Linda Seymour (Contralto)
The Gershom Parkington Quintet

Second in popularity only to the other air which Delilah sings at a later stage of the second Act - 'My heart opens at thy voice.' this one appears near the beginning of it, where Delilah waits for Samson and muses on the triumph which she feels sure she will attain over his weakness. She calls on all the powers of love to help her.

Quintet

Maurice Besly's musicianship emerged first at Oxford, where he was organist of Queen's College and conductor of the Oxford Orchestra. Since then he has won an enviable position for himself in the English world of music, both as conductor and composer. With a hint of the whimsical humour which often finds its way into his music, he called this suite, one for 'Children, grown-ups, and orchestras.' It is made up of five dainty miniature movements.