‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, 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)

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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