‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

Nancy Argenta, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Michael Chance, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Steffen Balbach, Jürgen Budday, 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)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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