‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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