Oratorium Saul

Tracklist

1.01	Ouverture: Symphony (Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro)	8:59
Act The First
Scene I: An Epinicion Or Song Of Triumph, For The Victory Over Goliath And The Philistines
1.02	How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord (Chorus Of Israelites)	3:03
1.03	An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command (Air Soprano)	1:57
1.04	Along The Monster Atheist Strode (Chorus: Alto, Tenor, Basso)	1:04
1.05	The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, O Lord (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:00
1.06	How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord. Hallelujah (Chorus Of Israelites)	2:28
Scene II: Saul, Jonathan, Merab, Michal And Abner, Introducing David And The High Priest
1.07	He Comes (Michal) - O Godlike Youth (Air Michal)	3:24
1.08	Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth (Recit. Abner, David, Saul)	0:55
1.09	O King, Your Favours With Delight I Take (Air David)	5:21
1.10	Oh, Early Piety! Oh, Modest Merit! (Jonathan) - What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have (Air Merab)	2:50
1.11	Yet Think On Whom This Honour You Bestow (Merab) - Birth And Fortune I Despise! (Air Jonathan)	5:27
1.12	Thou, Merab, First In Birth, Be First In Honour (Saul) - My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn (Air Merab)	1:44
1.13	See, With What A Scornful Air - Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Design'd (Air Michal)	1:58
1.14	Symphony (Andante Allegro) - Already See The Daughters Of The Land (Michal)	1:35
Scene III: Saul, Michal, Chorus
1.15	Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King (Chorus Of Israelites)	1:48
1.16	What Do I Hear? Am I Then Sunk So Low (Accomp. Saul) - David His Ten Thousands Slew (Chorus Of Israelites)	1:03
1.17	To Him Ten Thousands, And To Me But Thousands - With Rage I Shall Burst His Praises To Hear (Accomp. & Air Saul)	1:46
Scene IV:
1.18	Imprudent Women (Jonathan) - 'Tis But His Old Disease, Which Thou Canst Cure (Michal)	0:50
1.19	Fell Rage And Black Despair Possess'd (Air Michal)	2:43
Scene V: Saul, David, Jonathan, Merab, Michal, Abner, High Priest
1.20	Racked With Infernal Pains (Abner) - O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless (Air David)	4:53
1.21	Symphony (Largo)	1:48
1.22	'Tis All In Vain; His Fury Still Continues (Jonathan) - A Serpent, In My Bosom Warm'd (Air Saul)	2:32
1.23	Has He Escap'd My Rage? (Saul) - Capricious Man, In Humour Lost (Air Merab)	4:08
Scene VI:
1.24	O Filial Piety! O Sacred Friendship! (Accomp. Jonathan)	1:55
1.25	No, Cruel Father, No! I Must Defend Against The World My Best, My Dearest Friend (Air Jonathan)	1:34
1.26	O Lord, Whose Providence Ever Wakes For Their Defence (Air High Priest)	1:49
1.27	Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name (Chorus)	2:43
Act The Second
Scene I:
1.28	Envy, Eldest Born Of Hell (Chorus)	2:37
Scene II: Jonathan And David
1.29	Ah, Dearest Friend (Jonathan) - But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear (Air Jonathan)	2:54
2.01	My Father Comes: Retire, My Friend (Jonathan)	0:22
Scene III: Saul And Jonathan
2.02	Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders (Saul) - Sin Not, O King, Against The Youth (Air Jonathan)	3:11
2.03	As Great Jehovah Lives (Air Saul)	1:40
2.04	From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won (Air Jonathan)	2:20
Scene IV:
2.05	Appear, My Friend (Jonathan) - No More Imagine Danger (Saul) - Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart (Air David)	1:41
2.06	Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! But How Long Shall He Enjoy Her? (Saul)	0:31
Scene V: David And Michal
2.07	A Father's Will Has Authorized My Love (Michal) - O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair (Duet Michal & David)	3:15
2.08	Is There A Man, Who All His Ways, Directs (Chorus)	1:23
2.09	Symphony (Largo - Allegro)	3:35
Scene VI: David And Michal
2.10	Thy Father Is As Cruel (David) - At Persecution I Can Laugh (Duet David & Michal)	2:01
Scene VII: Michal And Doeg
2.11	Whom Dost Thou Seek? (Michal) - I Seek For David (Doeg) - No, No, Let The Guilty Tremble (Air Michal)	2:22
Scene VIII:
2.12	Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now (Merab)	0:49
2.13	Author Of Peace, Who Canst Control Every Passion Of The Soul (Air Merab)	3:09
Scene IX: Saul At The Feast Of The New Moon
2.14	Symphony (Allegro)	1:16
2.15	The Time At Length Is Come (Accomp. Saul)	0:43
Scene X: Saul And Jonathan
2.16	Where Is The Son Of Jesse? Comes He Not To Grace Our Feast? (Saul & Jonathan)	1:03
2.17	Oh, Fatal Consequence Of Rage (Chorus)	4:39
Act The Third
Scene I: Saul Disguised, At Endor
2.18	Wretch That I Am, Of My Own Ruin Author! (Accomp. Saul)	2:48
2.19	'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman, Close Familiar With Th'enemy Of Mankind (Accomp. Saul)	0:51
Scene II: Saul And The Witch Of Endor
2.20	With Me What Would'st Thou? (Witch) - I Would, That By Thy Art Thou Bring Me Up The Man Whom I Shall Name (Saul)	0:42
2.21	Infernal Spirits, By Whose Pow'r Departed Ghosts In Living Forms Appear (Air Witch)	1:49
Scene III: Apparition Of Samuel
2.22	Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me From The Realms Of Peace - O Holy Prophet (Accomp. Samuel & Saul)	3:37
2.23	Symphony (Allegro)	0:39
Scene IV: David And An Amalekite
2.24	Whence Comest Thou? - Out Of The Camp Of Israel (David & Amalekite)	1:22
2.25	Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst (Air David)	2:14
2.26	Symphony: Dead March (Grave - Largo E Staccato)	4:00
Scene V: Elegy On The Death Of Saul And Jonathan
2.27	Mourn, Israel, Mourn Thy Beauty Lost (Chorus)	4:47
2.28	From This Unhappy Day No More, Ye Gilboan Hills, On You Descend Refreshing Rains Or Kindly Dew (Air Merab)	3:09
2.29	Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew (Air David)	2:41
2.30	Eagles Were Not So Swift As They (Chorus Of Israelites)	0:22
2.31	In Sweetest Harmony They Lived (Air Michal)	4:50
2.32	O Fatal Day! How Low The Mighty Lie! O Jonathan! (Solo David & Chorus)	5:14
2.33	Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More (High Priest)	0:32
2.34	Gird On Thy Sword - Go On, Be Prosperous In Fight (Chorus Of Israelites)	5:50

