‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Michael Berner, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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