‎Handel: Oratorios - Saul & Messiah by Concerto Köln — Apple Music Classical

Symphony

René Jacobs, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor

8:00

Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

2:37

Air "An Infant Raised By Thy Command" - Trio "Along the Monster Atheist Strode"

Gidon Saks, Concerto Köln, Finnur Bjarnason, Rosemary Joshua, Michael Slattery, René Jacobs, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, RIAS Kammerchor

2:08

"The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord" - Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"

Finnur Bjarnason, Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Gidon Saks, Concerto Köln, Jeremy Ovenden, RIAS Kammerchor, Michael Slattery, René Jacobs

3:55

"He Comes, He Comes!" - Air "O God-like Youth!" - Behold, O King, the Brave, Victorious Youth

Gidon Saks, Finnur Bjarnason, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, Rosemary Joshua, Lawrence Zazzo, René Jacobs

3:38

Air "O King, Your Favours With Delight" - "Oh Early Piety!"

Jeremy Ovenden, Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

5:21

Air "What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have!" - "Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Emma Bell, René Jacobs

2:13

Air "Birth and Fortune I Despise!"

Concerto Köln, Jeremy Ovenden, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

4:56

"Go On, Illustrious Pair!" - Air "While Yet Thy Tide of Blood Runs High"

Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs, Michael Slattery

2:45

"Thou, Merab, First In Birth, First In Honour" - Air "My Soul Rejects the Thought With Scorn" / 18. Air "See, With What a Scornful Air" / 19. Air "Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Designed"

RIAS Kammerchor, Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Concerto Köln, Gidon Saks, René Jacobs

3:19

"Symphony" - "Already See the Daughters of the Land" / Scene III. 22. Chorus "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua, René Jacobs

2:47

"What Do I Hear?" - Chorus "David His Ten Thousands Slew" / 25. ""To Him Ten Thousands"" / 26. Air "With Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises to Hear"

RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs, Concerto Köln

2:17

"Imprudent Women!" - Air "Fell Rage and Black Despair Possessed"

Jeremy Ovenden, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, Rosemary Joshua, René Jacobs

2:58

"This But the Smallest Part of Harmony" - "By Thee This Universal Frame"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Michael Slattery, René Jacobs

2:47

"Racked With Infernal Pains" - Air "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless"

Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln, Finnur Bjarnason, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

3:51

Symphony - "Tis All In Vain, His Fury Still Continues"

Jeremy Ovenden, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

2:14

Air "A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed" - "Has He Escaped My Rage?"

RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs, Gidon Saks, Concerto Köln

2:22

Air "Capricious Man"

René Jacobs, Emma Bell, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor

3:38

"O Filial Pity!" - Air "No, Cruel Father, No!"

Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, Jeremy Ovenden, René Jacobs

3:00

Air "O Lord, Whose Providence" - Chorus "Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Michael Slattery, René Jacobs

3:37

Chorus "Envy! Eldest Born of Hell!"

René Jacobs, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor

2:47

"Ah! Dearest Friend" Air "But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear"

RIAS Kammerchor, Jeremy Ovenden, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

2:36

"Oh Strange Vicissitude!" - Air "Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move"

Jeremy Ovenden, Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

5:07

"My Father Comes" - Scene III. "Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Jeremy Ovenden, René Jacobs

0:42

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene III. 49. Air "Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth"/ 50. Air "As Great Jehovah Lives" / 51. Air "From Cities Stormed, and Battles Won"

RIAS Kammerchor, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, René Jacobs, Concerto Köln

4:54

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IV. 52. "Appear, My Friend" / 53. Air "Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart" / 54. "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!"

René Jacobs, Jeremy Ovenden, RIAS Kammerchor, Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln

1:49

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene V. 55. "A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love" / 56. Duet "O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair" / 57. Chorus "Is There a Man"

Concerto Köln, Lawrence Zazzo, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs, Rosemary Joshua

4:18

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene V. 58. Symphony

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor

4:35

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VI. 59. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" / 60. Duet "At Persecution I Can Laugh"

RIAS Kammerchor, Rosemary Joshua, Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

1:37

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VII. 61. "Whom Dost Thou Seek" / 62. Air "No, No Let the Guilty Tremble"

Henry Waddington, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua

2:14

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VIII. 63. "Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now" / 64. Air "Author of Peace, Who Canst Controul"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, Emma Bell, René Jacobs

3:32

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IX. 65. Symphony

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor

1:06

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IX. 66. "The Time At Length Is Come" / Scene X. 67. "Where Is the Son of Jesse?"

