‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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