‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir

Handel: Saul

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