Handel - Saul - Wilfried Schnetzler

Year:	1995
Genre:	Oratorios
Composer:	Georg Friedrich Handel
Performers: - Wolf Matthias Friedrich - Christopher Robson - Hans-Jurg Rickenbacher - Dorothea Frey - Lena Lootens - Peter Sigrist - Amadeus Bärtsch - Nadja Schnetzler - Bach-Kantorei Appenzeller Mittelland - Ensemble Ad Fontes

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CD1

1	1. SAUL Oratorium der geistliches Drama in drei Akten HWV 53. Libretto: Charles Jennens 1700-1773 - Symphony. Allegro [Larghetto - Allegro]	4:07	9.42 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	2. Symphony. Andante larghetto	2:18	5.27 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	3. ACT ONE. Scene 1. No. 1. Chorus: 'How excellent Thy name o Lord'	2:56	6.72 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 1. No. 2. Air Soprano: 'An infant rais'd by thy command'	1:24	3.21 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 1. No. 3. Trio Chorus: 'Along the monster atheist strode'	1:01	2.33 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. No. 4. Chorus: 'The youth inspired by Thee o Lord'	1:55	4.39 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. No. 5. Chorus: 'How excellent Thy name o Lord'	2:28	5.65 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 2. No. 6. Recitative Michal: 'He comes he comes' No. 7. Air Michal: O God-like youth by all confess'd'	3:17	7.52 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 2. No. 8. Recitative Abner Saul David: 'Behold o king the brave victorious youth'	0:43	1.65 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. No. 9. Air David: 'O king your favours with delight'	5:08	11.75 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. No. 10. Recitative Jonathan: 'Oh early piety Oh modest merit'	0:27	1.03 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 2. No. 11. Air Merab: 'What abject thoughts a prince can have'	2:18	5.27 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 2. No. 12. Recitative Merab: 'Yet think on whom this honour you bestow'	0:15	0.58 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 2. No. 13. Air Jonathan: 'Birth and fortune I despise'	3:17	7.52 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 2. No. 14. Recitative High Priest: 'Go on illustrious pair' No. 15. Air High Priest: 'While yet thy tide of blood runs high'	1:58	4.51 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 2. No. 16. Recitative Saul Merab: 'Thou Merab first in birth be first in honour'	0:21	0.81 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 2. No. 17. Air Merab: 'My soul rejects the thought with scorn'	1:25	3.25 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 2. No. 18. Air Michal: 'See with what a scornful air'	1:08	2.60 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 2. No. 19. Air Michal: 'Ah lovely youth wast thou designed'	0:55	2.10 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 2. No. 20. Symphony	1:11	2.71 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 2. No. 21. Recitative Michal: 'Already see the daughters of the land'	0:22	0.84 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 3. No. 22. Chorus: 'Welcome welcome mighty king'	1:36	3.67 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 3. No. 23. Accompagnato Saul: 'What do I hear? Am I then sunk so low'	0:21	0.81 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 3. No. 24. Chorus: 'David his ten thousands slew'	0:33	1.26 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 3. No. 25. Accompagnato Saul: 'To him ten thousands and to me but thousands'	0:15	0.58 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

26	26. Scene 3. No. 26. Air Saul: 'With rage I shall burst his praises to hear'	1:22	3.13 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 4. No. 27. Recitative Jonathan Michal: 'Imprudent women'	0:53	2.03 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 4. No. 28. Air Michal: 'Fell rage and black despair'	3:00	6.87 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 4. No. 29. Recitative High Priest: 'This but the smallest part of Harmony'	0:30	1.15 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 4. No. 30. Accompagnato High Priest: 'By thee this universal frame'	2:17	5.23 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

31	31. Scene 5. No. 31. Recitative Abner: 'Rack'd with infernal pains ev'n now the king'	0:14	0.54 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

32	32. Scene 5. No. 32. Air David: 'O Lord whose mercies numberless'	3:16	7.48 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

33	33. Scene 5. No. 33. Symphony	1:36	3.67 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

