‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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