‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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