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Handel: Samson by The Sixteen

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• Artist:The Sixteen
• Media:Audio CD
• Label: Collins Classics
• Released: 12 May 1997
• Barcode: 5023391703829
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• • 1. Overture: Andante/Adagio/Allegro/Minuetto - The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
  • 2. Recitative: 'This Day A Solemn Feast' - Thomas Randle
  • 3. Chorus Of Philistines: 'Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound' - The Sixteen
  • 4. Air: 'Ye Men Of Gaza' - Lynne Dawson
  • 5. Chorus Of Philistines: 'Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound!' - The Sixteen
  • 6. Air: 'Loud As The Thunder's Awful Sound' - Mark Padmore
  • 7. Air: 'Then Free From Sorrow' - Lynne Dawson
  • 5. Chorus Of Philistines: 'Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound' - The Sixteen
  • 8. Recitative: 'Why By An Angel' - Thomas Randle
  • 9. Air: 'Torments, Alas! Are Not Confin'd' - Thomas Randle
  • 10. Recitative: 'O Change Beyond Report' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 11. Air: 'Oh Mirror Of Our Fickle State!' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 12. Recitative: 'Whom Have I To Complain Of But Myself'?' - Thomas Randle Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 13a. Air: 'Total Eclipse!' - Thomas Randle
  • 13b. Recitative: 'Since Light So Necessary Is To Life,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 14. Chorus Of Israelites: 'O First Created Beam!!' - The Sixteen
  • 15. Recitative: 'Ye See My Friends,' - Thomas Randle Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 16. Recitative: 'Brethren And Men Of Dan,' - Michael George Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 17. Recitative: 'O Miserable Change!' - Michael George
  • 18. Recitative: 'O Ever Failing Trust In Mortal Strength!' - Mark Padmore
  • 19. Air: 'God Of Our Fathers, What Is Man?' - Michael George
  • 20. Recitative: 'The Good We Wish For,' - Michael George
  • 21. Air: 'Thy Glorious Deeds' - Michael George
  • 22. Recitative: 'Justly These Evils' - Thomas Randle Michael George
  • 23. Recitative: 'My Griefs For This Forbid Mine Eye To Close,' - Thomas Randle
  • 24. Air: 'Why Does The God Of Israel Sleep?' - Thomas Randle
  • 25. Recitative: 'There Lies Our Hope!' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 26. Chorus: 'Then Shall They Know,' - The Sixteen
  • 27. Recitative: 'For Thee, My Dearest Son/28. Recitative: 'My Genial Spirits Droop,' - Michael George Thomas Randle
  • 29. Air: 'Then Long Eternity' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 30. Chorus Of Israelites: 'Then Round About The Starry Throne' - The Sixteen
  • 31. Recitative: 'Despair Not Thus!' - Michael George Thomas Randle
  • 32. Air: 'Just Are The Ways Of God To Man,' - Michael George
  • 33. Recitative: 'My Evils Hopeless Are!' - Thomas Randle Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 34. Air: 'Return O God Of Hosts!'/35. Chorus And Micah: 'To Dust His Glory They Would Tread,' - The Sixteen Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 36. Recitative: 'But Who Is This,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Thomas Randle Lynda Russell
  • 37. Air: 'With Plaintive Notes' - Lynda Russell
  • 38. Recitative: 'Alas! Th'Event Was Worse Than I Foresaw,' - Lynda Russell Thomas Randle
  • 39. Air: 'Your Charms To Ruin Led The Way,' - Thomas Randle
  • 40. Recitative: 'Forgive What's Done,' - Lynda Russell
  • 41. Duet: 'My Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove,'/42. Chorus Of Virgins: 'Her Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove,' - The Sixteen
