tracks

Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto
1. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
2. Air (Soprano): An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command 3. Chorus: Along The Monster Atheist Strode
3. Chorus: Along The Monster Atheist Strode
4. Chorus: The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, O Lord
5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord. Hallelujah
6. Recitative (Michal): He Comes
7. Air (MIchal) O Godlike Youth
8. Recitative (Abner, Saul, David): Behold, O King
9. Air (David) O King, Your Favours With Delight I Take
10. Recitative (Jonathan) O Early Piety!
11. Air (Merab): What Abject Thoughts
12. Recitative (Merab): Ye Think, On Whom This Honour
13. Air (Jonathan): Birth And Fortune I Despise!
14. Recitative (High Priest): Go On, Illustious Pair!
15. Air (High Priest): While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood
16. Recitative (Saul, Merab): Thou, Merab, First In Birth
17. Air (Merab) My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn
18. Air (Michal): See, With What A Scornful Air
19. Air (Michal): Ah, Lovely Youth
20. Symphony
21. Recitative (Michal): Already See, The Daughters Of The Land
22. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
23. Accompagnato (Saul): What Do I Hear?
24. Chorus: David His Ten Thousands Slew
25. Accompagnato (Saul): To Him The Thousands!
26. Air (Saul): With Rage I Shall Burst
27. Recitative (Jonathan, Michal): Imprident Women!
28. Air (Michal): Fell Rage And Black Despair
29. Recitative (High Priest): This But The Smallest Part
30. Accompagnato (High Priest): By Thee, This Universal Frame
31. Recitative(Abner): Rack'd With Infernal Pains
31a. Air (David): O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless
32. Symphony
33. Air (David): Fly, malicious Spirit, fly
34. Recitative (Jonathan):'Tis All In Vain
35. Air (Saul): A Serpent In My Bosom Warm'd
36. Recitative (Saul) Has He Escap'd My Rage?
37. Air (Merab): Caprious Man
38. Accompagnato (Jonathan): O Filial Piety!
39. Air (Jonathan): No, Cruel Father, No!
40. Air (High Priest): O Lord, Whose Providence
41. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name
42. Chorus: Envy, Eldest Born Of Hell
43. Recitative (Jonathan): Ah, Dearest Friend
44. Air (Jonathan): But Sooner Jordan's Stream
45. Recitative (David, Jonathan): O Strange Vicissitude!
46. Air (David): Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move
47. Recitative (Jonathan): My Father Comes
48. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders
49. Air (Jonathan): Sin, O King
50. Air (Saul): As Great Jehovah Lives
51. Air (Jonathan): From Cities Storm'd
52. Recitative (Jonathan): Appear My Friend
53. Air (David): Your Words, O King
54. Recitative (Saul): Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!
55. Recitative (Michal): A Father's Will
56. Recitative (Michal, David): O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair
57. Chorus: Is There A Man
58. Symphony
59. Recitative (David): Thy Father Is As Cruel
60. Duet (David, Michal): At Presecution I Can Laugh
61. Recitative (MIchal, Doeg): Whom Dost Thou Seek?
62. Air (Michal): No; Let The Guilty Tremble
63. Recitative (Merab): Mean As He Was
64. Air (Merab): Author Of Peace
65. Symphony
66. Accompagnato (Saul): The Time At Length Is Come
67. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Where Is The Son Of Jesse?
68. Chorus: O Fatal Consequence Of Rage
69. Accompagnato (Saul): Wretch That I Am, Of My Own Ruin Author!
70. Recitative - Accompagnato (Saul): 'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman
71. Recitative (Witch, Saul): With Me What Would'st Thou?
72. Air (Witch): Infernal Spirits
73. Accompagnato (Samuel, Saul): Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me
74. Symphony
75. Recitative (David, Amalekite): Whence Comest Thou?
76. Air (David): Impious Wretch
77. March: Grave
78. Chorus: Mourn, Israel, Mourn
79. Air (Tenor: Padmore): O Let It Not In Gath Be Heard
80. Air (Soprano Argenta): From This Unhappy Day
81. Air (Soprano): Brave Jonathan His Bow Ne'er Drew
82. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
83. Air (Soprano: Gritton): In Sweetest Harmony
84. Solo (David) And Chorus: O Fatal Day!
85. Recitative (High Priest): Ye Men Judah
86. Chorus: Gird On Thy Sword

notes

Booklet 28 Pages

credits

Baritone Vocals [Saul] – Stephan Macleod
Bass Vocals [Apparition of Samuel] – Gotthold Schwarz
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Conductor – Joachim Carlos Martini
Countertenor Vocals [David] – David Cordier
Orchestra – Barockorchester Frankfurt
Soprano Vocals [Merab] – Claron McFadden
Soprano Vocals [Michal] – Barbara Schlick
Tenor Vocals [Abner] – Marcel Beekman
Tenor Vocals [Jonathan] – Knut Schoch

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – NHN International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – NHN International Ltd.
Made By – Sonopress – X-6674
Made By – Sonopress – X-6675
Made By – Sonopress

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