‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

RECORD LABEL

On This Album