‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

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, Mark Le Brocq, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Michael Chance, Nancy Argenta, Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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