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Saul HWV 53

Libretto: Charles Jennens
Laurence Cummings, NDR Chor, FestspielOrchester Göttingen, Markus Brück (Baritone), Benjamin Hulett (Tenor), Eric Jurenas (Countertenor), Mary Bevan (Soprano), Sophie Bevan (Soprano), Raphael Höhn (Tenor), Keunhyung Lee (Tenor), Christoph Liebold (Bass), Fabian Kuhnen (Bass), Joachim Duske (Tenor)
2019, Hann. Münden, St. Blasius
Live

  • Symphony

    • Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Menuet
      11:46

  • Act 1

    • No. 1 'How excellent Thy name, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:51
    • No. 2 Air 'An Infant rais'd by thy Command' (Soprano, Scene 1)
      01:18
    • No. 3 Trio 'Along the Monster Atheist strode' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      01:04
    • No. 4 'The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:00
    • No. 5 'How excellent thy name, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:38
    • No. 6 Recitative 'He comes!' (Michal, Scene 2) – No. 7 Air 'O godlike Youth!' (Michal, Scene 2)
      03:12
    • No. 8 Recitative 'Behold, O King' (Abner, Saul, David, Scene 2)
      00:52
    • No. 9 Air 'O King, your Favours with Delight' (David, Scene 2)
      04:31
    • No. 10 Recitative 'O early Piety!' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:31
    • No. 11 Air 'What abject Thoughts a Prince can have' (Merab, Scene 2)
      02:09
    • No. 12 Recitative 'Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow' (Merab, Scene 2)
      00:15
    • No. 13 Air 'Birth and Fortune I despise!' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      04:41
    • No. 14 Recitative 'Go on, illustrious Pair!' (High Priest, Scene 2)
      00:20
    • No. 15 Air 'While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high' (High Priest, Scene 2)
      02:01
    • No. 16 Recitative 'Thou, Merab, first in Birth' (Saul, Scene 2)
      00:19
    • No. 17 Air 'My Soul rejects the Thought with score' (Merab, Scene 2)
      01:13
    • No. 18 Air 'See with what a scornful Air' (Michal, Scene 2)
      01:03
    • No. 19 Air 'Ah, lovely Youth!' (Michal, Scene 2)
      00:56
    • No. 20 Sinfonie pour les Carrillons
      01:04
    • No. 21 Recitative 'Already see the Daughters of the Land' (Michal, Scene 3)
      00:14
    • No. 22 'Welcome, welcome, mighty King!' (Chorus, Scene 3)
      01:28
    • No. 23 Accompagnato 'What do I hear?' (Saul, Scene 3)
      00:19
    • No. 24 'David his Ten Thousands slew' (Chorus, Scene 3)
      00:30
    • No. 25 Accompagnato 'To him Ten Thousands!' (Saul, Scene 3)
      00:17
    • No. 26 Air 'With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear!' (Saul, Scene 3)
      01:23
    • No. 27 Recitative 'Imprudent Women!' (Jonathan, Michal, Scene 4)
      00:47
    • No. 28 Air 'Fell Rage and black Despair possest' (Michal, Scene 4)
      02:57
    • No. 29 Recitative 'This but the smallest part of Harmony' (High Priest, Scene 4)
      00:33
    • No. 30 Accompagnato 'By thee this Universal Frame' (High Priest, Scene 4)
      02:32
    • No. 31 Recitative 'Rack'd with Infernal Pains' (Abner, Scene 5)
      00:19
    • No. 32 Air 'O Lord, whose Mercies numberless' (David, Scene 5)
      04:16
    • No. 33 Symphony (Scene 5)
      02:03
    • No. 34 Recitative ''Tis all in vain' (Jonathan, Scene 5)
      00:15
    • No. 35 Air 'A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd' (Saul, Scene 5)
      01:46
    • No. 36 Recitative 'Has he escap'd my Rage?' (Saul, Scene 5)
      00:21
    • No. 37 Air 'Capricious Man, in Humour lost' (Merab, Scene 5)
      03:56
    • No. 38 Accompagnato 'O Filial Piety!' (Jonathan, Scene 6)
      01:42
    • No. 39 Air 'No, cruel Father, no' (Jonathan, Scene 6)
      01:24
    • No. 40 Air 'O Lord, whose Providence' (High Priest, Scene 6)
      01:23
    • No. 41 'Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name' (Chorus, Scene 6)
      02:28

