‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: Saul

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