‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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