‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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