‎Handel: Saul by Maulbronner Kammerchor

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

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

8:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

3:03

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

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

1:57

Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)

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

1:04

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

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

1:59

How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)

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

2:27

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

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

3:23

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

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

0:55

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

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

5:21

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

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

2:50

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

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

5:27

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

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

1:43

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

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

1:57

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

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

1:34

Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)

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

1:47

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

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

1:02

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

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

1:45

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

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

0:50

Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)

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

2:43

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

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

4:52

Symphony (Arpa): Largo

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

1:47

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:07

Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

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

1:55

Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)

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

1:33

Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)

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

1:48

Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)

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

2:42

Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

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

2:37

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

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

2:56

Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)

Steffen Balbach, Michael Berner, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Michael Chance, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Laurie Reviol, Mark Le Brocq, 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)

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

3:10

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

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

1:40

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

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

3:15

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

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

1:22

Symphony: Largo - Allegro

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

3:34

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

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

2:01

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

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

2:21

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

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

0:48

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

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

3:08

Symphony: Allegro

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

1:16

Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)

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

0:43

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

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

1:03

O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)

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

4:39

Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)

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

2:47

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

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

0:50

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

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

0:43

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:36

Symphony: Allegro

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

0:38

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

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

1:21

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

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

2:13

March: Grave - Largo e Staccato

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

4:00

Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)

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

4:46

Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)

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

3:08

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

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

2:41

Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)

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

0:21

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

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

4:49

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

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

5:14

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

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

0:31

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

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

5:51

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Maulbronner Kammerchor

Choir
Michael Chance

Countertenor
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor
Hannoversche Hofkapelle

Orchestra

Handel: Saul

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