‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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