‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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