  • 43. Air: 'To Fleeting Pleasures'/42. Chorus: 'Her Faith And Truth, O Samson, Prove,'/43. Air: 'How Charming Is Domestic Ease!'/42. Chorus: 'Her Fiath And Truth, Oh Samson, Prove,' - Lynda Russell The Sixteen
  • 44. Recitative: 'Ne'er Think Of That!' - Thomas Randle Lynda Russell
  • 45. Duet: 'Traitor To Love!'/46. Recitative: 'She's Gone!' - Lynda Russell Thomas Randle Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 47. Air: 'It Is Not Virtue, Valor, Wit,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 48. Recitative: 'Favour'd Of Heav'n Is He,' - Thomas Randle
  • 49. Chorus: 'To Man God's Universal Law' - The Sixteen
  • 50. Recitative: 'No Words Of Peace,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Jonathan Best Thomas Randle
  • 51. Air: 'Honour And Arms' - Jonathan Best
  • 52. Recitative: 'Put On Your Arms' - Thomas Randle
  • 53. Air: 'My Strength Is From The Living God' - Thomas Randle
  • 54. Recitative: 'With Thee! A Man Condemn'd' - Jonathan Best
  • 55. Duet: 'Go Baffled Coward' - Thomas Randle Jonathan Best
  • 56. Recitative: 'Here Lie The Proof - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 57. Chorus: 'Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah Hear!' - The Sixteen
  • 58. Recitative: 'Dagon, Arise!' - Jonathan Best
  • 59a. Air: 'To Song And Dance We Give This Day,' - Mark Padmore
  • 59b. Chorus: 'To Song And Dance We Give The Day,' - The Sixteen
  • 60. Chorus: 'Fix'd In His Everlasting Seat,' - The Sixteen Lynda Russell Thomas Randle Jonathan Best Michael George
  • 61. Recitative: 'More Trouble Is Behind;' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Thomas Randle Jonathan Best
  • 62. Air: 'Presuming Slave,' - Jonathan Best
  • 63. Recitative: 'Reflect Then, Samson,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Thomas Randle
  • 64. Chorus: 'With Thunder Arm'd, Great God, Arise!' - The Sixteen
  • 65. Recitative: 'Be Of Good Courage;' - Thomas Randle Catherine Wyn-Rogers Jonathan Best
  • 66. Air: 'Thus When The Sun From's Wat'ry Bed,' - Thomas Randle
  • 67. Recitative: 'With Might Endure' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 68. Air: 'The Holy One Of Israel'/69. Chorus: 'To Fame Immortal Go,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers The Sixteen
  • 70. Recitative: 'Old Monoa With Youthful Steps - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George
  • 71. Air: 'Great Dragon'/72. Chorus: 'Great Dragon' - Mark Padmore The Sixteen
  • 73. Recitative: 'What Noise Of Joy Was That? - Michael George Catherine Wyn-Rogers
  • 74. Air: 'How Willing My Paternal Love' - Michael George
  • 75. Recitative: 'Your Hopes Of His Deliv'ry'/76. Sinfonia (A Symphony Of Horror And Confusion)/77. Recitative: 'Heav'n! What Noise!'/78. Chorus: 'Hear Us, Our God,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
  • 79. Recitative: 'Noise Call You This?' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George
  • 80. Recitative: 'Where Shall I Run,' - Matthew Vine Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George
  • 81. Air: 'Ye Sons Of Israel Now Lamen;'t/82. Chorus: 'Weep Israel,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers The Sixteen
  • 83. Recitative: 'Proceed We Hence To Find His Body,' - Michael George
  • 84. Dead March - The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
  • 85. Recitative: 'The Body Comes,' - Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George
  • 86. Chorus: 'Glorious Hero,' - The Sixteen Lynne Dawson
  • 87. Recitative: 'Come, Come, No Time For Lamentation Now.' - Michael George Catherine Wyn-Rogers Michael George
  • 88. Air: 'Let The Bright Saraphim In Burning Row'/89. Chorus: 'Let The Bright Seraphim In Burning Row' - Lynne Dawson The Sixteen