‎Handel: Saul by Steffen Balbach — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Conductor

Handel: Saul

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