34	34. Scene 5. No. 34. Recitative Jonathan: ''Tis all in vain his fury still continues'	0:18	0.69 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

35	35. Scene 5. No. 35. Air Saul: 'A serpent in my bosom warm'd'	1:48	4.12 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

36	36. Scene 5. No. 36. Recitative Saul: 'Has he escaped my rage?'	0:21	0.81 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

37	37. Scene 5. No. 37. Air Merab: 'Capricious man in humor lost'	3:45	8.59 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

38	38. Scene 6. No. 38. Accompagnato Jonathan: 'O filial piety'	1:42	3.90 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

39	39. Scene 6. No. 39. Air Jonathan: 'No cruel father no'	1:34	3.59 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

40	40. Scene 6. No. 40. Air High Priest: 'O Lord whose providence'	1:57	4.47 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

41	41. Scene 6. No. 41. Chorus: 'Preserve him for the glory of Thy name'	2:33	5.85 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

CD2

1	1. ACT TWO. No. 42. Scene 1. Chorus: 'Envy eldest born of hell'	2:11	5.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 2. No. 43. Recitative Jonathan: 'Ah dearest friend undone by too much virtue'	0:38	1.45 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 2. No. 44. Air Jonathan: 'But sooner Jordan's stream I swear'	2:28	5.65 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 2. No. 47. Recitative Jonathan: 'My father comes: retire my friend'	0:17	0.65 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 3. No. 48. Recitative Saul Jonathan: 'Hast thou obey'd my orders and destroy'd'	0:32	1.23 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 3. No. 49. Air Jonathan: 'Sin not o king adainst the youth'	1:23	3.17 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 3. No. 50. Air Saul: 'As great Jehovah lives I swear'	1:26	3.28 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 3. No. 51. Air Jonathan: 'From cities storm'd and battles won'	2:27	5.61 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 4. No. 52. Recitative Jonathan Saul: 'Appear my friend'	0:28	1.07 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 4. No. 53. Air David: 'Your words o king my loyal heart'	1:05	2.48 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	11. No. 54. Recitative Saul: 'Yes he shall wed my daughter'	0:24	0.92 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 5. No. 55. Recitative Michal: 'A father's will has authoriz'd my love'	0:40	1.53 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 5. No. 56. Duet Michal David: 'Oh fairest of ten thousand fair'	2:39	6.07 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 5. No. 57. Chorus: 'Is there a man who all his ways'	1:27	3.32 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 5. No. 58. Symphony Largo - Allegro	1:53	4.31 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 6. No. 59. Recitative David: 'Thy father is as cruel and as false'	0:37	1.42 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 6. No. 60. Duet David Michal: 'At persecution I can laugh'	1:26	3.28 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 7. No. 61. Recitative Michal Doeg: 'Whom dost thou seek? And who has sent thee hither?'	0:36	1.38 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 7. No. 62. Air Michal: 'No no let the guilty tremble'	1:40	3.82 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 8. No. 63. Recitative Merab: 'Mean as he was he is my brother now'	0:52	1.99 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 8. No. 64. Air Merab: 'Author of peace'	2:52	6.56 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 9. No. 65. Symphony	1:16	2.90 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 9. No. 66. Accompagnato Saul: 'The time at length is come when I shall take'	0:36	1.38 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 10. No. 67. Recitative Saul Jonathan: 'Where is the son of Jesse?'	0:58	2.22 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 10. No. 68. Chorus: 'Oh fatal consequence'	4:51	11.10 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

26	26. ACT THREE. Scene 1. No. 69. Accompagnato Saul: 'Wretch that I am of my own ruin author'	2:16	5.19 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 1. No. 70. Accompagnato Saul: ''Tis said here lives a woman close familiar'	0:41	1.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 2. No. 71. Recitative Witch Saul: 'With me what would'st thou?'	0:45	1.72 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 2. No. 72. Air Witch: 'Infernal spirits by whose pow'r'	1:32	3.51 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 3. No. 73. Accompagnato Samuel Saul: 'Why hast thou forc'd me from the realms of peace back to this world of woe?'	3:13	7.37 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

