‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

Michael Chance, Jürgen Budday, Steffen Balbach, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, 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)

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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