‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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