‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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