BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 50 - Handel’s Samson (320kbps .mp3)





Live at the BBC Proms: Laurence Cummings directs the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel's dramatic oratorio with Allan Clayton in the title role.



01. Handel - Samson, Act I

01a. Introduction to Handel’s Samson

01b. Prom 50 - Handel’s Samson, interval

Suzanne Aspden, professor of music at Oxford, talks to Hannah French

02. Handel - Samson, Act II

03. Handel - Samson, Act III





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.





Presented by Hannah French, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.



Broadcast: 23 August 2023

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