Album Description

Three-CD Set

Samson proved to be one of Handel's most popular oratorios during his lifetime, composed within weeks of Messiah. Thomas Randle sings a commanding title role ('Samson with attitude...': The Independent), with Lynda Russell's vocally seductive Dalila, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers' rich and expressive Micah. Samson opens with a pagan festival and closes with an elegy. Its finale is rightly established as one of the most famous arias of all time: 'Let the bright Seraphim in burning row/ Their loud, uplifted angel-trumpets blow.'

Artists

Thomas Randle tenor  Samson
Mark Padmore tenor  Israelite man, Philistine man
Lynda Russell soprano  Dalila
Lynne Dawson soprano  Israelite woman, Philistine woman, Virgin
Catherine Wyn-Rogers alto  Micah
Matthew Vine tenor  Messenger 
Michael George bass  Manoa
Jonathan Best bass  Harapha
The Sixteen
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Harry Christophers

Track Listing:

CDs 1-3
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Samson

TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 2hrs 25mins