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – K&K Verlagsanstalt
• Recorded At – Maulbronn Monastery

Credits

• Artwork By – Josef-Stefan Kindler
• Choir [Chorus, Chorus Of Israelites] – Maulbronn Chamber Choir*
• Choir, Alto Vocals – Almut Wien, Barbara Hirsch , Beate Roth, Bettina van der Ham, Dietlinde Mayer*, Hella Pilz, Kathrin Gölz, Marianne Dohse, Renate Secker, Roswitha Fydrich-Steiner
• Choir, Bass Vocals – Burkhard Miehlich, Daniel Fritsch, Hansjörg Lechler, Jo Dohse, Matthias Kögel, Paul-Theodor Bräuchle, Rainer Hirsch-Luipold, Rolf Most
• Choir, Soprano Vocals – Heidi Ehmer, Heike Thordsen, Ilka Hüftle, Ina Probst, Katharina Eberhardt, Miriam Wolff, Sabine Stöffler, Silke Vogelmann, Susanne Ferber, Susanne Laenger, Sylvia Dieter, Veronika Miehlich
• Choir, Tenor Vocals – Hartmut Meier, Joachim Roth, Johannes Budday, Konrad Mohl, Mathias Michel, Rudolf Roth, Sebastian Fuierer
• Composed By – George Frideric Handel*
• Conductor – Jürgen Budday
• Engineer – Andreas Otto Grimminger
• Libretto By – Charles Jennens
• Mastered By – Andreas Otto Grimminger, Josef-Stefan Kindler
• Orchestra [On Period Instruments] – Hanoverian Court Orchestra*
• Orchestra, Bassoon – Rhoda Patrick, Uschi Bruckdorfer
• Orchestra, Cello – Daniela Wartenberg, Dorothee Palm
• Orchestra, Concertmaster – Marlene Goede-Uter
• Orchestra, Double Bass [Bass Viol] – Cordula Cordes
• Orchestra, Lute – Joachim Klingenfuß
• Orchestra, Oboe – Christine Alanique, Luise Baumgartl
• Orchestra, Organ [Regal], Harpsichord, Celesta – Gregor Hollmann
• Orchestra, Timpani [Baroque Timpani] – Simon Stierle
• Orchestra, Trombone – Miha Šuler, Sandor Szabo , Wolf-Hagen Hoyer
• Orchestra, Trumpet [Baroque Trumpets] – Christoph Draeger, Friedemann Immer
• Orchestra, Viola – Bettina Ihrig, Hella Hartmann, Mechthilde Werner
• Orchestra, Violin – Birgit Fischer , Christoph Heidemann, Eva Pollit*, Heidrun Heidarsdottir, Klaus Bona, Stephanie Bücker, Susanne Dietz
• Photography [& Cover Art] – Josef-Stefan Kindler
• Producer – Andreas Otto Grimminger, Josef-Stefan Kindler
• Soloist, Bass Vocals [Samuel, Doeg] – Steffen Balbach
• Soloist, Bass Vocals [Saul] – Stephen Varcoe
• Soloist, Countertenor Vocals [David] – Michael Chance
• Soloist, Soprano Vocals [Merab] – Laurie Reviol
• Soloist, Soprano Vocals [Michal] – Nancy Argenta
• Soloist, Tenor Vocals [Abner, High Priest, Witch Of Endor, Amalekite] – Michael Berner
• Soloist, Tenor Vocals [Jonathan] – Mark Le Brocq

Notes

Oratorium in drei Akten in englischer Sprache und historischer Aufführungspraxis.
English Oratorio in three acts, performed according to the traditions of the time.
A concert hosted by Klosterkonzerte Maulbronn at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery, September 28th & 29th, 2002.
Total Playing Time: 02:37:17
Maulbronn Monastery Edition ~ A series produced by Josef-Stefan Kindler and Andreas Otto Grimminger.
(c) by K&K Verlagsanstalt 2002.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4260005910193
• Label Code: LC 11277
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Other (ISBN): 978-3-930643-83-7