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Saul HWV 53

Libretto: Charles Jennens
Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Elizabeth Keusch (Soprano), Kirsten Blaise (Soprano), Daniel Taylor (Alto), Norman Shankle (Tenor), Wolfgang Frisch (Tenor), Christian Palm (Baritone), Markus Eiche (Bass)
2007, Stuttgart, Liederhalle, Beethovensaal

  • Symphony

    • Sinfonia. Allegro –
      03:42
    • Larghetto –
      02:01
    • Allegro –
      02:33
    • Menuet
      01:58

  • Act 1

    • No. 1 'How excellent Thy name, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:35
    • No. 2 Air 'An Infant rais'd by thy Command' (Soprano, Scene 1)
      01:22
    • No. 3 Trio 'Along the Monster Atheist strode' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      01:05
    • No. 4 'The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      01:41
    • No. 5 'How excellent thy name, O Lord' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:28
    • No. 6 Recitative 'He comes!' (Michal, Scene 2)
      00:06
    • No. 7 Air 'O godlike Youth!' (Michal, Scene 2)
      03:13
    • No. 8 Recitative 'Behold, O King' (Abner, Saul, David, Scene 2)
      01:02
    • No. 9 Air 'O King, your Favours with Delight' (David, Scene 2)
      01:50
    • No. 10 Recitative 'O early Piety!' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:28
    • No. 11 Air 'What abject Thoughts a Prince can have' (Merab, Scene 2)
      02:16
    • No. 12 Recitative 'Yet think with whom this Honour you bestow' (Merab, Scene 2)
      00:50
    • No. 20 Sinfonie pour les Carrillons
      01:02
    • No. 21 Recitative 'Already see the Daughters of the Land' (Michal, Scene 3)
      00:15
    • No. 22 'Welcome, welcome, mighty King!' (Chorus, Scene 3)
      01:26
    • No. 23 Accompagnato 'What do I hear?' (Saul, Scene 3)
      00:23
    • No. 24 'David his Ten Thousands slew' (Chorus, Scene 3)
      00:32
    • No. 25 Accompagnato 'To him Ten Thousands!' (Saul, Scene 3)
      00:16
    • 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)
      00:50
    • No. 28 Air 'Fell Rage and black Despair possest' (Michal, Scene 4)
      02:41
    • No. 29 Recitative 'This but the smallest part of Harmony' (High Priest, Scene 4)
      00:28
    • No. 30 Accompagnato 'By thee this Universal Frame' (High Priest, Scene 4)
      02:15
    • No. 31 Recitative 'Rack'd with Infernal Pains' (Abner, Scene 5)
      00:18
    • No. 32 Air 'O Lord, whose Mercies numberless' (David, Scene 5)
      03:27
    • No. 33 Symphony (Scene 5)
      01:39
    • No. 34 Recitative ''Tis all in vain' (Jonathan, Scene 5)
      00:19
    • No. 35 Air 'A Serpent, in my Bosom warm'd' (Saul, Scene 5)
      01:57
    • No. 36 Recitative 'Has he escap'd my Rage?' (Saul, Scene 5)
      00:32
    • No. 37 Air 'Capricious Man, in Humour lost' (Merab, Scene 5)
      05:57
    • No. 38 Accompagnato 'O Filial Piety!' (Jonathan, Scene 6)
      01:27
    • No. 39 Air 'No, cruel Father, no' (Jonathan, Scene 6)
      01:28
    • No. 41 'Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name' (Chorus, Scene 6)
      02:24

  • Act 2

    • No. 42 'Envy! Eldest-born of Hell!' (Chorus, Scene 1)
      02:19
    • No. 43 Recitative 'Ah, dearest Friend' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:40
    • No. 44 Air 'But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      02:03
    • No. 45 Recitative 'O strange Vicissitude!' (David, Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:16
    • No. 47 Recitative 'My Father comes' (Jonathan, Scene 2)
      00:14
    • No. 48 Recitative 'Hast thou obey'd my orders' (Saul, Jonathan, Scene 3)
      00:41
    • No. 49 Air 'Sin not, O King, against the Youth' (Jonathan, Scene 3)
      01:00
    • No. 50 Air 'As Great Jehovah lives, I swear' (Saul, Scene 3)
      01:04
    • No. 51 Air 'From Cities storm'd, and Battles won' (Jonathan, Scene 3)
      01:56
    • No. 52 Recitative 'Appear, my Friend' (Jonathan, Saul, Scene 4)
      00:36
    • 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)
      00:33
    • No. 55 Recitative 'A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love' (Michal, Scene 5)
      00:41
    • No. 56 Duet 'O Fairest of ten thousand fair' (Michal, David, Scene 5)
      02:15
    • No. 57 'Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      01:15
    • No. 58a Symphony. Largo –
      01:35
    • Allegro (Scene 5)
      02:27
    • No. 58b Symphony. Gavotte (Scene 5)
      01:32
    • No. 59 Recitative 'Thy Father is as cruel, and as false' (David, Scene 6)
      00:39
    • No. 60 Duet 'At Persecution I can laugh' (David, Michal, Scene 6)
      01:14
    • No. 63 Recitative 'Mean as he was, he is my Brother now' (Merab, Scene 8)
      00:50
    • No. 64 Air 'Author of Peace, who canst controll' (Merab, Scene 8)
      02:59
    • No. 65 Symphony (Scene 9)
      01:07
    • No. 66 Accompagnato 'The Time at length is come' (Saul, Scene 9)
      00:37
    • No. 67 Recitative 'Where is the Son of Jesse?' (Saul, Jonathan, Scene 10)
      01:20
    • No. 68 'O fatal Consequence' (Chorus, Scene 10)
      03:12

  • Act 3

    • No. 69 Accompagnato 'Wretch that I am!' (Saul, Scene 1)
      02:19
    • No. 70 Recitative and Accompagnato ''Tis said, here lives a Woman' (Saul, Scene 1)
      00:59
    • No. 71 Recitative 'With me what would'st thou?' (Witch of Endor, Saul, Scene 2)
      01:17
    • No. 72 Air 'Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow'r' (Witch of Endor, Scene 2)
      01:28
    • No. 73 Accompagnato 'Why hast thou force'd me from the Realm of Peace' (Apparition of Samuel, Saul, Scene 3)
      03:35
    • No. 74 Symphony (Scene 3)
      00:35
    • No. 75 Recitative 'Whence com'st thou?' (David, Amalekite, Scene 4)
      01:28
    • No. 76 Air 'Impious Wretch, of Race accurst!' (David, Scene 4)
      02:12
    • No. 77b March. Grave (Scene 5)
      02:37
    • No. 78 'Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      03:01
    • No. 79 Air 'O let it not in Gath be heard' (Tenor, Scene 5)
      02:18
    • No. 80 Air 'From this unhappy Day' (Soprano, Scene 5)
      02:19
    • No. 81 Air 'Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew' (Alt, Scene 5)
      02:05
    • No. 82 'Eagles were not so swift as they' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      00:22
    • No. 84 'O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie!' (David, Chorus, Scene 5)
      04:19
    • No. 85 Air 'Ye men of Judah, weep no more' (High Priest, Scene 5)
      00:28
    • No. 86 'Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might' (Chorus, Scene 5)
      05:01

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