‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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