| Description |
3 audio discs (3 hr., 32 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
033200 |
| Description |
audio file |
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CD audio |
| Medium of Performance |
soprano voice 2 mezzo-soprano voice 1 alto voice 1 tenor voice 3 baritone voice 2 mixed chorus 1 chamber orchestra 1 9 2 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Oratorio in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, based on Samson Agonistes by John Milton. |
| Performer |
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Helen Watts, alto ; Norma Burrowes, Felicity Lott, sopranos ; Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, Alexander Oliver, tenors ; John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, baritones ; London Voices ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1978 October Henry Wood Hall, London. |
| Original Version |
Previously released: ℗1980. Erato STU 71240 (STU 71241--STU 71244). |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by Marc Vignal in English, French and German, and libretto with French and German translations (83 pages) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Samson (Biblical judge) -- Songs and music.
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Samson (Biblical judge) |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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| Subject |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios -- Librettos.
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Oratorios -- Librettos. |
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Oratorios. |
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Oratorios. |
| Genre/Form |
Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Baker, Janet, 1933- singer.
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Watts, Helen, singer.
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Tear, Robert, singer.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, singer.
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Luxon, Benjamin, singer.
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Burrowes, Norma, singer.
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Lott, Felicity, singer.
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Oliver, Alexander (Tenor), singer.
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Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010, singer.
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Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761, librettist.
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Leppard, Raymond, conductor.
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Vignal, Marc, writer of added commentary.
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Oratorio adaptation of (work): Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Samson Agonistes.
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Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Samson.
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Container of (work): Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761.
Samson.
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Container of (expression): Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761.
Samson. German.
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Container of (expression): Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761.
Samson. French.
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London Voices, singer.
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English Chamber Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
022924599422 |
| Music No. |
2292-45994-2 Erato |
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