Saul
19981199
Labels: Naxos
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Disc1
| 1 | Saul: Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante larghetto | George Frideric Handel | 12:17 |
| 2 | Saul: Act I, Scene 1: How excellent Thy name, O Lord (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:57 |
| 3 | Saul: Act I, Scene 1: Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano) | George Frideric Handel | 1:20 |
| 4 | Saul: Act I, Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 1:02 |
| 5 | Saul: Act I, Scene 1: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 1:50 |
| 6 | Saul: Act I, Scene 1: How excellent thy name, O Lord (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:33 |
| 7 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: He comes! (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 0:10 |
| 8 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: O God - like Youth! (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 3:12 |
| 9 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… The Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David) | George Frideric Handel | 0:58 |
| 10 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David) | George Frideric Handel | 5:42 |
| 11 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: O early Piety! (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:29 |
| 12 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 2:02 |
| 13 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 0:14 |
| 14 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: Birth and Fortune I despise! (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 4:17 |
| 15 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Go on, illustrious Pair! (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 0:19 |
| 16 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 1:54 |
| 17 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:25 |
| 18 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 1:17 |
| 19 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: See with what a scornful Air (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 1:05 |
| 20 | Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: Ah, lovely Youth! (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 0:48 |
| 21 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Symphony: Andante allegro | George Frideric Handel | 1:10 |
| 22 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Recitative: Already see the Daughters of the Land (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 0:21 |
| 23 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 1:34 |
| 24 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Accompagnato: What do I hear (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:29 |
| 25 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 0:31 |
| 26 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:15 |
| 27 | Saul: Act I, Scene 3: Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 1:23 |
| 28 | Saul: Act I, Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis but his old Disease (Jonathan, Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 0:53 |
| 29 | Saul: Act I, Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 2:43 |
| 30 | Saul: Act I, Scene 4: Recitative: This but the smallest part of Harmony (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 0:23 |
| 31 | Saul: Act I, Scene 4: Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 1:59 |
| 32 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains (Abner) | George Frideric Handel | 0:14 |
| 33 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David) | George Frideric Handel | 3:24 |
| 34 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Symphony (Arpa): Largo | George Frideric Handel | 1:32 |
| 35 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Air: Fly, malicious Spirit, fly (David) | George Frideric Handel | 2:06 |
| 36 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:19 |
| 37 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Air: A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 1:56 |
| 38 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:30 |
| 39 | Saul: Act I, Scene 5: Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 5:56 |
Disc2
| 1 | Saul: Act I, Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 1:39 |
| 2 | Saul: Act I, Scene 6: Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 1:36 |
| 3 | Saul: Act I, Scene 6: Air: O Lord, whose Providence (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 1:28 |
| 4 | Saul: Act I, Scene 6: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:18 |
| 5 | Saul: Act II, Scene 1: Envy! Eldest - born of Hell! (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:09 |
| 6 | Saul: Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:37 |
| 7 | Saul: Act II, Scene 2: Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 2:17 |
| 8 | Saul: Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: O strange Vicissitude!… My Sister Merab… (David, Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:58 |
| 9 | Saul: Act II, Scene 2: Air: Such haughty Beauties (David) | George Frideric Handel | 4:56 |
| 10 | Saul: Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: My Father comes (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:16 |
| 11 | Saul: Act II, Scene 3: Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my orders… Alas, my Father! (Saul, Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 0:40 |
| 12 | Saul: Act II, Scene 3: Air: Sin not, O King, against the Youth (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 1:59 |
| 13 | Saul: Act II, Scene 3: Air: As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 1:05 |
| 14 | Saul: Act II, Scene 3: Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 2:00 |
| 15 | Saul: Act II, Scene 4: Recitative: Appear, my Friend… No more imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:36 |
| 16 | Saul: Act II, Scene 4: Air: Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart (David) | George Frideric Handel | 1:06 |
| 17 | Saul: Act II, Scene 4: Recitative: Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 1:06 |
| 18 | Saul: Act II, Scene 5: Recitative: A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 0:33 |
| 19 | Saul: Act II, Scene 5: Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand fair (Michal, David) | George Frideric Handel | 0:43 |
| 20 | Saul: Act II, Scene 5: Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:50 |
| 21 | Saul: Act II, Scene 5: Symphony: Largo - Allegro - | George Frideric Handel | 1:38 |
| 22 | Saul: Act II, Scene 5: Symphony: Gavotte | George Frideric Handel | 2:25 |
| 23 | Saul: Act II, Scene 6: Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel, and as false (David) | George Frideric Handel | 6:47 |
| 24 | Saul: Act II, Scene 6: Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (David, Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 2:25 |
| 25 | Saul: Act II, Scene 7: Recitative: Whom dost thou seek… I seek for David (Michal, Doeg) | George Frideric Handel | 0:41 |
| 26 | Saul: Act II, Scene 7: Air: No, no, let the Guilty tremble (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 1:20 |
| 27 | Saul: Act II, Scene 8: Recitative: Mean as he was, he is my Brother now (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 0:51 |
| 28 | Saul: Act II, Scene 8: Air: Author of Peace, who canst controll (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 1:38 |
| 29 | Saul: Act II, Scene 9: Symphony: Allegro | George Frideric Handel | 0:45 |
| 30 | Saul: Act II, Scene 9: Accompagnato: The Time at length is come (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 2:55 |
| 31 | Saul: Act II, Scene 10: Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse… He earnestly asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan) | George Frideric Handel | 1:18 |
| 32 | Saul: Act II, Scene 10: O fatal Consequence (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 0:40 |
Disc3
| 1 | Saul: Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato: Wretch that I am! (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 2:19 |
| 2 | Saul: Act III, Scene 1: Recitative and Accompagnato: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman (Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:50 |
| 3 | Saul: Act III, Scene 2: Recitative: With me what would'st thou… I wou'd (Witch of Endor, Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 0:51 |
| 4 | Saul: Act III, Scene 2: Air: Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow'r (Witch of Endor) | George Frideric Handel | 2:31 |
| 5 | Saul: Act III, Scene 3: Accompagnato: Why hast thou force'd me from the Realm of Peace… O holy Prophet, holy Prophet! (Samuel, Saul) | George Frideric Handel | 3:17 |
| 6 | Saul: Act III, Scene 3: Symphony: Allegro | George Frideric Handel | 0:41 |
| 7 | Saul: Act III, Scene 4: Recitative: Whence com'st thou… Out of the Camp of Israel (David, Amalekite) | George Frideric Handel | 1:17 |
| 8 | Saul: Act III, Scene 4: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst! (David) | George Frideric Handel | 1:45 |
| 9 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: March: Grave | George Frideric Handel | 3:01 |
| 10 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 2:35 |
| 11 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Air: O let it not in Gath be heard (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 2:33 |
| 12 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Air: From this unhappy Day (Merab) | George Frideric Handel | 2:35 |
| 13 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (David) | George Frideric Handel | 2:17 |
| 14 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Eagles were not so swift as they (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 0:21 |
| 15 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Air: In sweetest Harmony they liv'd (Michal) | George Frideric Handel | 5:14 |
| 16 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 4:57 |
| 17 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Air: Ye men of Judah, weep no more (High Priest) | George Frideric Handel | 1:43 |
| 18 | Saul: Act III, Scene 5: Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might (Chorus) | George Frideric Handel | 5:37 |