31	31. Scene 3. No. 74. Symphony Scene 4. No. 75. Recitative David Amalekite: 'Whence comest thou?' No. 76. Air David: 'Impious wretch of race accurt'	3:40	8.40 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

32	32. Scene 4. No. 77. Dead March	3:18	7.56 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

33	33. Scene 5. No. 78. Chorus: 'Mourn Israelm mourn thy beauty lost'	3:24	7.79 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

34	34. Scene 5. No. 80. Air Merab: 'From this unhappy day'	3:21	7.67 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

35	35. Scene 5. No. 81. Air David: 'Brave Jonathan his bow ne'er drew'	2:00	4.58 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

36	36. Scene 5. No. 82. Chorus: 'Eagles were not so swift as they'	0:20	0.77 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

37	37. Scene 5. No. 83. Air Michal: 'In sweetest harmony they liv'd'	3:49	8.74 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

38	38. Scene 5. No. 84. Solo David and Chorus: 'O fatal day how low the mighty lie'	4:28	10.23 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

39	39. Scene 5. No. 85. Recitative High Priest: 'Ye men of Judah weep no more'	0:41	1.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

40	40. Scene 5. No. 86. Chorus: 'Gird on thy sword thou man of might'	5:35	12.78 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

41	41. [Applause]	0:32	1.24 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

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CD1

1	1. SAUL Oratorium der geistliches Drama in drei Akten HWV 53. Libretto: Charles Jennens 1700-1773 - Symphony. Allegro [Larghetto - Allegro]	4:07	15.96 Mb	542 Kbps	buy

2	2. Symphony. Andante larghetto	2:18	8.92 Mb	541 Kbps	buy

3	3. ACT ONE. Scene 1. No. 1. Chorus: 'How excellent Thy name o Lord'	2:56	12.01 Mb	572 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 1. No. 2. Air Soprano: 'An infant rais'd by thy command'	1:24	4.79 Mb	478 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 1. No. 3. Trio Chorus: 'Along the monster atheist strode'	1:01	3.87 Mb	531 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. No. 4. Chorus: 'The youth inspired by Thee o Lord'	1:55	7.82 Mb	570 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. No. 5. Chorus: 'How excellent Thy name o Lord'	2:28	10.74 Mb	608 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 2. No. 6. Recitative Michal: 'He comes he comes' No. 7. Air Michal: O God-like youth by all confess'd'	3:17	10.59 Mb	450 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 2. No. 8. Recitative Abner Saul David: 'Behold o king the brave victorious youth'	0:43	2.31 Mb	450 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. No. 9. Air David: 'O king your favours with delight'	5:08	16.08 Mb	437 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. No. 10. Recitative Jonathan: 'Oh early piety Oh modest merit'	0:27	1.34 Mb	417 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 2. No. 11. Air Merab: 'What abject thoughts a prince can have'	2:18	7.85 Mb	477 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 2. No. 12. Recitative Merab: 'Yet think on whom this honour you bestow'	0:15	0.74 Mb	409 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 2. No. 13. Air Jonathan: 'Birth and fortune I despise'	3:17	10.29 Mb	438 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 2. No. 14. Recitative High Priest: 'Go on illustrious pair' No. 15. Air High Priest: 'While yet thy tide of blood runs high'	1:58	5.94 Mb	422 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 2. No. 16. Recitative Saul Merab: 'Thou Merab first in birth be first in honour'	0:21	1.09 Mb	433 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 2. No. 17. Air Merab: 'My soul rejects the thought with scorn'	1:25	5.11 Mb	504 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 2. No. 18. Air Michal: 'See with what a scornful air'	1:08	3.91 Mb	482 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 2. No. 19. Air Michal: 'Ah lovely youth wast thou designed'	0:55	2.68 Mb	408 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 2. No. 20. Symphony	1:11	4.07 Mb	481 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 2. No. 21. Recitative Michal: 'Already see the daughters of the land'	0:22	1.10 Mb	417 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 3. No. 22. Chorus: 'Welcome welcome mighty king'	1:36	6.33 Mb	552 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 3. No. 23. Accompagnato Saul: 'What do I hear? Am I then sunk so low'	0:21	1.27 Mb	504 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 3. No. 24. Chorus: 'David his ten thousands slew'	0:33	2.70 Mb	684 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 3. No. 25. Accompagnato Saul: 'To him ten thousands and to me but thousands'	0:15	0.81 Mb	450 Kbps	buy

