‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

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, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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