‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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