‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday

3:03

Air: An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command (Soprano)

Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

1:04

The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, O Lord (Chorus)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

2:27

Recitative: He Comes! - Air: O God-like Youth! (Michal)

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner

3:23

Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… the Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David)

Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:55

Air: O King, Your Favours With Delight (David)

Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

5:21

Recitative: O Early Piety! (Jonathan) - Air: What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have (Merab)

Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

2:50

Recitative: Yet Think With Whom This Honour You Bestow (Merab) - Air: Birth and Fortune I Despise! (Jonathan)

Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

5:27

Recitative: Thou, Merab, First in Birth (Saul) - Air: My Soul Rejects the Thought With Scorn (Merab)

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance

1:43

Air: See With What a Scornful Air - Air: Ah, Lovely Youth! (Michal)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner

1:57

Symphony: Andante Allegro - Recitative: Already See the Daughters of the Land (Michal)

Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

1:47

Accompagnato: What Do I Hear? (Saul) - David His Ten Thousands Slew (Chorus)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner

1:02

Accompagnato: To Him Ten Thousands! - Air: With Rage I Shall Burst His Praises to Hear! (Saul)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol

1:45

Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis But His Old Disease (Jonathan, Michal)

Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

2:43

Recitative: Rack'd With Infernal Pains (Abner) - Air: O Lord, Whose Mercies No. less (David)

Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe

1:47

Recitative: 'Tis All in Vain (Jonathan) - Air: A Serpent: In My Bosom Warm'd (Saul)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

2:32

Recitative: Has He Escap'd My Rage? (Saul) - Air: Capricious Man: In Humour Lost (Merab)

Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, George Frideric Handel

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance

2:37

Recitative: Ah, Dearest Friend - Air: But Sooner Jordan's Stream: I Swear (Jonathan)

Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe

0:20

Recitative: Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders… Alas, My Father! (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth (Jonathan)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:10

Air: As Great Jehovah Lives: I Swear (Saul)

Michael Berner, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

1:40

Air: From Cities Storm'd, and Battles Won (Jonathan)

Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:20

Recitative: Appear, My Friend… No More Imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul) - Air: Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart (David)

Michael Berner, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

1:41

Recitative: Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! (Saul)

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance

0:30

Recitative: A Father's Will Has Authoriz'd My Love (Michal) - Duet: O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair (Michal, David)

Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner

3:15

Is There a Man, Who All His Ways Directs (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Stephen Varcoe, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

Laurie Reviol, Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:34

Recitative: Thy Father Is As Cruel, and As False (David) - Duet: At Persecution I Can Laugh (David, Michal)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner

2:01

Recitative: Whom Dost Thou Seek?… I Seek for David (Michal, Doeg) - Air: No, No, Let the Guilty Tremble (Michal)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

2:21

Recitative: Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now (Merab)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner

0:48

Air: Author of Peace, Who Canst Controll (Merab)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

0:43

Recitative: Where Is the Son of Jesse?… He Earnestly Asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan)

Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:47

Recitative and Accompagnato: 'Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman (Saul)

Nancy Argenta, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:50

Recitative: With Me What Would'st Thou?… I Wou'd (Witch of Endor, Saul)

Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, George Frideric Handel

0:43

Air: Infernal Spirits, By Wose Pow'r (Witch of Endor)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner

1:48

Accompagnato: Why Hast Thou Force'd Me from the Realm of Peace… O Holy Prophet, Holy Prophet! (Samuel, Saul)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol

0:38

Recitative: Whence Com'st Thou?… Out of the Camp of Israel (David, Amalekite)

Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Michael Berner, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, George Frideric Handel

1:21

Air: Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst! (David)

Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe

3:08

Air: Brave Jonathan His Bow Ne'er Drew (David)

Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Stephen Varcoe

0:21

Air: In Sweetest Harmony They Liv'd (Michal)

Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

4:49

O Fatal Day! How Low the Mighty Lie! (David, Chorus)

Michael Chance, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Berner, Jürgen Budday

5:14

Air: Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More (High Priest)

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach

0:31

Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might (Chorus)

Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Stephen Varcoe, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Berner, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: Saul

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