‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: Saul

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