‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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