‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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