‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Mark Le Brocq, 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)

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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