26	26. Scene 3. No. 26. Air Saul: 'With rage I shall burst his praises to hear'	1:22	5.14 Mb	525 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 4. No. 27. Recitative Jonathan Michal: 'Imprudent women'	0:53	2.30 Mb	363 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 4. No. 28. Air Michal: 'Fell rage and black despair'	3:00	8.03 Mb	374 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 4. No. 29. Recitative High Priest: 'This but the smallest part of Harmony'	0:30	1.25 Mb	349 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 4. No. 30. Accompagnato High Priest: 'By thee this universal frame'	2:17	6.59 Mb	403 Kbps	buy

31	31. Scene 5. No. 31. Recitative Abner: 'Rack'd with infernal pains ev'n now the king'	0:14	0.68 Mb	404 Kbps	buy

32	32. Scene 5. No. 32. Air David: 'O Lord whose mercies numberless'	3:16	9.38 Mb	401 Kbps	buy

33	33. Scene 5. No. 33. Symphony	1:36	3.52 Mb	307 Kbps	buy

34	34. Scene 5. No. 34. Recitative Jonathan: ''Tis all in vain his fury still continues'	0:18	0.90 Mb	419 Kbps	buy

35	35. Scene 5. No. 35. Air Saul: 'A serpent in my bosom warm'd'	1:48	6.97 Mb	541 Kbps	buy

36	36. Scene 5. No. 36. Recitative Saul: 'Has he escaped my rage?'	0:21	1.25 Mb	498 Kbps	buy

37	37. Scene 5. No. 37. Air Merab: 'Capricious man in humor lost'	3:45	12.92 Mb	481 Kbps	buy

38	38. Scene 6. No. 38. Accompagnato Jonathan: 'O filial piety'	1:42	5.10 Mb	419 Kbps	buy

39	39. Scene 6. No. 39. Air Jonathan: 'No cruel father no'	1:34	5.03 Mb	448 Kbps	buy

40	40. Scene 6. No. 40. Air High Priest: 'O Lord whose providence'	1:57	5.91 Mb	423 Kbps	buy

41	41. Scene 6. No. 41. Chorus: 'Preserve him for the glory of Thy name'	2:33	9.73 Mb	532 Kbps	buy

CD2

1	1. ACT TWO. No. 42. Scene 1. Chorus: 'Envy eldest born of hell'	2:11	8.05 Mb	515 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 2. No. 43. Recitative Jonathan: 'Ah dearest friend undone by too much virtue'	0:38	1.59 Mb	350 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 2. No. 44. Air Jonathan: 'But sooner Jordan's stream I swear'	2:28	7.60 Mb	430 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 2. No. 47. Recitative Jonathan: 'My father comes: retire my friend'	0:17	0.68 Mb	336 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 3. No. 48. Recitative Saul Jonathan: 'Hast thou obey'd my orders and destroy'd'	0:32	1.46 Mb	383 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 3. No. 49. Air Jonathan: 'Sin not o king adainst the youth'	1:23	3.62 Mb	365 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 3. No. 50. Air Saul: 'As great Jehovah lives I swear'	1:26	4.95 Mb	483 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 3. No. 51. Air Jonathan: 'From cities storm'd and battles won'	2:27	7.25 Mb	413 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 4. No. 52. Recitative Jonathan Saul: 'Appear my friend'	0:28	1.32 Mb	396 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 4. No. 53. Air David: 'Your words o king my loyal heart'	1:05	3.38 Mb	435 Kbps	buy

