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Handel: Saul

Handel: Saul

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir
1991
George Frideric Handel
Saul, HWV 53
2:38:55
Allegro
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
4:05
Larghetto
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
1:52
Allegro
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
2:47
Andante larghetto
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
3:16
I. Chorus: How excellent thy Name, O Lord
Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
2:45
II. Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command: III. Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode
John Eliot Gardiner, Ruth Holton, English Baroque Soloists, Derek Lee Ragin
2:32
IV. Chorus: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
1:50
V. Chorus: How excellent thy Name, O Lord
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
2:20
VI. Recitative: He comes: VII. Air: O Godlike Youth!
Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
3:06
VIII. Recitative: Behold, O King, the brave victorious Youth
Philip Slane, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Alastair Miles, Derek Lee Ragin
0:45
IX. Air: O King, your Favours with Delight I take - X. Recitative: O early Piety!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Mark Ainsley, Derek Lee Ragin
5:15
XI. Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have - XII. Recitative: Yet think, on whom this Honour you bestow
Donna Brown, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
2:27
XIII. Air: Birth and Fortune I despise!
John Eliot Gardiner, John Mark Ainsley, English Baroque Soloists
4:05
XIV. Recitative: Go on, illustrious Pair! - XV. Air: While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high
John Eliot Gardiner, Neil Mackie, English Baroque Soloists
2:31
XVI. Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth - XVII. Air: My Soul rejects the Thought - XVIII. Air: See, see with what a scornful Air - XIX. Air: Ah! Lovely Youth!
English Baroque Soloists, Alastair Miles, Donna Brown, John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson
3:22
XX. Symphony - 21. Recitative: Already see - 22. Chorus: Welcome, welcome mighty King!
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner
2:46
23. Accompagnato: What do I hear? - 24. Chorus: David his Ten Thousands slew - 25. Accompagnato: To him Ten thousands!
Monteverdi Choir, Alastair Miles, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
1:09
26. Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear!
Alastair Miles, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
1:20
27. Recitative: Imprudent Women!
John Mark Ainsley, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
0:39
28. Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possessed
English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner
2:34
29. Recitative: This but the smallest Pt. of Harmony 30. Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame
English Baroque Soloists, Neil Mackie, John Eliot Gardiner
2:35
31. Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains
Philip Slane, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
0:13
32. Air: O Lord, whose Mercies - 33. Symphony
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Lee Ragin
5:09
34: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain - 35. Air: A Serpent in my Bosom warm'd - 36. Recitative: Has he escaped my Rage?
English Baroque Soloists, John Mark Ainsley, John Eliot Gardiner, Alastair Miles
2:17
37. Air: Capricious Man
English Baroque Soloists, Donna Brown, John Eliot Gardiner
3:37
38. Accompagnato: O Filial Piety!
John Eliot Gardiner, John Mark Ainsley, English Baroque Soloists
1:23
39. Air: No., no cruel Father, no
John Eliot Gardiner, John Mark Ainsley, English Baroque Soloists
1:34
40. Air: O Lord, whose Providence Ever wakes for their Defence
Monteverdi Choir, Neil Mackie, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
1:35
41. Chorus: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name
Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
2:51
Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 (feat. Not Applicable)
0:25
42. Chorus: Envy! Eldestborn of Hell!
John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
2:49
43. Recitative: Ah! dearest Friend
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, John Mark Ainsley
0:32
44. Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream: Iswear
John Mark Ainsley, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
2:08
45. Recitative: O strange Vicissitude!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Mark Ainsley, Derek Lee Ragin
0:46
46. Air: Such haughty Beauties
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Lee Ragin
4:17
47. Recitative: My Father comes - 48. Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my Orders
Alastair Miles, John Mark Ainsley, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
0:44
49. Air: Sin not, o King, against the Youth
English Baroque Soloists, John Mark Ainsley, John Eliot Gardiner
2:09
50. Air: As great Jehovah lives
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Alastair Miles
1:17
51. Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Mark Ainsley
2:13
52. Recitative: Appear, my Friend
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, John Mark Ainsley
0:31
53. Air: Your Words, O King - 54. Recitative: Yes he shall wed my Daughter!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Alastair Miles, Derek Lee Ragin
1:24
55. Recitative: A Father's Will
Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
0:27
56. Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand Fair - 57. Chorus: Is there a Man
Monteverdi Choir, Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Lee Ragin
4:05
58. Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
4:07
59. Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Lee Ragin
0:33
60. Duet: At Persecution I can laugh
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson, Derek Lee Ragin
1:14
61. Recitative: Whom dost thou seek?
English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, Simon Oberst, John Eliot Gardiner
0:30
62. Air: No., no, let the Guilty tremble
Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
1:27
63. Recitative: Mean as he was
English Baroque Soloists, Donna Brown, John Eliot Gardiner
0:49
64. Air: Author of Peace
Donna Brown, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
3:11
65. Symphony
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
1:13
66. Accompagnato: The Time at length is come - 67. Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse
John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
1:33
68. Chorus: O fatal Consequence of Rage
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
5:37
69. Accompagnato: Wretch that I am - 70. Accompagnato: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman - 71. Recitative: With me what would'st thou?
Alastair Miles, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Philip Salmon
3:45
72. Air: Infernal Spirits
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Philip Salmon
2:13
73. Accompagnato: Why hast thou forc'd me from the Realms of Peace
Alastair Miles, Richard Savage, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
3:02
74. Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
0:35
75. Recitative: Whence comest thou? - 76. Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Philip Slane, Derek Lee Ragin
2:38
77. March
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
3:06
78. Chorus: Mourn Israel
Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
3:25
79. Air: O let it not in Gath be heard
John Eliot Gardiner, Neil Mackie, English Baroque Soloists
2:06
80. Air: From this unhappy Day
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Donna Brown
2:53
81. Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Lee Ragin
2:24
82. Chorus: Eagles were not so swift as they
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
0:21
83. Air: in sweetest Harmony
John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists
4:28
84. Solo and Chorus: O fatal Day
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Derek Lee Ragin
4:40
85. Recitative: Ye Men of Judah, weep no more
English Baroque Soloists, Neil Mackie, John Eliot Gardiner
0:27
86. Chorus: Gird on thy Sword
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
5:17
Saul, HWV 53, Act 3
0:28

January 1, 1991 69 tracks, 2 hours 38 minutes ℗ This Compilation 1991 Universal International Music B.V.

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Decca

  • George Frideric Handel

    Composer

  • English Baroque Soloists

    Orchestra, Ensemble

  • John Eliot Gardiner

    Conductor

  • Monteverdi Choir

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  • Ruth Holton

    Soprano

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