Saul HWV 53

• Symphony
  11:29

Part I

• 1. How excellent Thy name, O Lord (Chorus)
  02:31
• 2. Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano)
  01:10
• 3. Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus)
  01:11
• 4. The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus)
  02:02
• 5. How excellent thy name, O Lord (Chorus)
  02:25
• 6. Recitative: He comes! (Michal)
  03:21
• 7. Recitative: Behold, O King… Young Man… The Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David)
  00:47
• 8. Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David)
  04:19
• 9. Recitative: O early Piety! (Jonathan)
  00:22
• 10. What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab)
  02:06
• 11. Recitative: Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow (Merab)
  00:19
• 12. Air: Birth and Fortune I despise! (Jonathan)
  04:37
• 13. Recitative: Go on, illustrious Pair! (High Priest)
  00:21
• 14. Air: While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high (High Priest)
  02:26
• 15. Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth (Saul)
  00:22
• 16. Air: My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn (Merab)
  01:14
• 17. Air: See with what a scornful Air (Michal)
  01:10
• 18. Air: Ah, lovely Youth! (Michal)
  00:56
• 19. Symphony
  01:06
• 20. Recitative: Already see the Daughters of the Land (Michal)
  00:20
• 21. Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus)
  01:30
• 22. Accompagnato: What do I hear? (Saul)
  00:25
• 23. David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus)
  00:32
• 24. Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! (Saul)
  00:22
• 25. Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (Saul)
  01:26
• 26. Recitative: Imprudent Women!… 'Tis but his old Disease (Jonathan, Michal)
  00:45
• 27. Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal)
  02:44
• 28. Recitative: This but the smallest part of Harmony (High Priest)
  00:26
• 29. Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (High Priest)
  02:03
• 30. Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains (Abner)
  00:23
• 31. Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David)
  03:41
• 32. Symphony (Arpa): Largo
  01:28
• 33. Recitative: 'Tis all in vain (Jonathan)
  00:15
• 34. Air: A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd (Saul)
  01:55
• 35. Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage? (Saul)
  00:28
• 36. Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab)
  05:52
• 37. Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (Jonathan)
  01:20
• 38. Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan)
  01:36
• 39. Air: O Lord, whose Providence (High Priest)
  01:42
• 40. Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus)
  02:37

Part II

• 1. Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus)
  02:10
• 2. Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend (Jonathan)
  00:33
• 3. Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan)
  02:07
• 4. Recitative: O strange Vicissitude!… My Sister Merab… (David, Jonathan)
  00:49
• 5. Air: Such haughty Beauties (David)
  04:12
• 6. Recitative: My Father comes (Jonathan)
  00:19
• 7. Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my orders… Alas, my Father! (Saul, Jonathan)
  00:39
• 8. Air: Sin not, O King, against the Youth (Jonathan)
  01:58
• 9. Air: As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul)
  01:04
• 10. Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (Jonathan)
  01:56
• 11. Appear, my Friend… No more imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul)
  00:32
• 12. Air: Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart (David)
  00:59
• 13. Recitative: Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul)
  00:30
• 14. Recitative: A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love (Michal)
  00:31
• 15. Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand fair (Michal, David)
  02:26
• 16. Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus)
  01:22
• 17. Symphony: Largo
  06:05
• 18. Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel, and as false (David)
  00:36
• 19. Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (David, Michal)
  01:16
• 20. Recitative: Whom dost thou seek?… I seek for David (Michal, Doeg)
  00:42
• 21. Air: No, no, let the Guilty tremble (Michal)
  01:31
• 22. Recitative: Mean as he was, he is my Brother now (Merab)
  00:56
• 23. Air: Author of Peace, who canst controll (Merab)
  03:29
• 24. Symphony: Allegro
  01:05
• 25. Accompagnato: The Time at length is come (Saul)
  00:37
• 26. Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse?… He earnestly asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan)
  01:05
• 27. O fatal Consequence (Chorus)
  04:29

Part III

• 1. Accompagnato: Wretch that I am! (Saul)
  02:26
• 2. Recitative and Accompagnato: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman (Saul)
  00:52
• 3. Recitative: With me what would'st thou?… I wou'd (Witch of Endor, Saul)
  01:00
• 4. Air: Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow'r (Witch of Endor)
  02:14
• 5. Accompagnato: Why hast thou force'd me from the Realm of Peace… O holy Prophet, holy Prophet! (Samuel, Saul)
  03:26
• 6. Symphony: Allegro
  00:32
• 7. Recitative: Whence com'st thou?… Out of the Camp of Israel (David, Amalekite)
  01:16
• 8. Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst! (David)
  01:50
• 9. March: Grave
  04:31
• 10. Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost (Chorus)
  04:38
• 11. Air: O let it not in Gath be heard (High Priest)
  02:14
• 12. Air: From this unhappy Day (Merab)
  02:59
• 13. Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (David)
  02:29
• 14. Eagles were not so swift as they (Chorus)
  00:19
• 15. Air: In sweetest Harmony they liv'd (Michal)
  04:14
• 16. O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus)
  04:31
• 17. Air: Ye men of Judah, weep no more (High Priest)
  00:29
• 18. Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might (Chorus)
  05:02