‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: Saul

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