Oratorios: Saul / Messiah - Handel; René Jacobs

Oratorios: Saul / Messiah

Album by Handel; René Jacobs

Released 2008

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CD 1
1
Saul, HWV 53: Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante larghetto
George Frideric Handel
8:00
2
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I. Chorus "How excellent Thy name, o Lord"
George Frideric Handel
2:37
3
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I. Air "An infant raised by thy command" (Soprano) / Trio "Along the monster atheist strode" (Alto, Tenor, Bass)
George Frideric Handel
2:08
4
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene I. "The Youth inspired by Thee, o Lord" (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass) / Chorus "How excellent Thy name, o Lord"
George Frideric Handel
3:55
5
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "He comes, he comes" (Michal) / Air "O God-like youth!" (Michal) / Recitative "Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth" (Abner, Saul, David)
George Frideric Handel
3:38
6
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Air "O king, your favours with delight" (David) / Recitative "Oh early piety!" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
5:21
7
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Air "What abject thoughts a prince can have!" (Merab) / Recitative "Yet think, on whom this honour you bestow" (Merab)
George Frideric Handel
2:13
8
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Air "Birth and fortune I despise" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
4:56
9
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest)
George Frideric Handel
2:45
10
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour" (Saul, Merab) / Air "My soul rejects the though with scorn" (Merab) / Air "See, with what a scornful air" (Michal) / Air "Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed" (Michal)
George Frideric Handel
3:19
11
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Symphony: Andante Allegro / Recitative "Already see the daughters of the land" (Michal) / Scene III. Chorus "Welcome, welcome, mighty king!"
George Frideric Handel
2:47
12
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene III. Accompagnato "What do I hear?" (Saul) / Chorus "David his ten thousands slew" / Accompagnato "To him ten thousands" (Saul) / Air "With rage I shall start burst his praises to hear" (Saul)
George Frideric Handel
2:17
13
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene IV. Recitative "Imprudent women!" (Jonathan, Michal) / Air "Fell rage and black despair possessed" (Michal)
George Frideric Handel
2:58
14
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene IV. Recitative "This but the smallest part of Harmony" (High Priest) / Accompagnato "By thee this universal frame" (High Priest)
George Frideric Handel
2:47
15
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V. Recitative "Racked with infernal pains" (Abner) / Air "O Lord, whose mercies numberless" (David)
George Frideric Handel
3:51
16
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V. Symphony: Largo / Recitative "'Tis All In Vain, his fury still continues" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
2:14
17
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V. Air "A serpent, in my bosom warned" (Saul) / Recitative "Has he escaped my rage?" (Saul)
George Frideric Handel
2:22
18
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V. Air "Capricious man" (Merab)
George Frideric Handel
3:38
19
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene VI. Accompagnato "O filial piety!" (Jonathan) / Air "No, cruel father, no!" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
3:00
20
Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene VI. Air "O Lord, whose providence" (High Priest) / Chorus "Preserve him for the glory of Thy name"
George Frideric Handel
3:37
21
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene I. Chorus "Envy! Eldest born of hell!"
George Frideric Handel
2:47
22
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene I. Recitative "Ah! Dearest friend" (Jonathan) / Air "But sooner Jordan's stream, I swear" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
2:36
23
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene II. Recitative "Oh strange vicissitude!" (David, Jonathan) / Air "Such haughty beauties rather move" (David)
George Frideric Handel
5:07
CD 2
1
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene II. Recitative "My father comes" (Jonathan) / Scene III. Recitative "Hast thou obeyed my orders" (Saul, Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
0:42
2
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene III. Air "Sin not, o king, against the youth" (Jonathan) / Air "As great Jehovah lives (Saul) / Air "From cities stormed, and battles won" (Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
4:54
3
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene IV. Recitative "Appear, my friend" (Jonathan, Saul) / Air "Your words, o king, my loyal heart" (David) / Recitative "Yes, he shall wed my daughter!" (Saul)
George Frideric Handel
1:49
4
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene V. Recitative "A father's will has authorised my love" (Michal) / Duet "O fairest of ten thousand fair" (Michal, David) / Chorus "Is there a man"
George Frideric Handel
4:18
5
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene V. Symphony: Largo - Allegro
George Frideric Handel
4:35
6
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene VI. Recitative "Thy father is a cruel!" (David) / Duet "At persecution I can laugh" (David, Michal)
George Frideric Handel
1:37
7
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene VII. Recitative "Whom dost thou seek" (Michal, Doeg) / Air "No, no, let the guilty tremble" (Michal)
George Frideric Handel
2:14
8
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene VIII. Recitative "Mean as he was, he is my brother now" (Merab) / Air "Author of peace, who canst controul" (Merab)
George Frideric Handel
3:32
9
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene IX. Symphony: Allegro
George Frideric Handel
1:06
10
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene IX. Accompagnato "The time at length is come" (Saul) / Scene X. Recitative "Where is the son of Jesse!" (Saul, Jonathan)
George Frideric Handel
1:29
11
Saul, HWV 53: Act II, Scene X. Chorus "Oh fatal consequence of Rage"
George Frideric Handel
4:46
12
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene I. Accompagnato "Wretch that I am" (Saul) / Accompagnato "'Tis said, here lives a woman" (Saul)
George Frideric Handel
3:15
13
