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Handel: Saul

Nancy Argenta (soprano), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Michael Berner (tenor), Steffen Balbach (bass)

Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Jurgen Budday

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Release date: 6th Sep 2011
Label: K&K
Catalogue number: KuK83
Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
Genre:
- Oratorios & Passions

Contents and tracklist

Handel: Saul

Work length2:36:43

Stephen Varcoe (bass), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Laurie Reviol (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Michael Berner (tenor), Steffen Balbach (bass)
Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hanoverian Court Orchestra
Jürgen Budday

Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

Track length8:59

Act I Scene 1: How excellent Thy name, O Lord (Chorus)

Track length3:03

Act I Scene 1: Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano)

Track length1:57

Act I Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus)

Track length1:04

Act I Scene 1: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus)

Track length1:59

Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy name, O Lord (Chorus)

Track length2:27

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: He comes! - Air: O God-like Youth! (Michal)

Track length3:23

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… The Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David)

Track length0:55

Act I Scene 2: Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David)

Track length5:21

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: O early Piety! (Jonathan) - Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab)

Track length2:50

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow (Merab) - Air: Birth and Fortune I despise! (Jonathan)

Track length5:27

Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth (Saul) - Air: My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn (Merab)

Track length1:43

Act I Scene 2: Air: See with what a scornful Air - Air: Ah, lovely Youth! (Michal)

Track length1:57

Act I Scene 3: Symphony: Andante allegro - Recitative: Already see the Daughters of the Land (Michal)

Track length1:34

Act I Scene 3: Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus)

Track length1:47

Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: What do I hear? (Saul) - David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus)

Track length1:02

Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! - Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (Saul)

Track length1:45

Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis but his old Disease (Jonathan, Michal)

Track length0:50

Act I Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal)

Track length2:43

Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains (Abner) - Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David)

Track length4:52

Act I Scene 5: Symphony (Arpa): Largo

Track length1:47

Act I Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain (Jonathan) - Air: A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd (Saul)

Track length2:32

Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage? (Saul) - Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab)

Track length4:07

Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)

Track length1:55

Act I Scene 6: Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan)

Track length1:33

Act I Scene 6: Air: O Lord, whose Providence (High Priest)

Track length1:48

Act I Scene 6: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus)

Track length2:42

Act II Scene 1: Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)

Track length2:37

Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend - Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan)

Track length2:56

Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My Father comes (Jonathan)

Track length0:20

Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my orders… Alas, my Father! (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin not, O King, against the Youth (Jonathan)

Track length3:10

Act II Scene 3: Air: As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul)

Track length1:40

Act II Scene 3: Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (Jonathan)

Track length2:20

Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Appear, my Friend… No more imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul) - Air: Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart (David)

Track length1:41

Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul)

Track length0:30

Act II Scene 5: Recitative: A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love (Michal) - Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand fair (Michal, David)

Track length3:15

Act II Scene 5: Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus)

Track length1:22

Act II Scene 5: Symphony: Largo - Allegro

Track length3:34

Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel, and as false (David) - Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (David, Michal)

Track length2:01

Act II Scene 7: Recitative: Whom dost thou seek?… I seek for David (Michal, Doeg) - Air: No, no, let the Guilty tremble (Michal)

Track length2:21

Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Mean as he was, he is my Brother now (Merab)

Track length0:48

Act II Scene 8: Air: Author of Peace, who canst controll (Merab)

Track length3:08

Act II Scene 9: Symphony: Allegro

Track length1:16

Act II Scene 9: Accompagnato: The Time at length is come (Saul)

Track length0:43

Act II Scene 10: Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse?… He earnestly asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan)

Track length1:03

Act II Scene 10: O fatal Consequence (Chorus)

Track length4:39

Act III Scene 1: Accompagnato: Wretch that I am! (Saul)

Track length2:47

Act III Scene 1: Recitative and Accompagnato: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman (Saul)

Track length0:50

Act III Scene 2: Recitative: With me what would'st thou?… I wou'd (Witch of Endor, Saul)

Track length0:43

Act III Scene 2: Air: Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow'r (Witch of Endor)

Track length1:48

Act III Scene 3: Accompagnato: Why hast thou force'd me from the Realm of Peace… O holy Prophet, holy Prophet! (Samuel, Saul)

Track length3:36

Act III Scene 3: Symphony: Allegro

Track length0:38

Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Whence com'st thou?… Out of the Camp of Israel (David, Amalekite)

Track length1:21

Act III Scene 4: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst! (David)

Track length2:13

Act III Scene 5: March: Grave - Largo e staccato

Track length4:00

Act III Scene 5: Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost (Chorus)

Track length4:46

Act III Scene 5: Air: From this unhappy Day (Merab)

Track length3:08

Act III Scene 5: Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (David)

Track length2:41

Act III Scene 5: Eagles were not so swift as they (Chorus)

Track length0:21

Act III Scene 5: Air: In sweetest Harmony they liv'd (Michal)

Track length4:49

Act III Scene 5: O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus)

Track length5:14

Act III Scene 5: Air: Ye men of Judah, weep no more (High Priest)

Track length0:31

Act III Scene 5: Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might (Chorus)

Track length5:51

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