‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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