‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

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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