Saul

Release by George Frideric Handel; Andreas Scholl, Neal Davies, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

Track list

CD 1

=> 1 Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, I. Allegro (3:41)
=> 2 Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, II. Larghetto (1:54)
=> 3 Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, III. Organo ad libitum (2:21)
=> 4 Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, IV. Allegro (2:49)
=> 5 Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, V. Andante larghetto (2:56)
=> 6 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, I. Chorus "How excellent thy Name, O Lord" (2:52)
=> 7 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, II. Air (Soprano) "An infant rais'd" / III. Chorus "Along the monster atheist strode" (2:32)
=> 8 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, IV. Chorus "The youth inspir'd by thee, O Lord" (1:59)
=> 9 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, V. Chorus "How excellent thy name, O Lord" (2:36)
=> 10 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, VI. Recitative "He comes" (Michal) / VII. Air "O god-like youth!" (Michal) (3:10)
=> 11 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, VIII. Recitative "Behold, O King" (Abner, Saul, David) (0:51)
=> 12 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, IX. Air "O King, your favours with delight" (David) / X. Recitative "O early piety!" (Jonathan) (5:27)
=> 13 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XI. Air "What abject thoughts" (Merab) / XII. Recitative "Yet think, on whom this honor" (Merab) (2:23)
=> 14 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XIII. Air "Birth and fortune I despise!" (Jonathan) (4:20)
=> 15 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XIV. Recitative "Go on, illustrious pair!" (High Priest) / XV. Air "While yet thy tide of blood" (High Priest) (2:26)
=> 16 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XVI. Recitative "Though, Merab, first in birth" (Saul, Merab) / ... / XIX. Air "Ah! lovely youth!" (Michal) (3:19)
=> 17 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XX. Symphony / XXI. Recitative "Already see, the daughters of the land" (Michal) / XXII. Chorus "Welcome, welcome, mighty king" (2:56)
=> 18 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXIII. Accompagnato "What do I hear?" (Saul) / XXIV. Chorus "David his tenthousand slew" / XXV. Accompagnato "To him ten thousands!" (Saul) (1:13)
=> 19 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVI. Air "With rage I shall burst" (Saul) (1:21)
=> 20 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVII. Recitative "Imprudent women!" (Jonathan, Michal) (0:44)
=> 21 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVIII. Air "Fell rage and black despair" (Michal) (3:04)
=> 22 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXIX. Recitative "This but the smallest part" (High Priest) / XXX. Accompagnato "By thee, the universal frame" (High Priest) (3:36)
=> 23 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXI. Recitative "Rack'd with infernal pains" (Abner) (0:15)
=> 24 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXII. Air "O Lord, whose mercies numberless" (David) / XXXIII. Symphony (5:33)
=> 25 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXIV. Recitative "'Tis all in vain" (Jonathan) / XXXV. Air "A serpent in my bosom warm'd" (Saul) / XXXVI. Recitative "Has he escap'd my rage?" (Saul) (2:32)
=> 26 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXVII. Air "Capricous man" (Merab) (3:40)
=> 27 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXVIII. Accompagnato "O filial piety!" (Jonathan) (1:39)
=> 28 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXIX. Air "No, cruel father, no!" (Jonathan) (1:29)
=> 29 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XL. Air "O Lord, whose providence" (High Priest) (1:15)
=> 30 Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XLI. Chorus "Preserve him for the glory of thy name" (2:39)

CD 2

=> 1 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLII. Chorus "Envy! eldest-born of Hell!" (2:30)
=> 2 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIII. Recitative "Ah! dearest friend" (Jonathan) (0:40)
=> 3 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIV. Air "But sooner Jordan's stream" (Jonathan) (2:24)
=> 4 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLV. Recitative "O strange vicissitude!" (David, Jonathan) (0:58)
=> 5 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLVI. Air "Such haugthy beauties rather move" (David) (4:46)
=> 6 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLVII. Recitative "My father comes" (Jonathan) / XLVIII. Recitative "Hast thou obey'd my orders" (Saul, Jonathan) (0:51)
=> 7 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIX. Air "Sin not, O King" (Jonathan) (1:41)
=> 8 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, L. Air "As great Jehovah lives" (Saul) (1:27)
=> 9 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LI. Air "From cities storm'd" (Jonathan) (1:58)
=> 10 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LII. Recitative "Appear my friend" (Jonathan, Saul) (0:29)
=> 11 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LIII. Air "Your words, O King" (David) / LIV. Recitative "Yes, he shall wed my daughter" (Saul) (1:28)
=> 12 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LV. Recitative "A father's will" (Michal) (0:30)
=> 13 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LVI. Duet "O fairest of ten thousand fair" (Michal, David) / LVII. Chorus "Is there a man" (4:39)
=> 14 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LVIII. Symphony (6:27)
=> 15 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LIX. Recitative "Thy father is as cruel" (David) (0:35)
=> 16 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LX. Duet "At persecution I can laugh" (David, Michal) (1:07)
=> 17 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXI. Recitative "Whom dost thou seek?" (Michal, Doeg) (0:41)
=> 18 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXII. Air "No, let the guilty tremble" (Michal) (1:24)
=> 19 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXIII. Recitative "Mean as he was" (Merab) (0:49)
=> 20 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXIV. Air "Author of piece" (Merab) (3:19)
=> 21 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXV. Symphony (1:06)
=> 22 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXVI. Accompagnato "The time at length is come" (Saul) / LXVII. Recitative "Where is the son of Jesse?" (Saul, Jonathan) (1:43)
=> 23 Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXVIII. Chorus "O fatal consequence of rage" (4:38)

CD 3

=> 1 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXIX. Accompagnato "Wretch that I am!" (Saul) / ... / LXXI. Recitative "With me what would'st thou?" (Witch, Saul) (4:08)
=> 2 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXII. Air "Infernal spirits" (Witch) (1:36)
=> 3 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIII. Accompagnato "Why hast thou forc'd me" (Samuel, Saul) (3:34)
=> 4 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIV. Symphony (0:35)
=> 5 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXV. Recitative "Whence comest thou?" (David, Amalekite) / LXXVI. Air "Impious wretch" (David) (2:59)
=> 6 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXVII. Dead March (4:14)
=> 7 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXVIII. Chorus "Mourn, Israel, mourn" (3:24)
=> 8 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIX. Air (Tenor) "O let it not in Gath be heard" (2:30)
=> 9 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXX. Air (Soprano) "From this unhappy day" (2:46)
=> 10 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXI. Air "Brave Jonathan his bow ne'er drew" (0:29)
=> 11 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXII. Chorus "Eagles were not so swift as they" (0:26)
=> 12 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXIII. Air (Soprano) "In sweetest harmony" (4:25)
=> 13 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXIV. Solo and Chorus "O fatal day!" (David) (4:11)
=> 14 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXV. Recitative "Ye men of Judah" (High Priest) (0:30)
=> 15 Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXVI. Chorus "Gird on thy sword" (5:38)

Labels

=> Archiv Produktion

474 510-2

Release events

2004-02 Germany

Relations

composer

=> 🧑 George Frideric Handel

liner notes

=> 🧑 Ruth Smith

performing orchestra

=> 🧑 Gabrieli Consort & Players

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