‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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