Prom 50: Handel’s Samson
Live at the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Proms: Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel's dramatic oratorio Samson with Allan Clayton in the title role.
Live at the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Proms: Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel's dramatic oratorio with Allan Clayton in the title role.
Presented by Hannah French, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Handel: Samson
Allan Clayton, Samson
Jacquelyn Stucker, Dalila
Joélle Harvey, Israelite Woman
Jess Dandy, Micah
Brindley Sherratt, Harapha
Jonathan Lemalu, Manoa
Philharmonia Chorus
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings, harpsichord/director
Our ongoing cycle of Handel oratorios continues with Samson, featuring tenor Allan Clayton and soprano Jacquelyn Stucker. Inspired by Milton’s Samson Agonistes, Handel created a deeply moving version of the story of the mighty Israelite warrior, imprisoned and blinded by his enemies, but still determined to destroy them. The Israelites’ laments are brilliantly contrasted with the jangling joy of the Philistines, Samson’s lofty struggles with Dalila’s brittle affections. One of today’s leading Handelians, Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music from the harpsichord.
During the interval, Suzanne Aspden, professor of music at Oxford, talks to Hannah French about the background to Handel's oratorio.
03:31 Handel: Samson, Act I
48:01 Interval: Suzanne Aspden, professor of music at Oxford, talks to Hannah French
01:09:04 Handel Samson, Act II/III
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George Frideric Handel
Samson - Oratorio
Performer: Allan Clayton. Performer: Jacquelyn Stucker. Performer: Joélle Harvey. Performer: Jess Dandy. Performer: Brindley Sherratt. Performer: Jonathan Lemalu. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Laurence Cummings. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. -
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Thomas Arne
Fame's an eccho (Comus)
Singer: Julianne Baird. Performer: Colin Tilney. Performer: Alison Mackay.- Dorian.
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Henry Lawes
Sweet Echo
Singer: Rosanna Wicks. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Performer: Siobhán Armstrong.- The Masque of Moments - Theatre Of The Ayre.
- LINN.
- 020.
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Thomas Linley (the younger)
The Song of Moses - No 04. Air - Chorus. O Israel turn - The wave hath closed
Choir: Holst Singers. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Peter Holman.- Helios.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B flat, K269
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.- Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos.
- ERATO.
- 17.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (1st mvt, Preludio)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 301.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (2nd mvt, Loure)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 302.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (3rd mvt, Gavotte en rondeau)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 303.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (4th mvt, Menuet 1)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 304.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (5th mvt, Menuet 2)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 305.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006 (6th mvt, Bourée)
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff.- Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas.
- Ondine.
- 306.
Broadcast
- Wed 23 Aug 2023 19:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 3
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