‎Handel: Saul by Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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