‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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