‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

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, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Nancy Argenta, Michael Berner

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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