Monday: Handel's Samson
Argentinian conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcon brings Handel鈥檚 intensely dramatic oratorio Samson, based on Milton's tragic poem, to life. Presented by Tom Redmond.
Tom Redmond launches a week of concerts recorded in Belgium, with a performance of Handel's intensely dramatic oratorio Samson, based on Milton's tragic poem on the Biblical story of Samson which he wrote in 1741, just after he completed Messiah. Today's concert was recorded at the Baroque church of Saint-Loup in Belgium as part of Les Wallonies Festival, with the rising-star Argentinian conductor Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.
George Frideric Handel: Samson
Matthew Newlin, Samson, tenor
Klara Ek, Dalila, soprano
Lawrence Zazzo, Micah, countertenor
Luigi di Donato, Manoa, bass
Luigi di Donato, Harapha, bass
Namur Chamber Choir
Millenium Orchestra
Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n, conductor
c. 4.30 pm
Felix Mendelssohn: Die Schone Melusine - overture Op.32
Li猫ge Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Arming, conductor
Recorded in Philharmonic Hall, Li猫ge
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George Frideric Handel
Samson - Part 1
Singer: Matthew Newlin. Singer: Catherine Watson. -
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George Frideric Handel
Samson - Part 2
Performer: Matthew Newlin. Performer: Catherine Watson. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Die Schone Melusine - Overture, Op.32
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li猫ge. Conductor: Christian Arming. -
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Reinhold Moritzevich Gli猫re
Impromptu
Performer: Emmanuel Ceysson. -
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Featured Artist: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. -
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Regnez, plaisirs et jeux (Les Indes Galentes)
Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Orchestra: Les Ambassadeurs. Conductor: Alexis Kossenko.- ERATO.
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- Mon 10 Sep 2018 14:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3