Saul

Georg Friedrich Händel, Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, RIAS-Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Released: 2005 Classical

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Tracklist

1-1 Symphony (Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto)

8:00

Act I

1-2 1. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord

2:37

1-3 2. Air: An Infant Raised By Thy Command - 3. Trio: Along The Monster Atheist Strode

2:08

1-4 4. The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord - 5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord

3:55

1-5 6. Recit: He Comes, He Comes! - 7. Air: O God-like Youth! - 8. Recitative: Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth

3:38

1-6 9. Air: O King Your Favors With Delight - 10. Recitative: O Early Piety!

5:21

1-7 11. Air: What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have - 12. Recitative: Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow

2:13

1-8 13. Air: Birth And Fortune I Despise!

4:56

1-9 14. Recitative: Go On Illustrious Pair! - 15. Air: While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood Runs High

2:45

1-10 16. Recitative: Thou, Merab, First In Birth, Be First In Honour - 17. Air: My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn - 18. Air: See, With What A Scornful Air - 19. Air: Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Designed

3:19

1-11 20. Symphony (Andante Allegro) - 21. Recitative: Already See The Daughters Of The Land - 22. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!

2:47

1-12 23. Accompagnato: What Do I Hear? - 24. Chorus: David His Ten Thousand Slew - 25. Accompagnato: To Him Ten Thousands - 26. Air: With Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises To Hear

2:17

1-13 27. Recitative: Imprudent Women! - 28. Air: Fell Rage And Black Despair Possessed

2:58

1-14 29. Recitative: This But The Smallest Part Of Harmony - 30. Accompagnato: By Thee This Universal Frame

2:47

1-15 31. Recitative: Racked With Infernal Pains - 32. Air: O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless

3:51

1-16 33. Symphony (Largo) - 34. Recitative: 'Tis All In Vain, His Fury Still Continues

2:14

1-17 35. Air: A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed - 36. Recitative: Has He Escaped My Rage?

2:22

1-18 37. Air: Capricious Man

3:38

1-19 38. Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! - 39. Air: No, Cruel Father, No!

3:00

1-20 40. Air: O Lord Whose Providence - 41. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name

3:37

Act II

1-21 42. Chorus: Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell!

2:47

1-22 43. Recitative: Ah! Dearest Friend - 44. Air: But Sooner Jordan' Stream, I Swear

2:36

1-23 45. Recitative: Oh Strange Vicissitude! - 46. Air: Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move

5:07

2-1 47. Recitative: My Father Comes - 48. Recitative: Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders

0:42

2-2 49. Air: Sin Not, O King Against The Youth - 50. Air: As Great Jehovah Lives - 51. Air: From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won

4:54

2-3 52. Recitative: Appear My Friend - 53. Air: Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart - 54. Recitative: Yes He shall Wed My Daughter!

1:49

2-4 55. Recitative: A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love - 56. Duet: O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair- 57. Chorus, Is There A Man

4:18

2-5 58. Symphony (Largo - Allegro)

4:35

2-6 59. Recitative: Thy Father Is As Cruel - 60. Duet: At Persecution I Can Laugh

1:37

2-7 61. Recitative: Whom Dost Thou Seek - 62. Air: No, No Let The Guilty Tremble

2:14

2-8 63. Recitative: Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now - 64. Air: Author Of Peace, Who Canst Controul

3:32

2-9 65. Symphony (Allegro)

1:06

2-10 66. Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come - 67. Recitative: Where Is The Son Of Jesse?

1:29

2-11 68. Chorus: Oh Fatal Consequence Of Rage

4:46

Act III

2-12 69. Accompagnato: Wretch That I Am - 70. Recit - Accompagnato: 'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman

3:15

2-13 71. Recitative: With Me What Would'st Thou - 72. Air: Infernal Spirits

2:50

2-14 73. Accompagnato: Why Hast Thou Forced Me From The Realms Of Peace

2:42

2-15 74. Symphony (Allegro)

0:33

2-16 75. Recitative: Whence Comest Thou - 76. Air: Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst!

2:52

2-17 77. March (Grave)

3:03

2-18 78. Chorus: Mourn, Israel

3:27

2-19 79. Air: Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard

2:07

2-20 80. Air: From This Unhappy Day

2:39

2-21 81. Air: Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew - 82. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They

2:09

2-22 83. Air: In Sweetest Harmony They Lived - 84. Solo: O Fatal Day! - 85. Recitative: Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More!

9:06

2-23 86. Chorus: Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man Of Might

5:01