in might!
14. Air (Samson): Total eclipse!
15. Air (Micah): Since light so necessary is to life
16. Chorus of Israelites: Oh first created beam!
17. Recitative (Samson): Ye see, my friends / Recitative (Micah): The wisest men have err'd
18. Recitative (Manoa, Micah, Israelitish Man): Brethren and men of Dan
19. Air (Israelitish Man): God of our fathers
20. Recitative (Manoa): The good we wish for
21. Air (Manoa): Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue
22. Recitative (Samson): Justly these evils have befall'n
23. Air (Samson): My griefs for this
24. Air (Samson): Why does the God of Israel sleep?
25. Recitative (Micah): There lies our hope!
26. Chorus of Israelites: Then shall they know

DISCO 02

01. Recitative (Manoah): For thee, my dearest son / Recitative (Samson): It should be so
02. Air (Micah): Then long eternity shall greet your bliss
03. Air (Micah): Joys that are pure, sincerely good
04. Chorus of Israelites: Then round about the starry throne
05. Recitative (Manoa): Despair not thus! / Recitative (Samson): Where'er the way of God to man
06. Air (Manoa): Just are the way of God to man
07. Recitative (Samson): My evils hopeless are! / Recitative (Micah): Relieve Thy champion
08. Air (Micah): Return, oh God of hosts!
09. Chorus of Israelites: To dust his glory they would tread
10. Recitative (Micah): But who is this? / Air (Samson): My wife? / Air (Micah): She stands / Air (Dalila): With doubtful
11. Air (Dalila): With plantive notes
12. Recitative (Samson): Did love constrain thee?
13. Air (Samson): Your charms to ruin led the way
14. Recitative (Dalila): Forgive what's done
15. Duet (Dalila, Virgin): My faith and truth, oh Samson, prove
16. Chorus of Virgins: Her faith and truth, O Samson, prove
17. Air (Dalila): To fleeting pleasures make your court
18. Chorus of Virgins: Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove
19. Air (Dalila): How charming is domestic ease!"
20. Chorus of Virgins: Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove
21. Recitative (Samson): Ne'er think of that / Recitative (Dalila): Let me approach
22. Duet (Dalila, Samson): Traitor to love! I'll sue no more - Traitress to love!
23. Air (Israelitish Man): It is not virtue
24. Recitative (Samson): Favour'd of heaven is he
25. Chorus of Israelites: To man God's universal law
26. Recitatives (Micah): No words of peace / Recitative (Harapha): I come not / Recitative (Samson): The way to know
27. Air (Harapha): Honour and arms scorn such a foe

DISCO 03

01. Air (Samson): Put on your arms - My strength is from the living God
02. Recitative (Harapha): With thee! / Recitative (Samson): Cam'st thou for this
03. Duet (Samson, Harapha): Go, baffled coward, go
04. Recitative (Micah): Here lies the proof
05. Chorus of Israelites: Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, hear!
06. Recitative (Harapha): Dagon, arise!
07. Air (A Philistine): To song and dance we give the day
08. Chorus of Philistines: To song and dance we give the day
09. Double Chorus of Israelites and Philistines: Fix'd in his everlasting seat
10. Recitative (Micah): More trouble is behind - Recitative (Samson): I fear him not / Recitative (Harapha): Samson, to thee our Lords
11. Air (Harapha): Presuming slave, to move their wrath!
12. Recitative (Micah): Reflect then, Samson / Recitative (Samson): Shall I abuse
13. Chorus of Israelites: With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!
14. Recitative (Samson): Be of good courage
15. Air (Samson): Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed
16. Recitative (Micah): With might endued above the sons of men
17. Air (Micah): The Holy One of Israel be thy guide / Chorus of Israelites: To fame immortal go
18. Recitative (Micah, Manoa): Old Manoa, with youthful steps - I come, my brethren
19. Air (A Philistine) and Chorus of Philistines: Great Dagon has subdue subdued our foe
20. Recitative (Manoa, Micah): What noise of joy was that?
21. Air (Manoa): How willing my paternal love
22. Recitative (Micah): Your hopes of his deliv'ry / Recitative (Manoa): I know you your friendly mind
23. Recitatives (Micah): Noise call you this? / Recitative (Manoa): Ruin indeed / Recitative (Messenger): Try son is rather
24. Air (Micah): Ye sons of Israel, now lament / Chorus of Israelites: Weep, Israel, weep
25. Recitative (Manoa): Proceed we hence to find his body
26. Dead March
27. Recitative (Micah, Manoah): The body comes - There shall all Israel's
28. Chorus of Israelites: Glorious hero
29. Recitative (Manoa): Come, come! no time for lamentation now
30. Air (Israelitish Woman): Let the bright Seraphim
31. Chorus of Israelites: Let their celestal concerts all unite

English Chamber Orchestra
London Voices

Conductor - Raymond Leppard
Samson - Robert Tear
Dalila - Janet Baker
Micah - Helen Watts
Manoa - John Shirley-Quirk
Harapha - Benjamin Luxon
Philistine Woman - Norma Burrowes
Israelitish Woman, Messenger - Felicity Lott
Philistine - Philip Langridge
Israelitish Man - Alexander Oliver

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