11	11. No. 54. Recitative Saul: 'Yes he shall wed my daughter'	0:24	1.21 Mb	423 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 5. No. 55. Recitative Michal: 'A father's will has authoriz'd my love'	0:40	1.68 Mb	351 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 5. No. 56. Duet Michal David: 'Oh fairest of ten thousand fair'	2:39	8.24 Mb	434 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 5. No. 57. Chorus: 'Is there a man who all his ways'	1:27	5.46 Mb	526 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 5. No. 58. Symphony Largo - Allegro	1:53	6.70 Mb	496 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 6. No. 59. Recitative David: 'Thy father is as cruel and as false'	0:37	1.69 Mb	383 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 6. No. 60. Duet David Michal: 'At persecution I can laugh'	1:26	4.56 Mb	444 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 7. No. 61. Recitative Michal Doeg: 'Whom dost thou seek? And who has sent thee hither?'	0:36	1.85 Mb	431 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 7. No. 62. Air Michal: 'No no let the guilty tremble'	1:40	5.32 Mb	446 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 8. No. 63. Recitative Merab: 'Mean as he was he is my brother now'	0:52	2.56 Mb	413 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 8. No. 64. Air Merab: 'Author of peace'	2:52	9.33 Mb	455 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 9. No. 65. Symphony	1:16	4.74 Mb	522 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 9. No. 66. Accompagnato Saul: 'The time at length is come when I shall take'	0:36	1.96 Mb	456 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 10. No. 67. Recitative Saul Jonathan: 'Where is the son of Jesse?'	0:58	2.85 Mb	411 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 10. No. 68. Chorus: 'Oh fatal consequence'	4:51	16.68 Mb	480 Kbps	buy

26	26. ACT THREE. Scene 1. No. 69. Accompagnato Saul: 'Wretch that I am of my own ruin author'	2:16	7.65 Mb	471 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 1. No. 70. Accompagnato Saul: ''Tis said here lives a woman close familiar'	0:41	2.35 Mb	479 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 2. No. 71. Recitative Witch Saul: 'With me what would'st thou?'	0:45	2.13 Mb	397 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 2. No. 72. Air Witch: 'Infernal spirits by whose pow'r'	1:32	5.22 Mb	475 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 3. No. 73. Accompagnato Samuel Saul: 'Why hast thou forc'd me from the realms of peace back to this world of woe?'	3:13	8.96 Mb	389 Kbps	buy

31	31. Scene 3. No. 74. Symphony Scene 4. No. 75. Recitative David Amalekite: 'Whence comest thou?' No. 76. Air David: 'Impious wretch of race accurt'	3:40	11.97 Mb	456 Kbps	buy

32	32. Scene 4. No. 77. Dead March	3:18	8.45 Mb	357 Kbps	buy

33	33. Scene 5. No. 78. Chorus: 'Mourn Israelm mourn thy beauty lost'	3:24	10.02 Mb	412 Kbps	buy

34	34. Scene 5. No. 80. Air Merab: 'From this unhappy day'	3:21	10.58 Mb	441 Kbps	buy

35	35. Scene 5. No. 81. Air David: 'Brave Jonathan his bow ne'er drew'	2:00	5.73 Mb	400 Kbps	buy

36	36. Scene 5. No. 82. Chorus: 'Eagles were not so swift as they'	0:20	1.40 Mb	584 Kbps	buy

37	37. Scene 5. No. 83. Air Michal: 'In sweetest harmony they liv'd'	3:49	11.66 Mb	427 Kbps	buy

38	38. Scene 5. No. 84. Solo David and Chorus: 'O fatal day how low the mighty lie'	4:28	14.80 Mb	463 Kbps	buy

39	39. Scene 5. No. 85. Recitative High Priest: 'Ye men of Judah weep no more'	0:41	1.77 Mb	362 Kbps	buy

40	40. Scene 5. No. 86. Chorus: 'Gird on thy sword thou man of might'	5:35	23.34 Mb	584 Kbps	buy

41	41. [Applause]	0:32	2.46 Mb	635 Kbps	buy