Saul HWV 53
Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Gächinger Kantorei, Christian Palm (Baritone), Daniel Taylor (Alto), Elizabeth Keusch (Soprano), Kirsten Blaise (Soprano), Laura Albino (Soprano), Markus Eiche (Bass), Matthias Lutze (Bass), Norman Shankle (Tenor), Takako Onodera (Alto), Wolfgang Frisch (Tenor)
℗ 2007
- 03:42Symphony: I. Allegro
- 02:01Symphony: II. Larghetto
- 02:33Symphony: III. Allegro
- 01:58Symphony: IV. Andante larghetto
- 02:35Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
- 01:22Act I Scene 1: Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano)
- 01:05Act I Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus)
- 01:41Act I Scene 1: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus)
- 02:28Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
- 00:06Act I Scene 2: Recitative: He comes! (Michal)
- 03:13Act I Scene 2: Air: O Godlike Youth! By all confess'd (Michal)
- 01:02Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King, the brave, victorius Youth (Abner, Saul, David)
- 01:50Act I Scene 2: Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David)
- 00:28Act I Scene 2: Recitative: O early Piety! O Modest Merit! (Jonathan)
- 02:16Act I Scene 2: Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab)
- 00:50Act I Scene 2: Air: Ah! Lovely Youth! wast thou design'd (Michal)
- 01:02Act I Scene 2: Symphony: Andante allegro
- 00:15Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Already see, the Daughters of the Land (Michal)
- 01:26Act I Scene 3: Welcom, welcome mighty King! (Chorus)
- 00:23Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: What do I hear? Am I then sunk so low (Saul)
- 00:32Act I Scene 3: David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus)
- 00:16Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! (Saul)
- 01:23Act I Scene 3: Air: With Rage I shall burst his praises to hear! (Saul)
- 00:50Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women! Your illtim'd Comparisons (Jonathan, Michal)
- 02:41Act I Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal)
- 00:28Act I Scene 4: Recitative: This but the smallest part of Harmony (High Priest)
- 02:15Act I Scene 4: Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (High Priest)
- 00:18Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains ev'n now the King (Abner)
- 03:27Act I Scene 5: Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David)
- 01:39Act I Scene 5: Symphony: Largo
- 00:19Act I Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain, his Fury still continues (Jonathan)
- 01:57Act I Scene 5: Air: A Serpent in my Bosom warm'd (Saul)
- 00:32Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage? (Saul)
- 05:57Act I Scene 5: Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab)
- 01:27Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! O Sacred Friendship! (Jonathan)
- 01:28Act I Scene 6: Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan)
- 02:24Act I Scene 6: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus)
- 02:19Act II Scene 1: Envy! Eldestborn of Hell! (Chorus)
- 00:40Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend, undone by too much Virtue! (Jonathan)
- 02:03Act II Scene 2: Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan)
- 00:16Act II Scene 2: Recitative: O strange Vicissitude! But Yesterday (David)
- 00:14Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My Father comes. Retire, my friend (Jonathan)
- 00:41Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my Orders, and destroy'd my mortal enemy, the Son of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
- 01:00Act II Scene 3: Air: Sin not, O King, against the Youth (Jonathan)
- 01:04Act II Scene 3: Air: As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul)
- 01:56Act II Scene 3: Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (Jonathan)
- 00:36Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Appear, my friend (Jonathan, Saul)
- 01:01Act II Scene 4: Air: Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart (David)
- 00:33Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul)
- 00:41Act II Scene 5: Recitative: A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love (Michal)
- 02:15Act II Scene 5: Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand fair (Michal, David)
- 01:15Act II Scene 5: Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus)
- 01:35Act II Scene 5: Symphony: I. Largo
- 02:27Act II Scene 5: Symphony: II. Allegro
- 01:32Act II Scene 5: Symphony: III. Gavotte
- 00:39Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel, and as false (David)
- 01:14Act II Scene 6: Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (David, Michal)
- 00:50Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Mean as he was, he is my Brother now (Merab)
- 02:59Act II Scene 8: Air: Author of Peace, who canst controul (Merab)
- 01:07Act II Scene 9: Symphony: Allegro
- 00:37Act II Scene 9: Accompagnato: The Time at length is come, when I shall take my full revenge on Jesse's Son (Saul)
- 01:20Act II Scene 10: Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
- 03:19Act II Scene 10: O fatal Consequence of Rage (Chorus)
- 02:12Act III Scene 1: Accompagnato: Wretch that I am! Of my own Ruin Author! (Saul)
- 00:59Act III Scene 1: Recitative: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman, close familiar with th'Enemy of Mankind (Saul)
- 01:17Act III Scene 2: Recitative: With me what would'st thou? (Witch, Saul)
- 01:28Act III Scene 2: Air: Infernal Spirits, by whose Pow'r (Witch)
- 03:35Act III Scene 3: Accompagnato: Why hast thou force'd me from the Realms of Peace (Samuel, Saul)
- 00:35Act III Scene 3: Symphony: Allegro
- 01:28Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Whence comest thou? (David, Amalekite)
- 02:12Act III Scene 4: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst! (David)
- 02:37Act III Scene 5: March: Grave - Largo e staccato
- 03:01Act III Scene 5: Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost (Chorus)
- 02:18Act III Scene 5: Air: O let it not in Gath be heard (David)
- 02:19Act III Scene 5: Air: From this unhappy Day (Merab)
- 02:05Act III Scene 5: Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (David)
- 00:22Act III Scene 5: Eagles were not so swift as they (Chorus)
- 04:19Act III Scene 5: O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus)
- 00:28Act III Scene 5: Air: Ye men of Judah, weep no more (High Priest)
- 05:01Act III Scene 5: Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might (Chorus)
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