George Frideric Handel, The Sixteen, The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention, Harry Christophers - Samson album flac
Performer: George Frideric HandelTitle: Samson
Style: Baroque, Oratorio
Released: 2002
MP3 album: 1931 mb
FLAC album: 1802 mb
Rating: 4.6
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Genre: Classical
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers. 2. Samson, HWV 57: Recitative: This day, a solemn feast to Dagon held. The Sixteen & Harry Christophers. 3. Samson, HWV 57: Chorus: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound! The Sixteen & Harry Christophers. 4. Samson, HWV 57: Air: Ye men of Gaza (Handel: Samson). 5. Samson, HWV 57: Chorus: Awake the trumpet's lofty sound (2). 6. Samson, HWV 57: Air: Loud as the thunder's awful voice.
The Sixteen/The Symphony of Harmony and Invention/Harry Christophers/ Israel In Egypt (George Frideric Handel).
COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel. SINGER: Lynne Dawson. ORCHESTRA: Symphony of Harmony and Invention. CONDUCTOR: Harry Christophers. More from this artist. George Frideric Handel.
Performing with Sarah on this new album is The Sixteens acclaimed orchestra The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. In addition to the thrilling and heart-stoppingly beautiful arias on this recording, the orchestra has some solo tracks of its own which include The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon). Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample).
Handel, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen. Label : Coro Format : Ape Cover : Yes. Tracklist : George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Samson. Samson – Thomas Randle (tenor) Israelite man/Philistine man – Mark Padmore (tenor) Dalila – Lynda Russell (soprano) Israelite woman/Philistine woman – Lynne Dawson (soprano) Micah – Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto) Messenger – Matthew Vine (tenor) Manoa – Michael George (bass) Harapha – Jonathan Best (bass) The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers.
English conductor Harry Christophers was educated at the Canterbury Cathedral Choir School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He founded The Sixteen, the choral ensemble with their accompanying instrumental ensemble, in 1977. To perform music for choir and orchestra, Christophers founded the Symphony of Harmony & Invention. His recordings have been awarded two Grand Prix du Disque honors, two Deutsche Schallplatten prizes, two Diapason d'Or awards, and the 1992 Gramophone Early Music Award (for the first of the five-volume series Music From the Eton Choirbook). Christophers also performs as guest conductor with orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, and the St. Louis Symphony.
Tracklist
| Act One | |
| Scene 1 | |
| 1-1 | Overture |
| 1-2 | This Day, A Solemn Feast To Dagon Held |
| 1-3 | Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound |
| 1-4 | Ye Men Of Gaza, Hither Bring |
| 1-5 | Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound |
| 1-6 | Loud As The Thunder's Awful Voice |
| 1-7 | Then Free From Sorrow |
| 1-8 | Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound |
| 1-9 | Why By An Angel Was My Birth Foretold |
| 1-10 | Torments Alas! |
| Scene 2 | |
| 1-11 | O Change Beyond Report |
| 1-12 | O Mirror Of Our Fickle State! |
| 1-13 | Whom Have I To Complain Of But Myself |
| 1-14 | Total Eclipse! |
| 1-15 | Since Light So Necessary Is To Life |
| 1-16 | Oh First Created Beam! |
| 1-17 | Ye See, My Friends, How Woes Enclose Me Round |
| Scene 3 | |
| 1-18 | Brethren And Men Of Dan |
| 1-19 | Oh Miserable Change! |
| 1-20 | Oh Ever Failing Trust In Mortal Strength! |
| 1-21 | God Of Our Fathers, What Is Man? |
| 1-22 | The Good We Wish For, Often Proves Our Bane |
| 1-23 | Thy Glorious Deeds Inspir'd My Tongue |
| 1-24 | Justly These Evils Have Befall'n Thy Son |
| 1-25 | My Griefs For This |
| 1-26 | Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep? |
| 1-27 | There Lies Our Hope! |
| 1-28 | Then Shall They Know |
| 1-29 | For Thee, My Dearest Son |
| 1-30 | Then Long Eternity Shall Greet Your Bliss |
| 1-31 | Then Round About The Starry Throne |
| Act Two | |
