‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir

Handel: Saul

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