‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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