‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

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

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

2:20

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra
Nancy Argenta

Soprano

Handel: Saul

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