‎Handel: Saul by Nancy Argenta — Apple Music Classical

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Saul

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