‎Handel: Solomon by Steffen Balbach

Overture

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta

5:11

Your Harps and Cymbals Sound (Chorus of Priests)

Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta

3:24

Air: Praise Ye the Lord (Levite)

Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance

4:41

With Pious Hearts (Chorus of Priests)

Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Julian Podger

5:16

Accompagnato: Almighty Pow'r! (Solomon)

Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Julian Podger

2:58

Recitative: Imperial Solomon (Zadok)

Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach

0:43

Air: Sacred Raptures (Zadok)

Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday

4:18

Throughout the Land Jehovah's Praise (Chorus of Israelites)

Steffen Balbach, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Julian Podger, Jürgen Budday

3:19

Recitative: Bless'd Be the Lord - Air: What Tho' I Trace (Solomon)

Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

6:28

Recitative: And See My Queen (Solomon)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach

0:42

Air: Bless'd the Day (Queen)

Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach

5:00

Recitative: Thou Fair Inhabitant of Nile - Duet: Welcome As the Dawn of Day (Solomon, Queen)

Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Julian Podger

4:40

Recitative: When Thou Art Absent from My Sight - Air: With Thee Th'unshelter'd Moor I Tread (Queen) - Recitative: Search Round the World [Zadok]

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta

2:44

May No Rash Intruder (Chorus)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:09

From the Censer Curling Rise (Chorus)

Julian Podger, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach

5:02

Recitative: Prais'd Be the Lord - Air: When the Sun O'er Yonder Hills (Solomon)

Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach

5:14

Recitative: My Sovereign Liege, Two Women Stand (Attendant, Solomon, First Harlots)

Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger

1:47

Air and Trio: Words Are Weak to Paint My Fears (First Harlot, Second Harlot, Solomon)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol

5:33

Recitative: What Says the Other (Solomon, Second Harlot)

Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance

1:23

Air: Thy Sentence, Great King (Second Harlot) - Recitative: Withhold the Executing Hand [First Harlot]

Jürgen Budday, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol

2:24

Air: Can I See My Infant Gor'd (First Harlot)

Nancy Argenta, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance

5:00

Accompagnato: Israel, Attend (Solomon)

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger

1:39

Duet: Thrice Bless'd Be the King (First Harlot, Solomon)

Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

4:08

From the East Unto the West (Chorus of Israelites)

Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

2:33

Recitative: From Morn to Eve - Air: See the Tall Palm (Zadok)

Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

2:48

Recitative: No More Shall Armed Bands - Air: Beneath the Vine (First Harlot)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance

2:57

Swell the Full Chorus (Chorus of Priests)

Jürgen Budday, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol

2:50

Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Laurie Reviol

3:03

Recitative: From Arabia's Spicy Shores (Queen of Sheba, Solomon)

Julian Podger, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol

1:22

Air: Ev'ry Sight These Eyes Behold (Queen of Sheba)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta

5:26

Recitative: Sweep the String (Solomon) - Air and Chorus: Music, Spread Thy Voice Around [Solomon, Chorus]

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

3:16

Air and Chorus: Now a Diff'rent Measure Try (Solomon, Chorus)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach

1:46

Recitative: Then At Once - Draw the Tear from Hopeless Love (Solomon, Chorus)

Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Michael Chance

3:38

Recitative: Next the Tortur'd Soul Release - Air and Chorus: Thus Rolling Surges Rise (Solomon, Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Laurie Reviol, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta

3:39

Recitative: Thy Harmony's Divine (Queen of Sheba)

Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, Julian Podger, Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor

1:13

Air: Pious King, and Virtuous Queen (Levite)

Laurie Reviol, Steffen Balbach, Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Julian Podger, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:06

Recitative: Thrice Happy King - Air: Golden Columns, Fair and Bright (Zadok)

Laurie Reviol, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach, Nancy Argenta, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Julian Podger

4:35

Praise the Lord (Chorus)

Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Julian Podger, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach

4:30

Recitative: May Peace in Salem Ever Dwell - Air: Will the Sun Forget to Streak (Queen of Sheba)

Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Nancy Argenta, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach, Michael Chance, Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol

6:36

Recitative: Adieu, Fair Queen (Solomon) - Duet: Ev'ry Joy, That Wisdom Knows [Solomon, Queen of Sheba]

Julian Podger, Laurie Reviol, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:24

The Name of the Wicked (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Nancy Argenta, Laurie Reviol, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Steffen Balbach, Julian Podger, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

3:35

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Julian Podger

Tenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Josef-Stefan Kindler

Liner Notes

Handel: Solomon

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George Frideric Handel

Julian Podger

Maulbronner Kammerchor

Nancy Argenta

Michael Chance

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Handel: Solomon

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