Georg Friedrich Händel - Fischer - Dieskau rolfe johnson esswod varady gale konzertvereinigung wiener staatsopernchor concentus musicus wien nikolaus harnoncourt - Saul (2 CD)

..... - ........ - Saul, Oratorio, HWV 53
1-1.. - 4:00.... - Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 1
1-2.. - 2:51.... - Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, Oh Lord
1-3.. - 1:36.... - Air: An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command
1-4.. - 1:02.... - Trio: Along The Monster Atheist Strode
1-5.. - 4:17.... - Chorus: The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, Oh Lord - How Excellent Thy Name, Oh Lord
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 2
1-6.. - 3:04.... - Recitative: He Comes (Michal) - Air: Oh God-Like Youth! (Michal)
1-7.. - 2:47.... - Recitative: Behold, Oh King, The Brave, Victorious Youth (Abner, Saul, David) - Air: Oh King, Your Favours With Delight I Take (David)
1-8.. - 0:27.... - Recitative: Oh Early Piety! (Johnathan)
1-9.. - 2:27.... - Air: What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have! - Recitative: Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow (Merab)
1-10. - 5:19.... - Air: Birth And Fortune I Despise! (Johnathan) - Recitative: Go On, Illustrious Pair! (High Priest) - Air: While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood Runs High (High Priest)
1-11. - 1:49.... - Recitative: Thou, Merab, First In Birth (Saul, Merab) - Air: My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn (Merab)
1-12. - 2:04.... - Air: See With What A Scournful Air (Michal) - Air: Ah! Lovely Youth! (Michal)
1-13. - 1:09.... - Symphony
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 3
1-14. - 0:16.... - Recitative: Already See (Michal)
1-15. - 1:34.... - Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
1-16. - 2:46.... - Accompagnato: What Do I Hear? (Saul) - Chorus: David His Ten Thousands Slew - Accompagnato: To Him Ten Thousands (Saul) - Air: With Rage I Shall Burst His Praises To Hear (Saul)
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 4
1-17. - 3:41.... - Recitative: Imprudent Women! (Johnathan, Michal) - Air: Fell Rage I Shall Burst His Praises To Hear! (Saul) - Recitative: The But The Smallest Part Of Harmony (High Priest) - Accompagnato: By Thee This Universal Frame (High Priest)
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 5
1-18. - 0:19.... - Recitative: Rack'd With Infernal Pains (Abner)
1-19. - 3:20.... - Air: Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless (David) - Symphony
1-20. - 0:19.... - Recitative: 'tis All In Vain (Johnathan)
1-21. - 2:36.... - Air: A Serpent, In My Bosom Warm'd (Saul) - Recitative: Has He Escap'd My Rage? (Saul)
1-22. - 4:12.... - Air: Capricious Man' (Marab)
..... - ........ - Act 1, Scene 6
1-23. - 3:13.... - Accompagnato: Oh Filial Piety! (Jonathan) - Air: No, Cruel Father, No! (Jonathan) - Air: Oh Lord, Whose Providence Ever Wakes For Thier Defence (High Priest)
1-24. - 2:29.... - Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 1
1-25. - 2:07.... - Chorus: Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 2
1-26. - 3:23.... - Recitative: Ah! Dearest Friend (Johnathan) - Air: But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear (Johnathan) - Recitative: O Strange Vicissitude! (David, Jonathan) - Air: Such Haughty Beauties (David) - Recitative: My Father Comes (Jonathan)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 3
1-27. - 1:55.... - Recitative: Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin Not, Oh King, Against The Youth (Jonathan)
1-28. - 1:16.... - Air: As Great Jehovah Lives (Saul)
1-29. - 2:09.... - Air: From Cities Storm'd, And Battles Won (Jonathan)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 4
2-1.. - 0:37.... - Recitative: Appear, My Friend (Jonathan, Saul)
2-2.. - 1:10.... - Air: Your Words, Oh King (David)
2-3.. - 0:32.... - Recitative: Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! (Saul)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 5
2-4.. - 0:34.... - Recitative: A Father's Will (Michal)
2-5.. - 2:48.... - Duet: Oh Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair (Michal, David)
2-6.. - 1:34.... - Chorus: Is There A Man
2-7.. - 2:58.... - Symphony
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 6
2-8.. - 2:04.... - Recitative: Thy Father Is Cruel (David) - Duet: At Persecution I Can Laugh (David, Michal)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 7
2-9.. - 2:33.... - Recitative: Whom Dost Thou Seek? (Michal, Doeg) - Air: No, No, Let The Guilty Tremble (Michal)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 8
2-10. - 3:52.... - Recitative: Mean As He Was (Merab) - Air: Author Of Peace (Merab)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 9
2-11. - 1:16.... - Symphony
2-12. - 0:51.... - Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)
..... - ........ - Act 2, Scene 10
2-13. - 1:13.... - Recitative: Where Is The Son Of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
2-14. - 2:27.... - Chorus: Oh Fatal Consenquence Of Rage
..... - ........ - Act 3, Scene 1
2-15. - 3:30.... - Accompagnato: Wretched That I Am! (Saul) - Accompagnato: 't is Said, Here Lives A Woman (Saul)
..... - ........ - Act 3, Scene 2
2-16. - 2:30.... - Recitative: With Me What Wouldst Thou? (Witch, Saul) - Air: Infernal Spirits (Witch)
..... - ........ - Act 3, Scene 3
2-17. - 3:16.... - Accompagnato: Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me (Sameul, Saul)
..... - ........ - Act 3, Scene 4
2-18. - 0:39.... - Symphony
2-19. - 3:26.... - Recitative: Whence Comst Thou? (David, Amalekite) - Air: Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst! (David)
2-20. - 3:02.... - Dead March
..... - ........ - Act 3, Scene 5
2-21. - 3:50.... - Chorus: Mourn, Israel
2-22. - 6:00.... - Air: Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard (Jonathan) - Air: From This Unhappy Day (Michal) - Air: Brave Jonathan His Bow ne'er Drew (David)
2-23. - 0:23.... - Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
2-24. - 9:37.... - Air: In Sweet Harmony (Merab) - Solo And Chorus: O Fatal Day! (David)
2-25. - 0:37.... - Recitative: Ye Men Of Judith, Weep No More! (High Priest)
2-26. - 5:43.... - Chorus: Grid On Thy Sword