‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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