Saul - CD

- Saul (Oratorio In Three Acts) HWV 53
- Symphony
1-1 - Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto 12:17min
- Act I
1-2 - 1. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord 2:57min
1-3 - 2. Air (Soprano): An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command 3. Chorus: Along The Monster Atheist Strode 1:20min
1-4 - 3. Chorus: Along The Monster Atheist Strode 1:01min
1-5 - 4. Chorus: The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, O Lord 1:49min
1-6 - 5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord. Hallelujah 2:33min
1-7 - 6. Recitative (Michal): He Comes 0:09min
1-8 - 7. Air (MIchal) O Godlike Youth 3:10min
1-9 - 8. Recitative (Abner, Saul, David): Behold, O King 0:58min
1-10 - 9. Air (David) O King, Your Favours With Delight I Take 5:41min
1-11 - 10. Recitative (Jonathan) O Early Piety! 0:29min
1-12 - 11. Air (Merab): What Abject Thoughts 2:00min
1-13 - 12. Recitative (Merab): Ye Think, On Whom This Honour 0:14min
1-14 - 13. Air (Jonathan): Birth And Fortune I Despise! 4:18min
1-15 - 14. Recitative (High Priest): Go On, Illustious Pair! 0:18min
1-16 - 15. Air (High Priest): While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood 1:54min
1-17 - 16. Recitative (Saul, Merab): Thou, Merab, First In Birth 0:24min
1-18 - 17. Air (Merab) My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn 1:17min
1-19 - 18. Air (Michal): See, With What A Scornful Air 1:05min
1-20 - 19. Air (Michal): Ah, Lovely Youth 0:47min
1-21 - 20. Symphony 1:09min
1-22 - 21. Recitative (Michal): Already See, The Daughters Of The Land 0:21min
1-23 - 22. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King! 1:33min
1-24 - 23. Accompagnato (Saul): What Do I Hear? 0:28min
1-25 - 24. Chorus: David His Ten Thousands Slew 0:31min
1-26 - 25. Accompagnato (Saul): To Him The Thousands! 0:15min
1-27 - 26. Air (Saul): With Rage I Shall Burst 1:22min
1-28 - 27. Recitative (Jonathan, Michal): Imprident Women! 0:54min
1-29 - 28. Air (Michal): Fell Rage And Black Despair 2:42min
1-30 - 29. Recitative (High Priest): This But The Smallest Part 0:22min
1-31 - 30. Accompagnato (High Priest): By Thee, This Universal Frame 1:59min
1-32 - 31. Recitative(Abner): Rack'd With Infernal Pains 0:14min
1-33 - 31a. Air (David): O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless 3:24min
1-34 - 32. Symphony 1:31min
1-35 - 33. Air (David): Fly, malicious Spirit, fly 2:05min
1-36 - 34. Recitative (Jonathan):'Tis All In Vain 0:18min
1-37 - 35. Air (Saul): A Serpent In My Bosom Warm'd 1:55min
1-38 - 36. Recitative (Saul) Has He Escap'd My Rage? 0:30min
1-39 - 37. Air (Merab): Caprious Man 5:55min
2-1 - 38. Accompagnato (Jonathan): O Filial Piety! 1:39min
2-2 - 39. Air (Jonathan): No, Cruel Father, No! 1:36min
2-3 - 40. Air (High Priest): O Lord, Whose Providence 1:27min
2-4 - 41. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name 2:12min
- Act II
2-5 - 42. Chorus: Envy, Eldest Born Of Hell 2:07min
2-6 - 43. Recitative (Jonathan): Ah, Dearest Friend 0:36min
2-7 - 44. Air (Jonathan): But Sooner Jordan's Stream 2:16min
2-8 - 45. Recitative (David, Jonathan): O Strange Vicissitude! 0:58min
2-9 - 46. Air (David): Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move 4:56min
2-10 - 47. Recitative (Jonathan): My Father Comes 0:16min
2-11 - 48. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders 0:39min
2-12 - 49. Air (Jonathan): Sin, O King 2:00min
2-13 - 50. Air (Saul): As Great Jehovah Lives 1:03min
2-14 - 51. Air (Jonathan): From Cities Storm'd 2:00min
2-15 - 52. Recitative (Jonathan): Appear My Friend 0:36min
2-16 - 53. Air (David): Your Words, O King 1:06min
2-17 - 54. Recitative (Saul): Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter! 0:32min
2-18 - 55. Recitative (Michal): A Father's Will 0:42min
2-19 - 56. Recitative (Michal, David): O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair 2:50min
2-20 - 57. Chorus: Is There A Man 1:37min
2-21 - 58. Symphony 6:47min
2-22 - 59. Recitative (David): Thy Father Is As Cruel 0:41min
2-23 - 60. Duet (David, Michal): At Presecution I Can Laugh 1:19min
2-24 - 61. Recitative (MIchal, Doeg): Whom Dost Thou Seek? 0:51min
2-25 - 62. Air (Michal): No; Let The Guilty Tremble 1:37min
2-26 - 63. Recitative (Merab): Mean As He Was 0:44min
2-27 - 64. Air (Merab): Author Of Peace 2:55min
2-28 - 65. Symphony 1:17min
2-29 - 66. Accompagnato (Saul): The Time At Length Is Come 0:40min
2-30 - 67. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Where Is The Son Of Jesse? 1:14min
2-31 - 68. Chorus: O Fatal Consequence Of Rage 4:25min
- Act III
3-1 - 69. Accompagnato (Saul): Wretch That I Am, Of My Own Ruin Author! 2:19min
3-2 - 70. Recitative - Accompagnato (Saul): 'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman 0:50min
3-3 - 71. Recitative (Witch, Saul): With Me What Would'st Thou? 0:51min
3-4 - 72. Air (Witch): Infernal Spirits 2:29min
3-5 - 73. Accompagnato (Samuel, Saul): Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me 3:18min
3-6 - 74. Symphony 0:40min
3-7 - 75. Recitative (David, Amalekite): Whence Comest Thou? 1:20min
3-8 - 76. Air (David): Impious Wretch 1:42min
3-9 - 77. March: Grave 3:00min
3-10 - 78. Chorus: Mourn, Israel, Mourn 2:34min
3-11 - 79. Air (Tenor: Padmore): O Let It Not In Gath Be Heard 2:34min
3-12 - 80. Air (Soprano Argenta): From This Unhappy Day 2:34min
3-13 - 81. Air (Soprano): Brave Jonathan His Bow Ne'er Drew 2:18min
3-14 - 82. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They 0:20min
3-15 - 83. Air (Soprano: Gritton): In Sweetest Harmony 5:15min
3-16 - 84. Solo (David) And Chorus: O Fatal Day! 4:55min
3-17 - 85. Recitative (High Priest): Ye Men Judah 1:42min
3-18 - 86. Chorus: Gird On Thy Sword 5:43min