| 2-1 | Despair Not Thus! |
| 2-2 | Just Are The Ways Of God To Man |
| 2-3 | My Evils Hopeless Are! |
| 2-4 | Return, Oh God Of Hosts! |
| Scene 2 | |
| 2-5 | But Who Is This |
| 2-6 | With Plaintive Notes And Am'rous Moan |
| 2-7 | Alas! Th' Event Was Worse Than I Foresaw |
| 2-8 | Your Charms To Ruin Led The Way |
| 2-9 | Forgive What's Done |
| 2-10 | My Faith And Truth, Oh Samson, Prove |
| 2-11 | To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court |
| 2-12 | Ne'er Think Of That! |
| 2-13 | Traitor To Love! |
| Scene 3 | |
| 2-14 | It Is Not Virture |
| 2-15 | Favour'd Of Heaven Is He |
| 2-16 | To Man God's Universal Law |
| Scene 4 | |
| 2-17 | No Words Of Peace |
| 2-18 | Honour And Arms Scorn Such A Foe |
| 2-19 | Put On Your Arms |
| 2-20 | My Strength Is From The Living God |
| 2-21 | With Thee! |
| 2-22 | Go, Baffled Coward, Go |
| 2-23 | Here Lie The Proof |
| 2-24 | Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, Hear! |
| 2-25 | Dagon, Arise! |
| 2-26 | To Song And Dance We Give The Day |
| 2-27 | To Song And Dance We Give The Day |
| 2-28 | Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat |
| Act Three | |
| 3-1 | More Trouble Is Behind |
| 3-2 | Presuming Slave |
| 3-3 | Reflect Then, Samson |
| 3-4 | With Thunder Arm'd Great God, Arise! |
| 3-5 | Be Of Good Courage |
| 3-6 | Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed |
| 3-7 | With Might Endued Above The Sons Of Men |
| 3-8 | The Holy One Of Israel Be Thy Guide |
| Scene 2 | |
| 3-9 | Old Manoa, With Youthful Steps |
| 3-10 | Great Dago Has Subdued Our Foe |
| 3-11 | What Noise Of Joy Was That? |
| 3-12 | How Willing My Paternal Love |
| 3-13 | Your Hopes Of His Deliv'ry Seem Not Vain |
| 3-14 | Noise Call You This? |
| Scene 3 | |
| 3-15 | Where Shall I Run |
| 3-16 | In Life And Death |
| 3-17 | Proceed We Hence To Find His Body |
| 3-18 | Dead March |
| 3-19 | The Body Comes |
| 3-20 | Glorious Hero |
| 3-21 | Come, Come! |
| 3-22 | Let The Bright Seraphim |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd
- Copyright (c) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd
- Recorded At – Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead
Credits
- Alto Vocals [Micah] – Catherine Wyn-Rogers
- Alto Vocals [The Sixteen] – Andrew Giles , Christopher Royall, Michael Lees, Philip Newton
- Bass – Cecelia Bruggemeyer, Peter Buckoke
- Bass Vocals [Harapha] – Jonathan Best
- Bass Vocals [Manoa] – Michael George
- Bass Vocals [Samson] – Thomas Randle
- Bass Vocals [The Sixteen] – Michael McCarthy, Robert Evans , Simon Birchall, Timothy Jones
- Bassoon – Christopher Robson , Frances Eustace
- Cello – Helen Verney, Jane Coe, Susan Sheppard
- Chorus – The Sixteen
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor – Harry Christophers
- Design – Richard Boxall Design Associates
- Engineer – Mike Clements, Mike Hatch
- Flute – Rachel Beckett, Uta Ikeda*
- Harpsichord – Laurence Cummings
- Horn – Martin Lawrence , Roger Montgomery
- Libretto By – Newburgh Hamilton
- Liner Notes – Anthony Hicks
- Oboe – Anthony Robson, Cherry Forbes, Gail Hennessey
- Orchestra – The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
- Organ – Paul Nicholson
- Photography By [Cover] – Hirsham F. Ibrahim
- Producer – Mark Brown
- Remastered By – Julian Millard
- Soprano Vocals [Dalila] – Lynda Russell
- Soprano Vocals [Israelite Woman, Philistine Woman, Virgin] – Lynne Dawson
- Soprano Vocals [The Sixteen] – Carolyn Sampson, Carys Lane, Helen Groves, Katie Pringle, Rebecca Outram, Ruth Dean
- Tenor Vocals [Israelite Man, Philistine Man] – Mark Padmore
- Tenor Vocals [Messenger] – Matthew Vine
- Tenor Vocals [The Sixteen] – Andrew Carwood, David Roy, Matthew Vine, Philip Cave, Simon Berridge, Simon Davies
- Theorbo – Robin Jeffrey
- Timpani – Benedict Hoffnung
- Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Blackadder, Robert Farley
- Viola – David Brooker, Nicola Akeroyd
- Violin – Claire Sansom, David Woodcock, Fiona Huggett, Miranda Fulleylove, Pauline Smith, Peter Lissauer, Stefanie Heichelheim, Stephen Jones , Theresa Caudle, Walter Reiter, William Thorp
Notes
CD1: 72:40CD2: 78:05
CD3: 54:10
Originally released on Collins Classics
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 828021600821
