‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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