  • Act 2

    • No. 42 'Envy! Eldest-born of Hell!' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:35
    • No. 43 Recitative 'Ah, dearest Friend' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:42
    • No. 44 Air 'But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      02:31
    • No. 45 Recitative 'O strange Vicissitude!' (David, Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:53
    • No. 46 Air 'Such haughty Beauties' (David, Scene 2)
      04:30
    • No. 47 Recitative 'My Father comes' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:14
    • No. 48 Recitative 'Hast thou obey'd my orders' (Saul, Jonathan, Scene 3)
      00:36
    • No. 49 Air 'Sin not, O King, against the Youth' (Jonathan, Scene 3)
      02:06
    • No. 50 Air 'As Great Jehovah lives, I swear' (Saul, Scene 3)
      01:22
    • No. 51 Air 'From Cities storm'd, and Battles won' (Jonathan, Scene 3)
      02:10
    • No. 52 Recitative 'Appear, my Friend' (Jonathan, Saul, Scene 4)
      00:31
    • No. 53 Air 'Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart' (David, Scene 4)
      01:01
    • No. 54 Recitative 'Yes, he shall wed my Daughter!' (Saul, Scene 4)
      00:32
    • No. 55 Recitative 'A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love' (Michal, Scene 5)
      00:35
    • No. 56 Duet 'O Fairest of ten thousand fair' (Michal, David, Scene 5)
      02:24
    • No. 57 'Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      01:24
    • No. 58a Symphony. Largo - Allegro (Scene 5)
      05:13
    • No. 59 Recitative 'Thy Father is as cruel, and as false' (David, Scene 6)
      00:33
    • No. 60 Duet 'At Persecution I can laugh' (David, Michal, Scene 6)
      01:14
    • No. 61 Recitative 'Whom dost thou seek?' (Michal, Doeg, Scene 7)
      00:43
    • No. 62 Air 'No, no, let the Guilty tremble' (Michal, Scene 7)
      01:36
    • No. 63 Recitative 'Mean as he was, he is my Brother now' (Merab, Scene 8)
      00:55
    • No. 64 Air 'Author of Peace, who canst controll' (Merab, Scene 8)
      03:55
    • No. 65 Symphony (Scene 9)
      01:12
    • No. 66 Accompagnato 'The Time at length is come' (Saul, Scene 9)
      00:41
    • No. 67 Recitative 'Where is the Son of Jesse?' (Saul, Jonathan, Scene 10)
      01:10
    • No. 68 'O fatal Consequence' (Chorus, Scene 10)
      04:36

  • Act 3

    • No. 69 Accompagnato 'Wretch that I am!' (Saul, Scene 1)
      02:37
    • No. 70 Recitative and Accompagnato ''Tis said, here lives a Woman' (Saul, Scene 1)
      00:51
    • No. 71 Recitative 'With me what would'st thou?' (Witch of Endor, Saul, Scene 2)
      00:43
    • No. 72 Air 'Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow'r' (Witch of Endor, Scene 2)
      01:59
    • No. 73 Accompagnato 'Why hast thou force'd me from the Realm of Peace' (Apparition of Samuel, Saul, Scene 3)
      03:17
    • No. 74 Symphony (Scene 3)
      00:36
    • No. 75 Recitative 'Whence com'st thou?' (David, Amalekite, Scene 4)
      01:21
    • No. 76 Air 'Impious Wretch, of Race accurst!' (David, Scene 4)
      01:50
    • No. 77b March. Grave (Scene 5)
      03:57
    • No. 78 'Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      03:44
    • No. 79 Air 'O let it not in Gath be heard' (Tenor, Scene 5)
      02:50
    • No. 80 Air 'From this unhappy Day' (Soprano, Scene 5)
      03:16
    • No. 81 Air 'Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew' (Alt, Scene 5)
      02:10
    • No. 82 'Eagles were not so swift as they' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      00:21
    • No. 83 Air 'In sweetest Harmony they liv'd' (Soprano, Scene 5)
      04:49
    • No. 84 'O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie!' (David, Chorus, Scene 5)
      04:22
    • No. 85 Air 'Ye men of Judah, weep no more' (High Priest, Scene 5)
      00:25
    • No. 86 'Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      05:53

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