‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

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, Michael Berner, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Stephen Varcoe, Laurie Reviol, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

Michael Berner, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Mark Le Brocq, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, Laurie Reviol, 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)

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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