‎Handel: Saul by Michael Chance — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

0:20

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

0:30

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone

Handel: Saul

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