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Saul, HWV 53

René Jacobs (conductor) · Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) · Gidon Saks (bass) · Rosemary Joshua (soprano) · Emma Bell (soprano) · Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) · Michael Slattery (tenor) · Henry Waddington (baritone) · RIAS Kammerchor (choir) · Concerto Köln · Lawrence Zazzo

Baroque43 Mvts. · 2 h 13 min

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Movements

  1. Saul, HWV 53: SymphonyPreview unavailable
  2. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I: Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"Preview unavailable
  3. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I: Air "An Infant Raised by Thy Command" - Trio "Along the Monster Atheist Strode"Preview unavailable
  4. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I: "The Youth Inspired by Thee, O Lord" - Chorus "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord"Preview unavailable
  5. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: "He Comes, He Comes!" - Air "O God-like Youth!" - Behold, O King, the Brave, Victorious YouthPreview unavailable
  6. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: Air "O King, Your Favours With Delight" - "Oh Early Piety!"Preview unavailable
  7. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: Air "What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have!" - "Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow"Preview unavailable
  8. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: Air "Birth and Fortune I Despise!"Preview unavailable
  9. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: "Go On, Illustrious Pair!" - Air "While Yet Thy Tide of Blood Runs High"Preview unavailable
  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"Preview unavailable
  11. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II: "Symphony" - "Already See the Daughters of the Land" / Scene III. 22. Chorus "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!"Preview unavailable
  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"Preview unavailable
  13. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene IV: "Imprudent Women!" - Air "Fell Rage and Black Despair Possessed"Preview unavailable
  14. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene IV: "This But the Smallest Part of Harmony" - "By Thee This Universal Frame"Preview unavailable
  15. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V: "Racked With Infernal Pains" - Air "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless"Preview unavailable
  16. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V: Symphony - "Tis All in Vain, His Fury Still Continues"Preview unavailable
  17. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V: Air "A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed" - "Has He Escaped My Rage?"Preview unavailable
  18. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V: Air "Capricious Man"Preview unavailable
  19. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene VI: "O Filial Pity!" - Air "No, Cruel Father, No!"Preview unavailable
  20. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene VI: Air "O Lord, Whose Providence" - Chorus "Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name"Preview unavailable
  21. Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene I: Chorus "Envy! Eldest Born of Hell!"Preview unavailable
  22. Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene II: "Ah! Dearest Friend" Air "But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear"Preview unavailable
  23. Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene II: "Oh Strange Vicissitude!" - Air "Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move"Preview unavailable
  24. Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene II: "My Father Comes" - Scene III. "Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders"Preview unavailable
  25. 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"Preview unavailable
  26. 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!"Preview unavailable
  27. 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"Preview unavailable
  28. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene V. 58. SymphonyPreview unavailable
  29. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene VI. 59. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" / 60. Duet "At Persecution I Can Laugh"Preview unavailable
  30. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene VII. 61. "Whom Dost Thou Seek" / 62. Air "No, No Let the Guilty Tremble"Preview unavailable
  31. 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"Preview unavailable
  32. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene IX. 65. SymphonyPreview unavailable
  33. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene IX. 66. "The Time At Length Is Come" / Scene X. 67. "Where Is the Son of Jesse?"Preview unavailable
  34. Saul, HWV 53: Act II. Scene X. 68. Chorus "Oh Fatal Consequence of Rage"Preview unavailable
  35. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene I. 69. "Wretch That I Am" / 70. "Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman"Preview unavailable
  36. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene II. 71. "With Me What Would'st Thou" / 72. Air "Infernal Spirits"Preview unavailable
  37. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene III. 73. "Why Hast Thou Forced Me from the Reals of Peace"Preview unavailable
  38. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene III. 74. SymphonyPreview unavailable
  39. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene IV. 75. "Whence Comest Thou?" / 76. Air "Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!"Preview unavailable
  40. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene IV. 77. MarchPreview unavailable
  41. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene V. 78. Chorus "Mourn, Israel"Preview unavailable
  42. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene V. 79. Air "Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard"Preview unavailable
  43. Saul, HWV 53: Act III. Scene V. 80. Air "From This Unhappy Day"Preview unavailable

Performers

Credits

Album
Handel: Saul
Label
harmonia mundi
Recording year
2021

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