Samson

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Samson: Symphony 5:28
• 2 Samson: Menuet 2:58
• 3 Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" 2:03
• 4 Samson: Act I, Scene I: Philistine woman (Air): "Ye men of Gaza, hither bring" 3:54
• 5 Samson: Act I, Scene I: Chorus of Philistines: "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" 1:13
• 6 Samson: Act I, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Toments, alas! are not confined" 5:57
• 7 Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Air): "O mirror of our fickle state" 4:01
• 8 Samson: Act I, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Total eclipse! no sun, no moon, all dark" 3:27
• 9 Samson: Act I, Scene II: Michah (Accompagnato): "Since light so necessary is to life" 1:19
• 10 Samson: Act I, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: " O first created beam!" 4:54
• 11 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Rec.): "Oh miserable change! is this the man" 0:54
• 12 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Accompagnato): "The good we wish for, often proves our banes" 1:09
• 13 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Manoa (Air): "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue" 4:17
• 14 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Samson (Accompagnato): "My genial spirits droop, my hopes are flat" 1:19
• 15 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Michah (Air): "Then long Eternity shall greet your bliss" 0:54
• 16 Samson: Act I, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "Then round about the starry throne" 2:30
• 17 Samson: Act II, Scene I: Manoa (Rec.): "Trust yet in God! Thy father's timely care" 0:57
• 18 Samson: Act II, Scene I: Michah (Air): "Return, oh God of hosts!" 3:49
• 19 Samson: Act II, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites, Michah: "To dust his glory they would tread" 5:25
• 20 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Attendant to Dalila (Air): "With plaintive notes and am'rous moan" 6:20
• 21 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson (Air): "Your charms to ruin led the way" 3:49
• 22 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Vergin (Duet): "My (Her) faith and truth, oh Samson, prove" 4:44
• 23 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove" 1:11
• 24 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila (Air): "To fleeting pleasures make your court" 1:37
• 25 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Chorus of Virgins: "Her faith and truth, oh Samson, prove" 1:18

Disc 2

• 1 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Samson, Dalila (Rec.): "N'er think of that!" 1:16
• 2 Samson: Act II, Scene II: Dalila, Samson (Duet): Traitor (Traitress) to love! I'll sue (hear) no more" 2:18
• 3 Samson: Act II, Scene III: Chorus of Israelites: "To man God's universal law" 4:19
• 4 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Harapha (Air): "Honour and arms scorn such a foe" 5:18
• 5 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Samson, Harapha (Duet): "Go baffled coward, go" / "Presume not on thy God" 3:05
• 6 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites: "Hear, Jacob's God, Jehovah, hear!" 3:15
• 7 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Philistine (Air): "To song and dance we give the day" 1:23
• 8 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Philistines: "To song and dance we give the day" 2:06
• 9 Samson: Act II, Scene IV: Chorus of Israelites and Philistines: "Fix'd in his everlasting seat" 2:54
• 10 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Rec.): "More trouble is behind: for Harapha" 1:27
• 11 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Harapha (Air): "Presuming slave, to move their wrath" 2:56
• 12 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "With thunder arm'd, great God, arise" 4:23
• 13 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Accompagnato): "Jehova's Glory known" 0:30
• 14 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Samson (Air): "Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed" 4:03
• 15 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Accompagnato): "With might endued above the suns of men" 0:32
• 16 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Michah (Air): "The Holy One of Israel be thy guide" 1:26
• 17 Samson: Act III, Scene I: Chorus of Israelites: "To fame immortal go" 1:20
• 18 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Philistine (Air): "Great Dagon has subdued our foe" 1:55
• 19 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Great Dagon has subdued our foe" 2:23
• 20 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Manoa (Air): "How willing my paternal love" 2:49
• 21 Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Symphony of horror and confusion 0:23
• 22 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Philistines: "Hear us, our God, oh hear our cry!" 3:08
• 23 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Michah (Air): "Ye sons of Israel, now lament" 2:03
• 24 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Weep, Israel, weep a louder strain" 1:11
• 25 Samson: Act III, Scene II: A Dead March 3:42
• 26 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Glorious hero, may thy grave" 5:13
• 27 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Israelitish woman (Air): "Let the bright Seraphim in burning row" 3:13
• 28 Samson: Act III, Scene II: Chorus of Israelites: "Let their celestial concerts all unite" 3:18

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