‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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