‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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