Handel: Oratorios - Saul & Messiah

René Jacobs & Concerto Köln

2005 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony
  8:00
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene I: Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"
  2:37
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene I: Air "An Infant Raised By Thy Command" - Trio "Along the Monster Atheist Strode"
  2:09
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene I: "The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord" - Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"
  3:56
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: "He Comes, He Comes!" - Air "O God-like Youth!" - Behold, O King, the Brave, Victorious Youth
  3:38
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: Air "O King, Your Favours With Delight" - "Oh Early Piety!"
  5:22
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: Air "What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have!" - "Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow"
  2:14
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: Air "Birth and Fortune I Despise!"
  4:57
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: "Go On, Illustrious Pair!" - Air "While Yet Thy Tide of Blood Runs High"
  2:45
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: "Thou, Merab, First In Birth, First In Honour" - Air "My Soul Rejects the Thought With Scorn" / 18. Air "See, With What a Scornful Air" / 19. Air "Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Designed"
  3:20
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene II: "Symphony" - "Already See the Daughters of the Land" / Scene III. 22. Chorus "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!"
  2:47
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene III: "What Do I Hear?" - Chorus "David His Ten Thousands Slew" / 25. ""To Him Ten Thousands"" / 26. Air "With Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises to Hear"
  2:18
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene IV: "Imprudent Women!" - Air "Fell Rage and Black Despair Possessed"
  2:59
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene IV: "This But the Smallest Part of Harmony" - "By Thee This Universal Frame"
  2:47
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene V: "Racked With Infernal Pains" - Air "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless"
  3:52
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene V: Symphony - "Tis All In Vain, His Fury Still Continues"
  2:15
• 17
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene V: Air "A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed" - "Has He Escaped My Rage?"
  2:22
• 18
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene V: Air "Capricious Man"
  3:38
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene VI: "O Filial Pity!" - Air "No, Cruel Father, No!"
  3:00
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene VI: Air "O Lord, Whose Providence" - Chorus "Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name"
  3:37
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene I: Chorus "Envy! Eldest Born of Hell!"
  2:48
• 22
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene II: "Ah! Dearest Friend" Air "But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear"
  2:36
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene II: "Oh Strange Vicissitude!" - Air "Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move"
  5:08
• 1
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene II: "My Father Comes" - Scene III. "Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders"
  0:43
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene III. 49. Air "Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth"/ 50. Air "As Great Jehovah Lives" / 51. Air "From Cities Stormed, and Battles Won"
  4:55
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IV. 52. "Appear, My Friend" / 53. Air "Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart" / 54. "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!"
  1:49
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene V. 55. "A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love" / 56. Duet "O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair" / 57. Chorus "Is There a Man"
  4:19
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene V. 58. Symphony
  4:35
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VI. 59. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" / 60. Duet "At Persecution I Can Laugh"
  1:37
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VII. 61. "Whom Dost Thou Seek" / 62. Air "No, No Let the Guilty Tremble"
  2:14
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene VIII. 63. "Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now" / 64. Air "Author of Peace, Who Canst Controul"
  3:33
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IX. 65. Symphony
  1:06
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene IX. 66. "The Time At Length Is Come" / Scene X. 67. "Where Is the Son of Jesse?"
  1:30
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II. Scene X. 68. Chorus "Oh Fatal Consequence of Rage"
  4:46
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene I. 69. "Wretch That I Am" / 70. "Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman"
  3:15
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene II. 71. "With Me What Would'st Thou" / 72. Air "Infernal Spirits"
  2:50
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene III. 73. "Why Hast Thou Forced Me from the Reals of Peace"
  2:42
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene III. 74. Symphony
  0:34
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene IV. 75. "Whence Comest Thou?" / 76. Air "Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!"
  2:53
• 17
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene IV. 77. March
  3:03
• 18
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 78. Chorus "Mourn, Israel"
  3:27
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 79. Air "Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard"
  2:07
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 80. Air "From This Unhappy Day"
  2:39
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 81. Air "Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew" / 82. Chorus "Eagles Were Not So Swift As They"
  2:10
• 22
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 83. Air "In Sweetest Harmony They Lived!" / 84. "O Fatal Day!" / 85. "Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More!"
  9:07
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III. Scene V. 86. Chorus "Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might"
  5:01
• 1
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 1. "Sinfony"
  2:60
• 2
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 2. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God"
  2:59
• 3
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 3. Air (tenor) "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"
  3:01
• 4
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 4. Chorus "And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed"
  2:34
• 5
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 5. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts"
  1:19
• 6
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 6. Air (countertenor) "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?"
  3:51
• 7
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 7. Chorus "And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi"
  2:24
• 8
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 8. Recitative (alto) 9. Air [alto]
  5:28
• 9
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
  2:18
• 10
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 11. Air (bass) "The People That Walked In Darkness"
  3:42
• 11
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 12. Chorus "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
  3:58
• 12
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 13. Sinfonia Pastorale (Pifa) - 14a. Recitative (soprano) - 14b. Accompagnato (soprano) - 15. Recitative (soprano) - 16. Accompagnato (soprano)
  4:41
• 13
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 17. Chorus "Glory to God In the Highest"
  2:04
• 14
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 18. Air (soprano) "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
  4:34
• 15
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 19. Recitative (alto) "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened" - 20. Air (alto & Countertenor) "He Shall Feed His Flock"
  4:59
• 16
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: 21. Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen Is Light"
  2:21
• 17
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 22. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
  4:25
• 18
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 23. Air (alto) "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"
  10:42
• 19
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 24. Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
  1:46
• 20
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 25. Chorus "And With His Stripes We Are Healed"
  1:42
• 21
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 26. Chorus "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
  3:51
• 1
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 27. Accompagnato (tenor) "All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn"
  0:36
• 2
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 28. Chorus "He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him"
  2:11
• 3
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 29. Accompagnato (tenor) "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
  1:30
• 4
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 30. Arioso (tenor) "Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow"
  1:22
• 5
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 31. Accompagnato (soprano) "He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living" - 32. Air (soprano) "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell"
  2:15
• 6
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 33. Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates"
  3:04
• 7
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 34. Recitative (tenor) "Unto Which of the Angels Said He At Any Time"
  0:15
• 8
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 35. Chorus "Let All the Angels of God Worship Him"
  1:24
• 9
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 36. Air (countertenor) "Thou Art Gone Up On High"
  2:48
• 10
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 37. Chorus "The Lord Gave the World"
  1:09
• 11
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 38. Air (countertenor) "How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them"
  2:41
• 12
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 39. Chorus "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands"
  1:25
• 13
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 40. Air (bass) "Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together"
  2:50
• 14
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 41. Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"
  1:36
• 15
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 42. Recitative (tenor) "He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn" - 43. Air (tenor) "Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of Iron"
  1:59
• 16
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 44. Chorus "Hallelujah"
  3:57
• 17
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 45. Air (soprano) "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
  6:02
• 18
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 46. Chorus "Since By Man Came Death"
  1:57
• 19
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 47. Accompagnato (bass) "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery" - 48. Air (bass) "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
  8:36
• 20
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 49. Recitative (alto) "Then Shall Be Brought to Pass the Saying That Is Written" - 50. Duet (alto & Tenor) "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"
  1:17
• 21
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 51. Chorus "But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory"
  2:03
• 22
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 52. Air (countertenor) "If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?"
  4:19
• 23
  Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: 53. Chorus "Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain" - 54. Chorus "Amen"
  6:51