GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
Saul
ACT ONE
1
Overture
11:55
Scene 1
An Epinicion or Song of Triumph, for the victory over Goliath and the Philistines.
2
How excellent Thy name
2:45
Chorus of Israelites
3
An infant rais'd
1:37
Air
Merab
4
Along the monster
1:02
Chorus
5
The youth inspir'd
1:48
Chorus of Israelites
6
How excellent Thy name
0:49
Chorus of Israelites
7
Hallelujah!
1:40
Chorus of Israelites
Scene 2
8
He comes, he comes!
0:04
Recitative
Michal
9
O godlike youth
3:15
Air
Michal
10
Behold, O king
0:53
Recitative
Abner, Saul, David
11
O king, your favours
5:23
Air
David
12
Oh, early piety!
0:23
Recitative
Jonathan
13
What abject thoughts
2:04
Air
Merab
14
Yet think on whom this honour
0:12
Recitative
Merab
15
Birth and fortune I despise!
4:57
Air
Jonathan
16
Go on, illustrious pair!
0:19
Recitative
High Priest
17
While yet thy tide
2:04
Air
High Priest
18
Thou, Merab, first in birth
0:18
Recitative
Saul, Merab
19
My soul rejects
3:18
Air
Merab, Michal
20
Sinfonia
1:04
Scene 3
21
Already see the daughters
0:18
Recitative
Michal
22
Welcome, welcome, mighty king!
1:30
Chorus of Israelites
23
What do I hear?
0:24
Accompagnato
Saul
0:24
24
David his ten thousands slew
0:31
Chorus of Israelites
25
To him ten thousands
0:13
Accompagnato
Saul
26
With rage I shall burst
1:14
Air
Saul
Scene 4
27
Imprudent women!
0:44
Recitative
Jonathan, Michal
28
Fell rage and black despair
2:36
Air
Michal
Scene 5
29
Racked with infernal pains
0:16
Recitative
Abner
30
O Lord, whose mercies
4:03
Air
David
31
Symphony (Harp)
1:29
32
'Tis all in vain
0:18
Recitative
Jonathan
33
A serpent, in my bosom warm'd
1:54
Air
Saul
34
Has he escap'd my rage?
0:21
Recitative
Saul
35
Capricious man
3:39
Air
Merab
Scene 6
36
O filial piety!
1:21
Accompagnato
Jonathan
37
No, cruel father, no!
1:24
Air
Jonathan
38
O Lord, whose providence
1:27
Air
High Priest
1:27
39
Presereve him for the glory
3:45
Chorus
ACT TWO
Scene 1
40
Envy, eldest born of hell
2:59
Chorus
Scene 2
41
Ah, dearest friend
0:34
Recitative
Jonathan
42
But sooner Jordan's stream
2:10
Air
Jonathan
43
Oh, strange vicissitude!
0:55
Recitative
David, Jonathan
44
Such haughty beauties rather move
5:09
Air
David
45
My father comes
0:52
Recitative
Jonathan
Scene 3
46
Sin not, O king, against the youth
2:05
Air
Jonathan
47
As great Jehovah lives, I swear
1:06
Air
Saul
48
From cities stormed, and battles won
2:02
Air
Jonathan
Scene 4
49
Appear, my friend
0:30
Recitative
Jonathan, Saul
50
Your words, O king, my loyal heart
1:04
Air
David
51
Yes, he shall wed my daughter!
1:01
Recitative
Saul
Scene 5
52
O fairest of ten thousand fair
2:49
Duet
Michal, David
53
Is there a man, who all his ways
1:40
Chorus
54
Sinfonia
6:45
Scene 6
55
Thy father is as cruel
0:41
Recitative
David
56
At persecution I can laugh
1:11
Duet
David, Michal
Scene 7
57
Whom dost thou seek?
0:41
Recitative
Michal, Doeg
58
No, no, let the guilty tremble
1:23
Air
Michal
Scene 8
59
Mean as he was, he is my brother now
0:52
Recitative
Merab
60
Author of peace
3:35
Air
Merab
Scene 9
Saul at the Feast of the New Moon
61
Symphony
1:10
62
The time at length is come
0:37
Scene 10
63
Where is the son of Jesse?
1:04
Recitative
Saul, Jonathan
64
Oh, fatal consequence
5:10
Chorus
ACT THREE
Scene 1
Saul disguised, at Endor
65
Wretch that I am, of my own ruin author!
2:10
Accompagnato
Saul
66
'Tis said, here lives a woman
0:54
Accompagnato
Saul
Scene 2
Saul and the Witch of Endor
67
With me what would'st thou?
0:44
Recitative
Witch, Saul
68
Infernal spirits, by whose pow'r
1:53
Air
Witch
Scene 3
Apparition of Samuel
69
Why hast thou forc'd me from the realms of peace?
3:16
Accompagnato
Samuel, Saul
70
Sinfonia
0:36
Scene 4
71
Whence comest thou?
1:03
Recitative
David, Amalekite
72
Impious wretch, of race accurst!
1:51
Air
David
73
Symphony: Dead March
3:16
Scene 5
Elegy on the death of Saul and Jonathan
74
Mourn. Israel, mourn thy beauty lost
3:35
Chorus
75
Oh, let it not in Gath be heard
2:20
Accompagnato
High Priest
76
From this unhappy day
2:37
Air
Merab
77
Brave Jonathan his bow never drew
2:06
Air
David
78
Eagles were not so swift as they
0:21
Chorus of Israelites
79
In sweetest harmony they lived
4:02
Air
Michal
80
O fatal day!
4:00
Solo/Chorus
David, Israelites
81
Ye men of Judah, weep no more!
0:28
Recitative
High Priest
82
Gird on thy sword, thou man of might
5:21
Chorus of Israelites
Christopher Purves
Saul
Sarah Connolly
David
Robert Murray
Jonathan
Elizabeth Atherton
Merab
Joélle Harvey
Michal
Mark Dobell
High Priest
Jeremy Budd
With of Endor
Stuart Young
Ghost of Samuel
Ben Davies
Doeg
Tom Raskin
Amalekite
Harry Christophers