‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: Saul

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