‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

Recitative: Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders… Alas, My Father! (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth (Jonathan)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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