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene II. Recitative "With me what would'st thou" (Witch, Saul) / Air "Infernal spirits" (Witch of Endor)
George Frideric Handel
2:50
14
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene III. Accompagnato "Why hast thou forced me from the realm of peace" (Samuel, Saul)
George Frideric Handel
2:42
15
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene III. Symphony: Allegro
George Frideric Handel
0:33
16
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene IV. Recitative "Whence comest thou?" (David, Amalekite) / Air "Impious wretch, of race accurst!" (David)
George Frideric Handel
2:52
17
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene IV. March: Grave
George Frideric Handel
3:03
18
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Chorus "Mourn, Israel!"
George Frideric Handel
3:27
19
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Air "Oh let it not in Gath be heard" (High Priest)
George Frideric Handel
2:07
20
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Air "From this unhappy day" (Merab)
George Frideric Handel
2:39
21
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Air "Brave Jonathan his bow never drew" (David) / Chorus "Eagles were not so swift as they"
George Frideric Handel
2:09
22
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Air "In sweetest harmony they lived!" (Michal) / Solo "O fatal day" (David and Chorus) / Recitative "Ye men of Judah, weep no more!" (Abner)
George Frideric Handel
9:06
23
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Chorus "Gird on thy sword, thou man of might"
George Frideric Handel
5:01
CD 3
1
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Sinfony
George Frideric Handel
2:59
2
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Accompagnato "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God"
George Frideric Handel
2:59
3
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air "Every valley shall be exalted"
George Frideric Handel
3:01
4
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"
George Frideric Handel
2:34
5
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
George Frideric Handel
1:19
6
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air "But who may abide the day of His coming?"
George Frideric Handel
3:50
7
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
George Frideric Handel
2:23
8
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / no. 9. Air & Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion arise"
George Frideric Handel
5:27
9
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"
George Frideric Handel
2:18
10
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air "The people that walked in darkness"
George Frideric Handel
3:41
11
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"
George Frideric Handel
3:57
12
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Sinfonia Pastorale: (Pifa) / no. 14a. Recitative "There where shepherds abiding in the field" / no. 14b. Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" / no. 15. Recitative "And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for behold" / no. 16. Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"
George Frideric Handel
4:41
13
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
George Frideric Handel
2:04
14
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
George Frideric Handel
4:33
15
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitative "Then shalll the eyes of the blind be opened" / 20. Air "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"
George Frideric Handel
4:58
16
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus "His yoke is easy, and His burden is light"
George Frideric Handel
2:20
17
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"
George Frideric Handel
4:24
18
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air "He was despised and rejected of men"
George Frideric Handel
10:42
19
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"
George Frideric Handel
1:45
20
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"
George Frideric Handel
1:42
21
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"
George Frideric Handel
3:50
CD 4
1
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Accompagnato "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"
George Frideric Handel
0:36
2
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"
George Frideric Handel
2:11
3
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
George Frideric Handel
1:30
4
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"
George Frideric Handel
1:21
5
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Accompagnato "He was cut off out of the land of the living" / no. 32. Air "But Thou didst no.t leave His soul in hell"
George Frideric Handel
2:14
6
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
George Frideric Handel
3:03
7
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative "Unto which of the angels said He at any time"
George Frideric Handel
0:14
8
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"
George Frideric Handel
1:23
9
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air "Thou art gone up on high"
George Frideric Handel
2:47
10
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus "The Lord gave the world"
George Frideric Handel
1:09
11
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Air "How beautiful are the feet of them"
George Frideric Handel
2:40
12
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"
George Frideric Handel
1:24
13
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"
George Frideric Handel
2:49
14
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
George Frideric Handel
1:36
15
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" / no. 43. Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"
George Frideric Handel
1:59
16
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus "Hallelujah!"
George Frideric Handel
3:56
17
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air "I know that my redeemer liveth"
George Frideric Handel
6:02
18
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus "Since by man came death"
George Frideric Handel
1:57
19
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery" / no. 48. Air "The trumpet shall sound"
George Frideric Handel
8:36
20
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" / no. 50. Duet: O Death, where is thy sting?"
George Frideric Handel
1:16
21
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory"
George Frideric Handel
2:02
22
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air "If God be for us, who can be against us?"
George Frideric Handel
4:19
23
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" / no. 54. Chorus "Amen"
George Frideric Handel
6:51

