Album · 2005
Saul
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Saul: Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante larghetto
Saul
8:00
2
Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 1 “How excellent Thy name, o Lord”
Saul
2:37
3
Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 2 “An infant raised by thy command” / No. 3 “Along the monster atheist strode”
Saul
2:09
4
Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 4 “The youth inspired by Thee, o Lord” / No. 5 “How excellent Thy name, o Lord”
Saul
3:56
5
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. Nos. 6 & 7. “He comes, he comes!” / “O God‐like youth!” / No. 8 “Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth”
Saul
3:38
6
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 9 “O king, your favours with delight” / No. 10 “Oh early piety!”
Saul
5:22
7
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 11 “What abject thoughts a prince can have!” / No. 12 “Yet think, on whom this honour you bestow”
Saul
2:14
8
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 13 “Birth and fortune I despise!”
Saul
4:57
9
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 14 “Go on, illustrious pair!” / No. 15 “While yet thy tide of blood runs high”
Saul
2:45
10
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 16 “Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour” / No. 17 “My soul rejects the thought with scorn” / No. 18 “See, with what a scornful air” / No. 19 “Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed”
Saul
3:20
11
Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 20 Symphony: Andante allegro / No. 21 “Already see the daughters of the land” / Scene 3. No. 22 “Welcome, welcome, mighty king!”
Saul
2:47
12
Saul: Act I, Scene 3. No. 23 “What do I hear?” / No. 24 “David his ten thousands slew” / No. 25 “To him ten thousands” / No. 26 “With rage I shall start burst his praises to hear”
Saul
2:18
13
Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 27 “Imprudent women!” / No. 28 “Fell rage and black despair possessed”
Saul
2:59
14
Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 29 “This but the smallest part of Harmony” / No. 30 “By thee this universal frame”
Saul
2:47
15
Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 31 “Racked with infernal pains” / No. 32 “O Lord, whose mercies numberless”
Saul
3:52
16
Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 33 Symphony: Largo / No. 34 “’Tis all in vain, his fury still continues”
Saul
2:15
17
Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 35 “A serpent in my bosom warmed” / No. 36 “Has he escaped my rage?”
Saul
2:22
18
Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 37 “Capricious man”
Saul
3:38
19
Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 38 “O filial piety!” / No. 39 “No, cruel father, no!”
Saul
3:00
20
Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 40 “O Lord, whose providence” / No. 41 “Preserve him for the glory of Thy name”
Saul
3:37
21
Saul: Act II, Scene 1. No. 42 “Envy! Eldest born of hell!”
Saul
2:48
22
Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 43 “Ah! dearest friend” / No. 44 “But sooner Jordan’ stream, I swear”
Saul
2:36
23
Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 45 “Oh strange vicissitude!” / No. 46 “Such haughty beauties rather move”
Saul
5:08
Disc 2
1
Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 47 “My father comes” / Scene 3. No. 48 “Hast thou obeyed my orders”
Saul
0:43
2
Saul: Act II, Scene 3. No. 49 “Sin not, o king, against the youth” / No. 50 “As great Jehovah lives” / No. 51 “From cities stormed, and battles won”
Saul
4:55
3
Saul: Act II, Scene 4. No. 52 “Appear, my friend” / No. 53 “Your words, o king, my loyal heart” / No. 54 “Yes, he shall wed my daughter!”
Saul
1:49
4
Saul: Act II, Scene 5. No. 55 “A father’s will has authorised my love” / No. 56 “O fairest of ten thousand fair” / No. 57 “Is there a man”
Saul
4:19
5
Saul: Act II, Scene 5. No. 58 Symphony: Largo - Allegro
Saul
4:35
6
Saul: Act II, Scene 6. No. 59 “Thy father is as cruel” / No. 60 “At persecution I can laugh”
Saul
1:37
7
Saul: Act II, Scene 7. No. 61 “Whom dost thou seek” / No. 62 “No, no let the guilty tremble”
Saul
2:14
8
Saul: Act II, Scene 8. No. 63 “Mean as he was, he is my brother now” / No. 64 “Author of peace, who canst controul”
Saul
3:33
9
Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 65 Symphony: Allegro
Saul
1:06
10
Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 66 “The time at length is come” / Scene 10. No. 67 “Where is the son of Jesse?”
Saul
1:30
11
Saul: Act II, Scene 10. No. 68 “O fatal consequence of Rage”
Saul
4:46
12
Saul: Act III, Scene 1. No. 69 “Wretch that I am” / No. 70 “’Tis said, here lives a woman”
Saul
3:15
13
Saul: Act III, Scene 2. No. 71 “With me what would’st thou” / No. 72 “Infernal spirits”
Saul
2:50
14
Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 73 “Why hast thou forced me from the realms of peace”
Saul
2:42
15
Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 74 Symphony: Allegro
Saul
0:34
16
Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 75 “Whence comest thou?” / No. 76 “Impious wretch, of race accurst!”
Saul
2:53
17
Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 77 March: Grave
Saul
3:03
18
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 78 “Mourn, Israel”
Saul
3:27
19
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 79 “Oh let it not in Gath be heard”
Saul
2:07
20
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 80 “From this unhappy day”
Saul
2:39
21
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 81 “Brave Jonathan his bow never drew” / No. 82 “Eagles were not so swift as they”
Saul
2:10
22
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 83 “In sweetest harmony they lived!” / No. 84 “O fatal day!” / No. 85 “Ye men of Judah, weep no more!”
