Handel: Saul

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Christopher Purves

82 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 41 MINUTES • SEP 03 2012

1

Saul: Act 1, Overture

11:56

2

Saul: Act I, Scene I, "How Excellent Thy Name", (Chorus of Israelites)

02:44

3

Saul: Act I, Scene I, Air. "An Infant Rais'd", (Merah)

01:37

4

Saul: Act I, Scene I, "Along the Monster" (Chorus)

01:02

5

Saul: Act I, Scene I, "The Youth Inspired" (Chorus of Israelites)

01:48

6

Saul: Act I, Scene I, "How Excellent Thy Name" (Chours of Israelites) (Refrain)

00:49

7

Saul: Act I, Scene I, "Hallelujah!" (Chorus of Israelites)

01:40

8

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitive. "He Comes, He Comes!" (Michal)

00:04

9

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "O Godlike Youth" (Michal)

03:15

10

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Behold, O King" (Abner, Saul, David)

00:53

11

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "O King, Your Favours" (David)

05:23

12

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative "Oh Early Piety!" (Jonathan)

00:24

13

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "What Abject Thoughts" (Merab)

02:04

14

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Yet Think On Whom This Honor" (Merab)

00:12

15

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "Birth and Fortune I Despise!" (Jonathan)

04:57

16

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Go On, Illustrious Pair!" (High Priest)

00:19

17

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "While Yet Thy Tide" (High Priest)

02:04

18

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Recitative. "Thou, Merab, First in Birth" (Saul, Merab)

00:18

19

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Air. "My Soul Rejects" (Merab, Michal)

03:18

20

Saul: Act I, Scene II, Sinfonia

01:04

21

Saul: Act I, Scene III, Recitative. "Already See the Daughters" (Michal)

00:18

22

Saul: Act I, Scene III, "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!" (Chorus of Israelites)

01:30

23

Saul: Act I, Scene III, Accompagnato. "What Do I Hear?" (Saul)

00:24

24

Saul: Act I, Scene III, "David His Ten Thousand Slew" (Chorus of Israelites)

00:31

25

Saul: Act I, Scene III, Accompagnato. "To Him Ten Thousands" (Saul)

00:13

26

Saul: Act I, Scene III, Air. "With Rage I Shall Burst" (Saul)

01:14

27

Saul: Act I, Scene IV, Recitative. "Imprudent Women!" (Johnathan, Michal)

00:45

28

Saul: Act I, Scene IV, Air. "Fell Rage and Black Despair" (Michal)

02:35

29

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "Racked with Infernal Pains" (Abner)

00:16

30

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "Oh Lord Whose Mercies" (David)

04:03

31

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Symphony (Harp)

01:29

32

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "'Tis All in Vain" (Jonathan)

00:18

33

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "A Serpent, in My Bosom Warm'd" (Saul)

01:54

34

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Recitative. "Has He Escap'd My Rage?" (Saul)

00:21

35

Saul: Act I, Scene V, Air. "Capricious Man" (Mehab)

03:40

36

Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Accompagnato. "O Filial Piety!" (Jonathan)

01:21

37

Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Air. "No, Cruel Father, No!" (Jonathan)

01:23

38

Saul: Act I, Scene VI, Air. "O Lord, Whose Providence" (High Priest)

01:27

39

Saul: Act I, Scene VI, "Preserve Him for the Glory" (High Priest)

03:40

40

Saul: Act II, Scene I, "Envy, Eldest Born of Hell" (Chorus)

02:59

41

Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "Ah, Dearest Friend" (Jonathan)

00:34

42

Saul: Act II, Scene II, Air. "But Sooner Jordan's Stream" (Jonathan)

02:10

43

Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "Oh, Strange Vicissitude!" (David, Jonathan)

00:55

44

Saul: Act II, Scene II, Air. "Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move" (David)

05:09

45

Saul: Act II, Scene II, Recitative. "My Father Comes" (Jonathan)

00:52

46

Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth" (Jonathan)

02:05

47

Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "As Great Jehovah Lives, I Swear" (Saul)

01:06

48

Saul: Act II, Scene III, Air. "From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won" (Jonathan)

02:02

49

Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Recitative. "Appear, My Friend" (Jonathan, Saul)

00:30

50

Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Air. "Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart" (David)

01:04

51

Saul: Act II, Scene IV, Recitative. "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!" (Saul)

01:01

52

Saul: Act II, Scene V, Duet. "O Fairest of Then Thousand Fair" (Michal, David)

02:50

53

Saul: Act II, Scene V, "Is There a Man, Who All His Ways" (Chorus)

01:39

54

Saul: Act II, Scene V, Sinfonia

06:45

55

Saul: Act II, Scene VI, Recitative. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" (David)

00:41

56

Saul: Act II, Scene VI, Duet. "At Persecution I Can Laugh" (David, Michal)

01:11

57

Saul: Act II, Scene VII, Recitative. "Whom Dost Thou Seek?" (Michal, Doeg)

00:41

58

Saul: Act II, Scene VII, Air. "No, No, Let the Guitly Tremble" (Michal)

01:24

59

Saul: Act II, Scene VIII, Recitative. "Mean As He Was, He Is My New Brother" (Merab)

00:52

60

Saul: Act II, Scene VIII, Air. "Author of Peace" (Merab)

03:35

61

Saul: Act, II, Scene IX, Saul at the Feast of the New Moon. (Symphony)

01:10

62

Saul: Act, II, Scene IX, Saul at the Feast of the New Moon. Accompagnato. "The Time At Length Is Come" (Saul)

00:37

63

Saul: Act II, Scene X, Recitative. "Where Is the Son of Jesse?" (Saul, Jonathan)

01:04

64

Saul: Act II, Scene X, "Oh Fatal Consequence" (Chorus)

05:10

65

Saul: Act III, Scene I - Saul Disguised, at Endor: Accompagnato. "Wretch That I Am, of My Own Ruin Author!" (Saul)

02:10

66

Saul: Act III, Scene I - Saul Disguised, at Endor: Accompagnato. "'Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman" (Saul)

00:54

67

Saul: Act III, Scene II - Saul and the Witch of Endor: Recitative. "With Me What Would'st Thou?" (Witch, Saul)

00:44

68

Saul: Act III, Scene II - Saul and the Witch of Endor: Air. "Infernal Spirits, By Whose Pow'r" (Witch)

01:53

69

Saul: Act III, Scene III - Apparition of Samuel: Accompagnao. "Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me from the Realms of Peace?" (Samuel, Saul)

03:17

70

Saul: Act III, Scene III - Appartition of Samuel: Sinfonia

00:36

71

Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Recitative. "Whence Comest Thou?" (David, Amalekite)

01:03

72

Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Air. "Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!" (David)

01:51

73

Saul: Act III, Scene IV, Dead March (Symphony)

03:16

74

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: "Mourn, Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost" (Chours)

03:35

75

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Accompagnato "Oh, Let It Not in Gath Be Heard" (High Priest)

02:20

76

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "From This Unhappy Day" (Merab)

02:37

77

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "Brave Jonathan Hi Bow Never Drew" (David)

02:06

78

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Chorus."Eagles Were Not So Swift As They..." (Israelites)

00:22

79

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Air. "In Sweetest Harmony They Lived" (Michal)

04:01

80

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Solo/Chorus. "Oh Fatal Day!" (David, Israelites)

04:01

81

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Recitative. "Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More!" (High Priest)

00:28

82

Saul: Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Chorus. "Gird on Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might" (Israelites)

05:22

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