‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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