‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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