(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1959(LI) - Leppard Raymond - Covent Garden*
2 1962(STU) - Abravanel Maurice - Utah Symphony Orchestra*
3 1968(STU) - Richter Karl - Münchner Bach-Orchester*
4 196? - Weissenborn Gunther - Nordeutscher Rundfunk Orchester (Hanover)*
5 1979?(STU) - Leppard Raymond - English Chamber Orchestra*
6 1986(LI) - Rudel Julius - Metropolitan Opera*
7 1992(LI) - Harnoncourt Nikolaus - Wiener Concentus Musicus*
8 1996(STU) - Christophers Harry - The Sixteen*
9 1999(LI) - Budday Jürgen - Barockorchester des Klosterkonzerts*
10 2008(LI) - McGegan Nicholas - Festspiel Orchester Göttingen*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Joan Carlyle
Micah - Lauris Elms
Manoa - Joseph Rouleau
Harapha - James Pease
Israelite Woman - Joan Sutherland
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Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1693 (1989)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1251 (& 1013)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4196
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 January 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Radio Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated December 28-January 3 (1958-59) p.47. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989» and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Utah Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - The University of Utah Symphonic Chorale
Samson - Jan Peerce
Dalila - Phyllis Curtin
Micah - Louise Parker
Manoa - Roy Samuelson
Harapha - Malcolm Smith
Israelite Woman - Phyllis Curtin
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Black Disc; - Vanguard (Bach Guild) BG 648-650 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Vanguard (Bach Guild) BGS 5000-5062 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Vanguard SVC 131-132 {2LPS}; Philips AL 3521-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Philips SAL 3521-3523 {3LPS} (1965)ª
Compact Disc - Vanguard Classics 885084
Open Reel Tape; - Vanguard VTZ 1683 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1965 p.304
Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.60
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.66
American Record Guide - January 1964 Vol.30 No.5 p.399 [JWB] August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [JWB]
American Record Guide - January 1964 Vol.30 No.5 p.399 [JWB] August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [JWB]
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.65 [ES]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.107, p.110 (open reel tape) [RDD]
Audio & Record Review - Christmas 1965 p.27 [PLH]
American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.133 [JWB]
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Conductor Karl Richter - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Bach-Orchester
Chorus - Münchner Bach-Chor
Samson - Alexander Young
Dalila - Martina Arroyo
Micah - Norma Procter
Manoa - Thomas Stewart
Harapha - Ezio Flagello
Philistine Woman - Helen Donath
Follower of Dalila - Helen Donath
A Philistine - Jerry J Jennings
Messager - Jerry J Jennings
Israelite Woman - Sheila Armstrong
A Virgin - Sheila Armstrong
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Black Disc; - Archiv Produktion 643517-643520 (1969)ª; *DG 413 914-1 {4LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 453 245-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 534666 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1969 p.590; May 1985 [RF]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 pp.235-237 [RVL]
Diapason - No.437 mai 1997 p.79
American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.131 [JWB]
Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.42
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Conductor Gunther Weissenborn - 196?
Orchestra - Nordeutscher Rundfunk Orchester (Hanover)
Chorus - Chor der Sankt Jacobi Kirche Göttingen
Samson - Hans-Ulrich Mielsch
Dalila - Gertraut Stoklassa
Micah - Ursula Zollenkopf
Manoa - Lothar Ostenburg
Harapha - Günther Wilhelms
Messager - Longin Apkalns
Israelite Woman - Renate Czesla
A Virgin - Renate Czesla
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Black Disc; - Everest LPBR 6125/3 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; Everest SDBR 3125/3 {3LPS} (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.35 No.9 pp.851-852 [JWB]
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1979?(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - London Voices
Samson - Robert Tear
Dalila - Janet Baker
Micah - Helen Watts
Manoa - John Shirley-Quirk
Harapha - Benjamin Luxon
Philistine Woman - Norma Burrowes
A Philistine - Philip Langridge
Messager - Felicity Lott
Israelite Woman - Felicity Lott
An Israelite - Alexander Oliver
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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 7124O {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - ERATO «Libretto» 2292-45994-2 {3CDS} ; Warner Classics «Handel Edition> 2564695686 (+Messiah +Handel Arias - Jennifer; Larmore - Marilyn Horne) {6CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1980 p.392 [RF]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.96-99 [JS]
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Leona Mitchell
Micah - Sandra Walker
Manoa - John Macurdy
Harapha - Paul Plishka
Philistine Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Philistine - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Messager - Thomas Booth
Israelite Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Virgin - Hei-Kyung Hong
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 198601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1986). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Concentus Musicus
Chorus - Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Samson - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Dalila - Roberta Alexander
Micah - Jochen Kowalski
Manoa - Anton Scharinger
Harapha - Alastair Miles
Philistine Woman - Angela Maria Blasi
Follower of Dalila - Angela Maria Blasi
A Philistine - Christoph Prégardien
Messager - Christoph Prégardien
Israelite Woman - Maria Venuti
A Virgin - Maria Venuti
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 9031 74871-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1994 p.81 [SS]
Opera Now - January 1994 p.52
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.150
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.62
Opéra International - No.176 janvier 1994 p.55
Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.125
American Record Guide - September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.139
Répertoire - No.65 janvier 1994 p.42
Comments:- Recorded at a performance in the Musikverein, Vienna (May 1992)
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Conductor Harry Christophers - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - The Sixteen
Chorus - Symphony of Harmony & Invention
Samson - Thomas Randle
Dalila - Lynda Russell
Micah - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Manoa - Michael George
Harapha - Jonathan Best
Philistine Woman - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
A Philistine - Mark Padmore
Messager - Matthew Vine
Israelite Woman - Lynne Dawson
A Virgin - Catherine Wyn-Rogers
An Israelite - Mark Padmore
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Compact Disc; - Collins Classics 7038-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Coro COR 16008 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1997 p.79 [SS]
HiFi News & Record Review - December 1997 p.88 [CM]
Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.63 [AHC]
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 p.77 [JCL]
Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.98 [IAA]
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.5
BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.62
American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.131 [JWB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.102 septiembre 1997 p.43 [AMV]
Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.35 [ML]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.101 [CFD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 pp.91-92 [LB]
Comments:- The CDs issued on the Coro label are reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Jürgen Budday - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Barockorchester des Klosterkonzerts
Chorus - Maulbronner Kammerchor
Samson - Mark Le Brocq
Dalila - Sinéad Pratschke
Micah - Michael Chance
Manoa - Raimund Nolte
Harapha - David Thomas
Philistine Woman - Sinéad Pratschke
Israelite Woman - Sinéad Pratschke
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Compact Disc - K&K Verlaganstalt 3-930643-62-6 {2CDS}
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 pp.112-113 [IAA]
Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 p.62 [XDG]
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Conductor Nicholas McGegan - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Festspiel Orchester Göttingen
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Samson - Thomas Cooley
Dalila - Sophie Daneman
Micah - Franziska Gottwald
Manoa - William Berger
Harapha - Wolf Matthias Friedrich
A Philistine - Michael Slattery
An Israelite - Michael Slattery
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Compact Disc; - Carus 83425 {3SACD-CD hybrid discs} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española