Handel: Saul

Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Laurie Reviol, Stephen Varcoe, Mark le Brocq, Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Michael Berner, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Jurgen Budday & Steffen Balbach

2011-09-06 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro
  8:60
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 1: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
  3:03
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 1: Air: An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command (Soprano)
  1:57
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus)
  1:04
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 1: The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, O Lord (Chorus)
  1:60
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 1: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
  2:28
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: He Comes! - Air: O God-like Youth! (Michal)
  3:24
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… the Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David)
  0:55
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Air: O King, Your Favours With Delight (David)
  5:21
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: O Early Piety! (Jonathan) - Air: What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have (Merab)
  2:50
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Yet Think With Whom This Honour You Bestow (Merab) - Air: Birth and Fortune I Despise! (Jonathan)
  5:27
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Thou, Merab, First in Birth (Saul) - Air: My Soul Rejects the Thought With Scorn (Merab)
  1:44
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 2: Air: See With What a Scornful Air - Air: Ah, Lovely Youth! (Michal)
  1:58
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 3: Symphony: Andante Allegro - Recitative: Already See the Daughters of the Land (Michal)
  1:35
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 3: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! (Chorus)
  1:48
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 3: Accompagnato: What Do I Hear? (Saul) - David His Ten Thousands Slew (Chorus)
  1:03
• 17
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 3: Accompagnato: To Him Ten Thousands! - Air: With Rage I Shall Burst His Praises to Hear! (Saul)
  1:46
• 18
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis But His Old Disease (Jonathan, Michal)
  0:50
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and Black Despair Possest (Michal)
  2:43
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd With Infernal Pains (Abner) - Air: O Lord, Whose Mercies No. less (David)
  4:53
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 5: Symphony (Arpa): Largo
  1:48
• 22
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis All in Vain (Jonathan) - Air: A Serpent: In My Bosom Warm'd (Saul)
  2:32
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: Has He Escap'd My Rage? (Saul) - Air: Capricious Man: In Humour Lost (Merab)
  4:08
• 24
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)
  1:55
• 25
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 6: Air: No, Cruel Father, No (Jonathan)
  1:34
• 26
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 6: Air: O Lord, Whose Providence (High Priest)
  1:49
• 27
  Saul, HWV 53, Act I, Scene 6: Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name (Chorus)
  2:43
• 28
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 1: Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)
  2:37
• 29
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, Dearest Friend - Air: But Sooner Jordan's Stream: I Swear (Jonathan)
  2:57
• 1
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)
  0:21
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53, 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)
  3:11
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 3: Air: As Great Jehovah Lives: I Swear (Saul)
  1:40
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 3: Air: From Cities Storm'd, and Battles Won (Jonathan)
  2:20
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 4: Recitative: Appear, My Friend… No More Imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul) - Air: Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart (David)
  1:41
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 4: Recitative: Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! (Saul)
  0:31
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 5: Recitative: A Father's Will Has Authoriz'd My Love (Michal) - Duet: O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair (Michal, David)
  3:15
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 5: Is There a Man, Who All His Ways Directs (Chorus)
  1:23
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 5: Symphony: Largo - Allegro
  3:35
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 6: Recitative: Thy Father Is As Cruel, and As False (David) - Duet: At Persecution I Can Laugh (David, Michal)
  2:02
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 7: Recitative: Whom Dost Thou Seek?… I Seek for David (Michal, Doeg) - Air: No, No, Let the Guilty Tremble (Michal)
  2:22
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 8: Recitative: Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now (Merab)
  0:48
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 8: Air: Author of Peace, Who Canst Controll (Merab)
  3:09
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 9: Symphony: Allegro
  1:16
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 9: Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)
  0:43
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 10: Recitative: Where Is the Son of Jesse?… He Earnestly Asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan)
  1:03
• 17
  Saul, HWV 53, Act II, Scene 10: O Fatal Consequence (Chorus)
  4:39
• 18
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am! (Saul)
  2:47
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 1: Recitative and Accompagnato: 'Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman (Saul)
  0:51
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 2: Recitative: With Me What Would'st Thou?… I Wou'd (Witch of Endor, Saul)
  0:43
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 2: Air: Infernal Spirits, By Wose Pow'r (Witch of Endor)
  1:48
• 22
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 3: Accompagnato: Why Hast Thou Force'd Me from the Realm of Peace… O Holy Prophet, Holy Prophet! (Samuel, Saul)
  3:37
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 3: Symphony: Allegro
  0:39
• 24
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 4: Recitative: Whence Com'st Thou?… Out of the Camp of Israel (David, Amalekite)
  1:22
• 25
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 4: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst! (David)
  2:14
• 26
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: March: Grave - Largo e Staccato
  4:00
• 27
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Mourn: Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)
  4:47
• 28
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Air: From This Unhappy Day (Merab)
  3:09
• 29
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Brave Jonathan His Bow Ne'er Drew (David)
  2:41
• 30
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus)
  0:22
• 31
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Air: In Sweetest Harmony They Liv'd (Michal)
  4:50
• 32
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: O Fatal Day! How Low the Mighty Lie! (David, Chorus)
  5:14
• 33
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More (High Priest)
  0:32
• 34
  Saul, HWV 53, Act III, Scene 5: Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might (Chorus)
  5:51