‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

Recitative: Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders… Alas, My Father! (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth (Jonathan)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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