‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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