‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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