Saul

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, I. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:41
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, II. Larghetto

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:54
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, III. Organo ad libitum

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:21
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, IV. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:49
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53: Symphony, V. Andante larghetto

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:56
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, I. Chorus "How excellent thy Name, O Lord"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:52
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, II. Air (Soprano) "An infant rais'd" / III. Chorus "Along the monster atheist strode"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:32
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, IV. Chorus "The youth inspir'd by thee, O Lord"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:59
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, V. Chorus "How excellent thy name, O Lord"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:36
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, VI. Recitative "He comes" (Michal) / VII. Air "O god-like youth!" (Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:10
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, VIII. Recitative "Behold, O King" (Abner, Saul, David)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:51
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, IX. Air "O King, your favours with delight" (David) / X. Recitative "O early piety!" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:27
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XI. Air "What abject thoughts" (Merab) / XII. Recitative "Yet think, on whom this honor" (Merab)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:23
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XIII. Air "Birth and fortune I despise!" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:26
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XVI. Recitative "Though, Merab, first in birth" (Saul, Merab) / ... / XIX. Air "Ah! lovely youth!" (Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:13
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVI. Air "With rage I shall burst" (Saul)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:21
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVII. Recitative "Imprudent women!" (Jonathan, Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:44
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXVIII. Air "Fell rage and black despair" (Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:36
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXI. Recitative "Rack'd with infernal pains" (Abner)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:15
• 24
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXII. Air "O Lord, whose mercies numberless" (David) / XXXIII. Symphony

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:32
• 26
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXVII. Air "Capricous man" (Merab)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:40
• 27
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXVIII. Accompagnato "O filial piety!" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:39
• 28
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XXXIX. Air "No, cruel father, no!" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:29
• 29
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XL. Air "O Lord, whose providence" (High Priest)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:15
• 30
  Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XLI. Chorus "Preserve him for the glory of thy name"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:39
• CD 2
• 1
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLII. Chorus "Envy! eldest-born of Hell!"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:30
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIII. Recitative "Ah! dearest friend" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:40
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIV. Air "But sooner Jordan's stream" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:24
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLV. Recitative "O strange vicissitude!" (David, Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:58
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLVI. Air "Such haugthy beauties rather move" (David)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:46
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLVII. Recitative "My father comes" (Jonathan) / XLVIII. Recitative "Hast thou obey'd my orders" (Saul, Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:51
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, XLIX. Air "Sin not, O King" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:41
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, L. Air "As great Jehovah lives" (Saul)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:27
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LI. Air "From cities storm'd" (Jonathan)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:58
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LII. Recitative "Appear my friend" (Jonathan, Saul)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:29
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LIII. Air "Your words, O King" (David) / LIV. Recitative "Yes, he shall wed my daughter" (Saul)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:28
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LV. Recitative "A father's will" (Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:30
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LVI. Duet "O fairest of ten thousand fair" (Michal, David) / LVII. Chorus "Is there a man"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:39
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LVIII. Symphony

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  6:27
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LIX. Recitative "Thy father is as cruel" (David)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:35
• 16
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LX. Duet "At persecution I can laugh" (David, Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:07
• 17
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXI. Recitative "Whom dost thou seek?" (Michal, Doeg)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:41
• 18
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXII. Air "No, let the guilty tremble" (Michal)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:24
• 19
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXIII. Recitative "Mean as he was" (Merab)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:49
• 20
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXIV. Air "Author of piece" (Merab)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:19
• 21
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXV. Symphony

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:43
• 23
  Saul, HWV 53: Act II, LXVIII. Chorus "O fatal consequence of rage"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  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)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:08
• 2
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXII. Air "Infernal spirits" (Witch)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:36
• 3
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIII. Accompagnato "Why hast thou forc'd me" (Samuel, Saul)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:34
• 4
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIV. Symphony

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:35
• 5
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXV. Recitative "Whence comest thou?" (David, Amalekite) / LXXVI. Air "Impious wretch" (David)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:59
• 6
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXVII. Dead March

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:14
• 7
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXVIII. Chorus "Mourn, Israel, mourn"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:24
• 8
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXIX. Air (Tenor) "O let it not in Gath be heard"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:30
• 9
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXX. Air (Soprano) "From this unhappy day"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:46
• 10
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXI. Air "Brave Jonathan his bow ne'er drew"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:29
• 11
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXII. Chorus "Eagles were not so swift as they"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:26
• 12
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXIII. Air (Soprano) "In sweetest harmony"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:25
• 13
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXIV. Solo and Chorus "O fatal day!" (David)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:11
• 14
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXV. Recitative "Ye men of Judah" (High Priest)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:30
• 15
  Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXVI. Chorus "Gird on thy sword"

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:38

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Release credits

• Andreas Scholl
  vocal [1.11-12, 1.24, 2.4-5, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15-16, 3.5, 3.13]
• Andrew Halifax
  recording
• Angus Smith
  vocal [5]
• Christopher Alder
  producer
• Gabrieli Consort & Players
  performing orchestra, choir vocals [2.1, 2.13, 2.23, 3.7, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 1.6-9, 1.17-18, 1.30], performing orchestra [3.1-15, 1.1-2, 1.4-30, 2.1-23]
• George Frideric Handel
  composer
• Ian Watson
  editor
• Jenni Whiteside
  editor
• Jonathan Lemalu
  vocal [3]
• Julian Clarkson
  vocal [17]
• Mark Padmore
  tenor vocals [8], vocal [1.12, 1.14, 1.20, 1.25, 1.27-28, 2.2-4, 2.6-7, 2.9-10, 2.22]
• Nancy Argenta
  soprano vocals [9], vocal [1.10, 1.16-17, 1.20-21, 2.12-13, 2.16-18]
• Neal Davies
  vocal [3.1, 3.3, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10-11, 2.22, 1.11, 1.16, 1.18-19, 1.25]
• Neil Hutchinson
  balance
• Paul Agnew
  vocal [3.1-2, 3.14, 1.15, 1.22, 1.29]
• Paul McCreesh
  conductor [3.1-15, 2.1-23, 1.1-2, 1.4-30]
• Ruth Smith
  liner notes
• Susan Gritton
  soprano vocals [12], vocal [2.19-20, 1.13, 1.16, 1.26]
• Susan Hemington Jones
  soprano vocals [1.7, 3.10]
• Timothy Roberts
  organ [3]
• Tom Phillips
  vocal [11, 23]
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Issues

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  S
  Saul

  3x CD
  2 February 2004
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  S
  Saul

  3x CD
  February 2004