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Saul HWV 53

Libretto: Charles Jennens
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Elizabeth Gale (Soprano), Helmut Wildhaber (Tenor), Júlia Várady (Soprano), Matthias Hölle (Bass), Paul Esswood (Countertenor)
℗ 2008
    • Saul, HWV 53: Symphony (Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Menuet. Andante larghetto)
      04:02
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Chorus, "How excellent thy name, oh Lord" (Chorus)
      02:51
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 2, Aria, "An infant raised by thy command" (Soprano)
      01:36
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 3, Trio, "Along the monster atheist strode" (Counter-Tenor, Tenor, Bass)
      01:02
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 4, Chorus, "The youth inspired by Thee, o Lord" - No. 5, Chorus, "How excellent Thy name, o Lord"
      04:17
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 6, Recitative, "He comes!" - No. 7, Air, "O godlike youth!" (Michal)
      03:04
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 8, Recitative, "Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth" (Abner, Saul, David) - No. 9, Air, "O King, your favours with delight I take" (David)
      02:47
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 10, Recitative, "Oh early piety!" (Jonathan)
      00:27
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 11a, Air, "What abject thoughts" (Merab)
      02:27
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 12, Recitative, "Yet think, on whom this honour" (Merab) - No. 13, Air, "Birth and fortune I despise!" (Jonathan)
      05:19
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 16, Recitative, "Thou, Merab, first in birth" (Saul, Merab) - No. 17, Air, "My soul rejects the thoughts with scorn" (Merab)
      01:49
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 18, Air, "See, with what a scornful air" - No. 19, Air, "Ah! lovely youth!" (Michal)
      02:04
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 20, Symphony (Andante allegro)
      01:09
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 21, Recitative, "Already see, the daughters of the land" (Michal)
      00:15
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 22, Chorus, "Welcome, mighty king!" (Chorus)
      01:34
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 23, Recitative, "What do I hear?" (Saul) - No. 24, Chorus, "David his ten thousands slew" - No. 25, Recitative, "To him ten thousands!" (Saul) - No. 26, Air, "With rage I shall burst his praises to hear!" (S
      02:46
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 27, Recitative, "Imprudent women!" (Jonathan, Michal) - No. 28, Air, "Fell rage and black despair possest" (Michal)
      03:41
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 31, Recitative, "Racked with infernal pains" (Abner)
      00:19
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 32b, Air, "O Lord, whose mercies numberless" (David)
      03:20
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 34, Recitative, "Tis all in vain" (Jonathan)
      00:19
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 35, Air, "A serpent, in my bosom warmed" - No. 36, Recitative, "Has he escaped my rage?" (Saul)
      02:36
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 5: No. 37, Air, "Capricious man, in humour lost" (Merab)
      04:15
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 6: No. 38, Recitative, "O filial piety!" - No. 29, Air, "No, cruel father, no" (Jonathan)
      03:13
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 1 Scene 6: No. 41, Chorus, "Preserve him for the glory of thy name"
      02:29
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 42, Chorus, "Envy! eldest born of hell!"
      02:14
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 2: No. 43, Recitative, "Ah, dearest friend" - No. 44, Air, "But sooner Jordan's stream" - No. 47, Recitative, "My father comes" (Jonathan)
      03:23
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 3: No. 48, Recitative, "Hast thou obeyed my orders" (Saul, Jonathan) - No. 49, Air, "Sin not, o King" (Jonathan)
      01:56
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 3: No. 50, Air, "As great Jehovah lives" (Saul)
      01:16
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 3: No. 51, Air, "From cities stormed, and battles won" (Jonathan)
      02:09
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 4: No. 52, Recitative, "Appear, my friend" (Jonathan, Saul)
      00:39
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 4: No. 53, Air, "Your words, o King" (David)
      01:10
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 4: No. 54, Recitative, "Yes, he shall wed my daughter" (Saul)
      00:32
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 5: No. 55, Recitative, "A father's will has authoriz'd my love" (Michal)
      00:34
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 5: No. 56, Duet, "O fairest of ten thousand fair" (Michal, David)
      02:48
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 5: No. 57, Chorus, "Is there a man"
      01:34
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 5: No. 58a, Symphony (Largo - Allegro)
      02:58
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 6: No. 59, Recitative, "Thy father is as cruel" (David) - No. 60, Duet, "At persecution I can laugh" (David, Michal)
      02:04
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 7: No. 61, Recitative, "Whom dost thou seek?" (Michal, Doeg) - No. 62, Air, "No, no, let the guilty tremble" (Michal)
      02:33
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 8: No. 63, Recitative, "Mean as he was" - No. 64, Air, "Author of peace" (Merab)
      03:52
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 9: No. 65, Symphony (Allegro)
      01:16
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 9: No. 66a, Recitative, "The time at length is come" (Saul)
      00:51
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 10: No. 67, Recitative, "Where is the son of Jesse?" (Saul, Jonathan)
      01:13
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 2 Scene 10: No. 68, Chorus, "O fatal consequence of rage"
      02:27
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 1: No. 69, Recitative, "Wretch that I am!" - No. 70, Air, "Tis said, here lives a woman" (Saul)
      03:40
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 2: No. 71, Recitative, "With me what would'st thou?" (Witch, Saul) - No. 72, Air, "Infernal spirits" (Witch)
      02:30
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 3: No. 73, Recitative, "Why hast thou forced me … O holy prophet!" (Samuel, Saul)
      03:16
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 3: No. 74, Symphony (Allegro)
      00:39
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 4: No. 75, Recitative, "Whence comst thou?" (David, Amalekite) - No. 76, Air, "Impious wretch, of race accurst" (David)
      03:26
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 4: No. 77b, March (Grave)
      03:07
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 78, Chorus, "Mourn, Israel, mourn, thy beauty lost!"
      03:50
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 79, Air, "O let it not in Gath be heard" (Jonathan) - No. 80, Air, "From this unhappy day" (Michal)
      06:00
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 82, Chorus, "Eagles were not so swift as they"
      00:23
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 83, Air, "In sweetest harmony they lived" (Merab) - No. 84, Solo and Chorus, "O fatal day!" (David, Chorus)
      09:37
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 85a, Recitative, "Ye men of Judah, weep no more" (High Priest)
      00:37
    • Saul, HWV 53, Act 3 Scene 5: No. 86, Chorus, "Gird on thy sword" (Chorus)
      05:43

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