Georg Friedrich Händel - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau • Anthony Rolfe Johnson • Paul Esswood • Iulia Várady • Elizabeth Gale • Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor • Concentus Musicus Wien • Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Saul (2xCD, Album, RE) 8

Media Condition : Mint (M)

Sleeve Condition : Mint (M)

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℗ 1986 Teldec Classics © 2015 Parlophone Records Limited Made in the EU Live Recording: Vienna, Musikvereinsaal, April 28 1985. Total timing 135.58

Track List :

. Saul, Oratorio, HWV 53
1-1. Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Adante Larghetto
. Act 1, Scene 1
1-2. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, Oh Lord
1-3. Air: An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command
1-4. Trio: Along The Monster Atheist Strode
1-5. Chorus: The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, Oh Lord - How Excellent Thy Name, Oh Lord
. Act 1, Scene 2
1-6. Recitative: He Comes (Michal) - Air: Oh God-Like Youth! (Michal)
1-7. Recitative: Behold, Oh King, The Brave, Victorious Youth (Abner, Saul, David) - Air: Oh King, Your Favours With Delight I Take (David)
1-8. Recitative: Oh Early Piety! (Johnathan)
1-9. Air: What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have! - Recitative: Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow (Merab)
1-10. 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. Recitative: Thou, Merab, First In Birth (Saul, Merab) - Air: My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn (Merab)
1-12. Air: See With What A Scournful Air (Michal) - Air: Ah! Lovely Youth! (Michal)
1-13. Symphony
. Act 1, Scene 3
1-14. Recitative: Already See (Michal)
1-15. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
1-16. 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. 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. Recitative: Rack'd With Infernal Pains (Abner)
1-19. Air: Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless (David) - Symphony
1-20. Recitative: 'tis All In Vain (Johnathan)
1-21. Air: A Serpent, In My Bosom Warm'd (Saul) - Recitative: Has He Escap'd My Rage? (Saul)
1-22. Air: Capricious Man' (Marab)
. Act 1, Scene 6
1-23. 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. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name
. Act 2, Scene 1
1-25. Chorus: Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell
. Act 2, Scene 2
1-26. 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. Recitative: Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders (Saul, Jonathan) - Air: Sin Not, Oh King, Against The Youth (Jonathan)
1-28. Air: As Great Jehovah Lives (Saul)
1-29. Air: From Cities Storm'd, And Battles Won (Jonathan)
. Act 2, Scene 4
2-1. Recitative: Appear, My Friend (Jonathan, Saul)
2-2. Air: Your Words, Oh King (David)
2-3. Recitative: Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! (Saul)
. Act 2, Scene 5
2-4. Recitative: A Father's Will (Michal)
2-5. Duet: Oh Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair (Michal, David)
2-6. Chorus: Is There A Man
2-7. Symphony
. Act 2, Scene 6
2-8. Recitative: Thy Father Is Cruel (David) - Duet: At Persecution I Can Laugh (David, Michal)
. Act 2, Scene 7
2-9. Recitative: Whom Dost Thou Seek? (Michal, Doeg) - Air: No, No, Let The Guilty Tremble (Michal)
. Act 2, Scene 8
2-10. Recitative: Mean As He Was (Merab) - Air: Author Of Peace (Merab)
. Act 2, Scene 9
2-11. Symphony
2-12. Accompagnato: The Time At Length Is Come (Saul)
. Act 2, Scene 10
2-13. Recitative: Where Is The Son Of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
2-14. Chorus: Oh Fatal Consenquence Of Rage
. Act 3, Scene 1
2-15. Accompagnato: Wretched That I Am! (Saul) - Accompagnato: 't is Said, Here Lives A Woman (Saul)
. Act 3, Scene 2
2-16. Recitative: With Me What Wouldst Thou? (Witch, Saul) - Air: Infernal Spirits (Witch)
. Act 3, Scene 3
2-17. Accompagnato: Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me (Sameul, Saul)
2-18. Symphony
. Act 3, Scene 4
2-19. Recitative: Whence Comst Thou? (David, Amalekite) - Air: Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst! (David)
2-20. Dead March
. Act 3, Scene 5
2-21. Chorus: Mourn, Israel
2-22. 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. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
2-24. Air: In Sweet Harmony (Merab) - Solo And Chorus: O Fatal Day! (David)
2-25. Recitative: Ye Men Of Judith, Weep No More! (High Priest)
2-26. Chorus: Grid On Thy Sword

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Barcode 0825646869831
Label Code LC 06019
SPARS Code DDD
Rights Society GEMA/BIEM

Phonographic Copyright (p) Teldec Classics
Copyright (c) Parlophone Records Ltd.
Recorded At Großer Saal, Wiener Musikverein

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