Haendel: Saul [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import]

Henry Waddington (Performer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Rene Jacobs (Conductor, Performer), Lawrence Zazzo (Performer), Concerto Köln (Orchestra), Emma Bell (Performer), Rosemary Joshua (Performer), Finnur Bjarnason (Performer), Jeremy Ovenden (Performer), Michael Slattery (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Henry Waddington, Rene Jacobs, Lawrence Zazzo, Emma Bell, Rosemary Joshua, et al.
• Orchestra: Concerto Köln
• Conductor: Rene Jacobs
• Composer: George Frederick Handel
• Audio CD (January 10, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B000A169OK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto

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

3. 2. Air (Soprano): An Infant Raised By Thy Command - 3. Trio (Alto, Tenore, Basso): Along The Monster Atheist Strode

4. 4. Soprano, Alto, Tenore, Basso: The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord - 5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord

5. 6. Recit & 7. Air (Michal): He Comes, He Comes! - O God-Like Youth! - 8. Recitative (Abner, Saul, David): Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth

6. 9. Air (David): O King, Your Favours With Delight - 10. Recitative (Jonathan): Oh Early Piety!

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

8. 13. Air (Jonathan): Birth And Fortune I Despise!

9. 14. Recitative (High Priest): Go On, Illustrious Pair! - 15. Air (High Priest): While Yet Thy Tide Of Bood Runs High

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

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Disc: 2

1. 47. Recitative (Jonathan): My Father Comes - 48. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders

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

3. 52. Recitative (Jonathan, Saul): Appear, My Friend - 53. Air (David): Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart - 54. Recitative (Saul): Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!

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

5. 58. Symphony: Largo - Allegro

6. 59. Recitative (David): Thy Father Is As Cruel - 60. Duet (David, Michal): At Persecution I Can Laugh

7. 61. Recitative (Michal, Doeg): Whom Dost Thou Seek - 62. Air (Michal): No, No Let The Guilty Tremble

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

9. 65. Symphony: Allegro

10. 66. Accompagnato (Saul): The Time At Length Is Come - 67. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Where Is The Son Of Jesse?

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