Jeremy Ovenden, RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

1:29

Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene X. 68. Chorus "Oh Fatal Consequence of Rage"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

4:46

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene I. 69. "Wretch That I Am" / 70. "Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman"

Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

3:15

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene II. 71. "With Me What Would'st Thou" / 72. Air "Infernal Spirits"

Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs, Michael Slattery

2:50

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene III. 73. "Why Hast Thou Forced Me from the Reals of Peace"

Henry Waddington, René Jacobs, Gidon Saks, RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln

2:42

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene III. 74. Symphony

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor

0:33

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene IV. 75. "Whence Comest Thou?" / 76. Air "Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!"

RIAS Kammerchor, Lawrence Zazzo, Finnur Bjarnason, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

2:52

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene IV. 77. March

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs, RIAS Kammerchor

3:03

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 78. Chorus "Mourn, Israel"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

3:27

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 79. Air "Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard"

Concerto Köln, Finnur Bjarnason, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

2:07

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 80. Air "From This Unhappy Day"

Emma Bell, Concerto Köln, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

2:39

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 81. Air "Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew" / 82. Chorus "Eagles Were Not So Swift As They"

RIAS Kammerchor, Lawrence Zazzo, René Jacobs, Concerto Köln

2:09

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 83. Air "In Sweetest Harmony They Lived!" / 84. "O Fatal Day!" / 85. "Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More!"

Finnur Bjarnason, Lawrence Zazzo, Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

9:06

Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 86. Chorus "Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might"

RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

5:01

1. "Sinfony"

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:59

2. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God"

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Kobie van Rensburg, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:59

3. Air (tenor) "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"

Kobie van Rensburg, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

3:01

4. Chorus "And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed"

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:34

5. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Neal Davies, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

1:19

6. Air (countertenor) "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?"

Lawrence Zazzo, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

3:50

7. Chorus "And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

2:23

8. Recitative (alto) 9. Air [alto]

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Patricia Bardon, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

5:27

10. Accompagnato (bass) "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Neal Davies, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:18

11. Air (bass) "The People That Walked In Darkness"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Neal Davies, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

3:41

12. Chorus "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

3:57

13. Sinfonia Pastorale (Pifa) - 14a. Recitative (soprano) - 14b. Accompagnato (soprano) - 15. Recitative (soprano) - 16. Accompagnato (soprano)

Kerstin Avemo, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

4:41

17. Chorus "Glory to God In the Highest"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

2:04

18. Air (soprano) "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Kerstin Avemo, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

4:33

19. Recitative (alto) "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened" - 20. Air (alto & Countertenor) "He Shall Feed His Flock"

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

4:58

21. Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen Is Light"

René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:20

22. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

4:24

23. Air (alto) "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"

Patricia Bardon, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

10:42

24. Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

1:45

25. Chorus "And With His Stripes We Are Healed"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:42

26. Chorus "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

3:50

27. Accompagnato (tenor) "All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Kobie van Rensburg, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

0:36

28. Chorus "He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester

2:11

29. Accompagnato (tenor) "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"

René Jacobs, Kobie van Rensburg, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

1:30

30. Arioso (tenor) "Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow"

Kobie van Rensburg, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

1:21

31. Accompagnato (soprano) "He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living" - 32. Air (soprano) "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Kerstin Avemo, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:14

33. Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates"

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

3:03

34. Recitative (tenor) "Unto Which of the Angels Said He At Any Time"

René Jacobs, Kobie van Rensburg, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

0:14

35. Chorus "Let All the Angels of God Worship Him"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

1:23

36. Air (countertenor) "Thou Art Gone Up On High"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Lawrence Zazzo, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:47

37. Chorus "The Lord Gave the World"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:09

38. Air (countertenor) "How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Lawrence Zazzo, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:40

39. Chorus "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:24

40. Air (bass) "Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Neal Davies, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

2:49

41. Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

1:36

42. Recitative (tenor) "He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn" - 43. Air (tenor) "Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of Iron"

René Jacobs, Kobie van Rensburg, Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

1:59

44. Chorus "Hallelujah"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

3:56

45. Air (soprano) "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

Kerstin Avemo, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

6:02

46. Chorus "Since By Man Came Death"

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

1:57

47. Accompagnato (bass) "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery" - 48. Air (bass) "The Trumpet Shall Sound"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Neal Davies, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

8:36

49. Recitative (alto) "Then Shall Be Brought to Pass the Saying That Is Written" - 50. Duet (alto & Tenor) "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Patricia Bardon, Kobie van Rensburg, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

1:16

51. Chorus "But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

2:02

52. Air (countertenor) "If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Lawrence Zazzo, René Jacobs, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

4:19

53. Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain" - 54. Chorus "Amen"

Freiburger Barockorchester, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, René Jacobs

6:51

Martin Sauer

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Wolfgang Schiefermair

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Ansgar Wempe

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René Möller

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Gerald Place

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Salomon Konick

Cover Art
Ned Schrenk

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Larry Zazzo

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Michel Garnier

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Pierre Degott

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Mats Bäcker

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Jan Provost

Cover Art
Sussie Ahlburg

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Portraits
Eric Larrayadieu

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