‎Handel: Saul by Michael Berner — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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