Saul
9:07
23
Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 86 “Gird on thy sword, thou man of might”
Saul
5:01
In print
First pressed 2005, still pressed 2015 — 3 pressings across 2 countries.
Credits
Salomon Koninck
Artwork · cover [painting]
George Frideric Handel
Composer
Atelier Harmonia Mundi
Design · layout
Ansgar Wempe
Engineer
Wolfgang Schiefermair
Engineer
Aino Hildebrandt
Instrument · viola
Almut Rux
Instrument · trumpet
Antje Engel
Instrument · violin [ii]
Antje Sabinski
Instrument · viola
Chiharu Abe
Instrument · violin [ii]
Clotilde Guyon
Instrument · double bass
Cordula Breuer
Instrument · flute
Elina Eriksson (2)
Instrument · violin [ii]
Frauke Pöhl
Instrument · violin [i]
Gabriele Steinfeld
Instrument · violin [ii]
Hannes Rux
Instrument · trumpet
Hedwig Van Der Linde
Instrument · violin [i]
Horst-Peter Steffen
Instrument · violin [ii]
Jean-Michel Forest
Instrument · double bass
Jörg Buschhaus
Instrument · violin [ii]
Julie Mondor
Instrument · cello
Keal Couper
Instrument · trombone
Lorenzo Alpert
Instrument · bassoon
Mara Galassi
Instrument · harp
Markus Hoffmann
Instrument · violin [i]
Martin Ehrhardt
Instrument · viola
Martin Sandhoff
Instrument · flute
Massimiliano Toni
Instrument · harpsichord
Mercedes Ruiz
Instrument · cello
Pier Luigi Fabretti
Instrument · oboe
Raphael Alpermann
Instrument · harpsichord
René Jacobs
Instrument · harpsichord
Roberto Fernandez de Larrinoa
Instrument · double bass
Simen Van Mechelen
Instrument · trombone
Stephan Sänger
Instrument · violin [i]
Susanne Regel
Instrument · oboe
Uwe Haase
Instrument · trombone
Werner Ehrhardt
Instrument · violin [i]
Werner Matzke
Instrument · cello
Wolfgang von Kessinger
Instrument · violin [i]
Yves Bertin
Instrument · bassoon
Charles Johnston
Liner Notes
Heidi Fritz
Liner Notes
Jean-Michel Carrey
Liner Notes
Pierre Degott
Liner Notes
AKG-Images
Photography
Alvaro Yañez
Photography
Gerald Place
Photography
Guðmundur Ingólfsson (2)
Photography
Johnny Eisen
Photography
Lawrence Zazzo
Photography
Michel Garnier (2)
Photography
Ned Schrenk
Photography
Martin Sauer
Producer
Richard Lorber
Producer · executive-producer [producteur délégué]
WDR 3
Producer · co-producer
René Möller
Recording
Andrea Effmert
Vocal · alto vocals
Anette Geiß
Vocal · soprano vocals
Bärbel Kaiser
Vocal · alto vocals
Christian Mücke
Vocal · tenor vocals
Claudia Türpe
Vocal · alto vocals
Clemens Heidrich
Vocal · bass vocals
Dagmar Wietschorke
Vocal · soprano vocals
Emma Bell
Vocal · soprano vocals [merab]
Finnur Bjarnason
Vocal · tenor vocals [amalekite, abner]
Friedemann Klos
Vocal · bass vocals
Friedemann Körner
Vocal · tenor vocals
Gidon Saks
Vocal · bass vocals
Gudrun Barth
Vocal · soprano vocals
Hannelore Starke
Vocal · soprano vocals
Henry Waddington
Vocal · baritone vocals [doeg, samuel]
Hildegard Wiedemann
Vocal · alto vocals
Janusz Gregorowicz
Vocal · bass vocals
Jeremy Ovenden
Vocal · tenor vocals [jonathan]
Jonathan de la Paz Zaens
Vocal · bass vocals
Jua Lee
Vocal · soprano vocals
Judith Schmid
Vocal · soprano vocals
Kai Roterberg
Vocal · tenor vocals
Klaus Thiem
Vocal · bass vocals
Kristin Foss
Vocal · soprano vocals
Madalena de Faria
Vocal · soprano vocals
Marie‐Luise Wilke
Vocal · alto vocals
Markus Schuck
Vocal · tenor vocals
Michael Slattery (2)
Vocal · tenor vocals [high priest, witch of endor]
Michael Zabanoff
Vocal · tenor vocals
Nathalie Siebert
Vocal · soprano vocals
Paul Mayr
Vocal · bass vocals
Regina Jakobi
Vocal · alto vocals
Reinhold Beiten
Vocal · tenor vocals
RIAS Kammerchor
Vocal · choir
Rosemary Joshua
Vocal · soprano vocals [michal]
Rudolf Preckwinkel
Vocal · bass vocals
Sabine Nürmberger‐Gembaczka
Vocal · soprano vocals
Susanne Langner
Vocal · alto vocals
Ulrike Barth
Vocal · soprano vocals
Viola Wiemker
Vocal · soprano vocals
Volker Arndt
Vocal · tenor vocals
Waltraud Heinrich
Vocal · alto vocals
Werner Matusch
Vocal · bass vocals
Wolfgang Ebling
Vocal · tenor vocals