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Release credits

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
choir vocals [3.4, 3.7-8, 3.11, 3.13, 3.16-17, 3.19-21, 4.2, 4.6, 4.8, 4.10, 4.12, 4.14-16, 4.18, 4.21, 4.23]
Concerto Köln
performing orchestra [1.1-23, 2.1-23]
Emma Bell
soprano vocals [1.7, 1.10, 1.18, 2.8, 2.20]
Finnur Bjarnason
tenor vocals [2.16, 2.22, 1.5, 1.15]
Freiburger Barockorchester
performing orchestra [3.1-21, 4.1-23]
Gidon Saks
bass-baritone vocals [1.5, 1.10, 1.12, 1.17, 2.1-3, 2.10, 2.12-14]
Henry Waddington
baritone vocals [7, 14]
Jeremy Ovenden
tenor vocals [2.1-3, 2.10, 1.6, 1.8, 1.13, 1.16, 1.19, 1.22-23]
Kerstin Avemo
soprano vocals [4.5, 4.17, 3.12, 3.14]
Kobie van Rensburg
tenor vocals [4.1, 4.3-4, 4.7, 4.15, 4.20, 3.2-3]
Lawrence Zazzo
countertenor vocals [3.6, 3.15, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.16, 2.21-22, 1.5-6, 1.15, 1.23, 4.9, 4.11, 4.22]
Michael Slattery
tenor vocals [1.9, 1.14, 1.20, 2.13, 2.19]
Neal Davies
bass vocals [3.5, 3.9-10, 4.13, 4.19]
Patricia Bardon
alto vocals [4.20, 3.8, 3.15, 3.18]
RIAS Kammerchor
choir vocals [1.2, 1.4, 1.11-12, 1.20-21, 2.4, 2.11, 2.18, 2.21-23]
René Jacobs
conductor
Rosemary Joshua
soprano vocals [2.4, 2.6-7, 2.22, 1.5, 1.10-11, 1.13]

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Oratorios: Saul / Messiah
4x CD
2008