tracks

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

notes

℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Recording: London,Tooting, All Saints Church, 10/2002
Total Time:
CD1: 77:47
CD2: 46:23
CD3: 41:34

Include 116 page booklet in English, German & French incl. full libretto text.
Illustrations:
G.F. Handel, copperplate / AKG Berlin (p.9)
"The Death of Saul" wood engraving, 1860 by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld / AKG Berlin (p. 37)
"Haymarket Theatre", London, coloured engraving , 1810 by Claude René G. Poulleau from a drawing by Gabriel Pierre M. Dumont / AKG Berlin (p 47)
"A view of 18 th Century London", copperplate , 1750 by Martin Engelbrecht / AKG Berlin (p. 51)

Printed & made in the EU

credits

Alto Vocals [Choir] – David Clegg, Kate Cook, Lucy Ballard, Patrick Craig (3), William Missin, William Towers
Art Direction – Merle Kersten
Baritone Vocals [Saul] – Neal Davies
Bass Vocals [Choir] – Charles Pott, Jonathan Arnold, Richard Savage, Simon Grant (4)
Bass Vocals [Doeg] – Julian Clarkson
Bass Vocals [Ghost Of Samuel] – Jonathan Lemalu
Carillon – Timothy Roberts
Cello – Christopher Suckling, Sarah McMahon, Tom Pitt, Tormod Dalen
Choir – Gabrieli Consort
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Countertenor Vocals [David] – Andreas Scholl
Directed By – Paul McCreesh
Double Bass – Cecelia Bruggemeyer, Judith Evans
Edited By – Ian Watson (3), Jenni Whiteside
Engineer [Balance] – Neil Hutchinson
Executive-Producer – Christopher Alder
Flute – Brinley Yare, Katy Bircher
Harp – Frances Kelly
Harpsichord [1] – Timothy Roberts
Harpsichord [2] – Jan Waterfield
Illustration [Booklet] – Claude René G. Poulleau, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Martin Engelbrecht
Libretto By – Charles Jennens
Liner Notes – Ruth Smith
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Dennis Collins (2)
Liner Notes [German Libretto Translation] – Werner von Koppenfels
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Stefan Lerche
Oboe – Alex Bellamy, Caroline Radcliffe (2), Cherry Forbes, Hannah McLaughlin, Hilary Stock, Mark Baigent, Mark Radcliffe (3), Zilla Gillman
Orchestra – Gabrieli Players
Organ – Rob Howarth
Organ [Soloist] – Timothy Roberts (tracks: 1-3, 1-4, 2-2, 2-14)
Photography By – Nicky Johnston, Sheila Rock
Recorded By – Andrew Halifax,
Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Carol Hall (2), Elin Manahan Thomas, Julie Cooper, Kirsty Hopkins, Rachel Bevan, Rebecca Outram, Sally Dunkley
Soprano Vocals [Merab] – Susan Gritton
Soprano Vocals [Michal] – Nancy Argenta
Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Susan Hemington Jones (tracks: 2, 81)
Tenor Vocals [Abner] – Tom Phillips (6)
Tenor Vocals [Amalekite] – Angus Smith
Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Ben Rayfield, Matthew Vine, Roy Rashbrook
Tenor Vocals [High Priest] – Paul Agnew (2)
Tenor Vocals [Jonathan] – Mark Padmore
Timpani – Marie-Ange Petit
Trombone – Susan Addison, Tom Lees
Trumpet – David Hendry, Robert Van Ryne,
Viola – Emma Alter, Marina Ascherson, Rachel Byrt, Stefanie Heichelheim
Violin [1] – Andrew Roberts, Ann Monnington, Henrietta Wayne, Malu Lin, Marc Cooper (3), Rebecca Miles, Sarah Bealby-Wright
Violin [2] – Annette Keimel, Catherine Martin (2), Julia Black, Laura Cochrane, Matthew Truscott, Penelope Spencer, Persephone Gibbs, Ruth Slater
Violin, Concertmistress – Julia Bishop

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Deutsche Grammophon
Copyright (c) – Deutsche Grammophon
Made By – EDC, Germany
Recorded At – All Saints Church, Tooting, London
Record Company – Classic Sound Austria

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