Georg Friedrich Händel / Alastair Miles, Lynne Dawson, Donna Brown, Derek Lee Ragin, John Mark Ainsley, Neil Mackie , The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner - Saul (3xCD, Album + Box, Sli) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Notes:

Live recording: Stadthalle Göttingen, Germany, 6/1989
This recording was made live with the help and collaboration of the Göttingen Händel Festival
℗ 1991 Philips Classics Productions © 1991 Philips Classics Productions
Rev: John Eliot Gardiner & Anthony Hicks (Publishers: Verlag Ed. Kalmus)

Double jewel-case in slipcase

Editor's Note: Some tracks are divided into separate tracks as presented on disc sleeves or booklet, to manage multipart tracks. Track numeration is as printed or by using #.# convention.

. Symphony
1-1. Allegro 4:02
1-2. Larghetto 1:52
1-3. Allegro 2:46
1-4. Andante Larghetto 3:15
. Act One = Erster Akt = Premier Acte = Atto Primo
1-5. 1. "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord" (Chorus) 2:43
1-6.1. 2. An Infant Raised" (Air: Soprano) 2:32
1-6.2. 3. "Along The Monster Atheist Strode" (Trio: Countertenor, Tenor, Bass)
1-7. 4. "The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord" (Chorus) 1:50
1-8. 5. "How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord" (Chorus) 2:20
1-9.1. 6. "He Comes" (Recitative: Michal) 3:07
1-9.2. 7. "O God-like Youth" (Air: Michal)
1-10. 8. "Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth" (Recitative: Abner, Saul, David) 0:45
1-11.1. 9. "O King, Your Favours With Delight" (Air: David) 5:15
1-11.2. 10. "Oh Early Piety!" (Recitative: Jonathan)
1-12.1. 1. "What Abject Thoughts" (Air: Merab) 2:27
1-12.2. 12. "Yet Think On Whom This Honour" (Recitative: Merab)
1-13. 13. "Birth And Fortune I Despise" (Air: Jonathan) 4:05
1-14.1. 14. "Go On, Illustrious Pair!" (Recitative: High Priest) 2:30
1-14.2. 15. "While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood" (Air: High Priest)
1-15.1. 16. "Thou, Merab, First In Birth" (Recitative: Saul, Merab) 3:21
1-15.2. 17. "My Soul Rejects" (Air: Merab)
1-15.3. 18. "See, With What A Scornful Air" (Air: Michal)
1-15.3. 19. "Ah, Lovely Youth" (Air: Michal)
1-16.1. 20. Symphony 2:47
1-16.2. 21. "Already See The Daughters" (Recitative: Michal)
1-16.3. 22. "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!" (Chorus)
1-17.1. 23. "What Do I Hear?" (Accompagnato: Saul) 1:09
1-17.2. 24. "David His Ten Thousands Slew" (Chorus)
1-17.3. 25. "To Him Ten Thousands" (Accompagnato: Saul)
1-18. 26. "With Rage I Shall Burst" (Air: Saul) 1:21
1-19. 27. "Imprudent Women" (Recitative: Jonathan, Michal) 0:40
1-20. 28. "Fell Rage And Black Despair Possessed" (Air: Michal) 2:34
1-21.1. 29. "This But The Smallest Part Of Harmony" (Recitative: High Priest) 2:35
1-21.2. 30. "By Thee This Universal Frame" (Accompagnato: High Priest)
1-22. 31. "Racked With Infernal Pain" (Recitative: Abner) 0:11
1-23.1. 32. "O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless" (Air: David) 5:09
1-23.2. 33. Symphony
1-24.1. 34. "'Tis All In Vain" (Recitative: Jonathan) 2:16
1-24.2. 35. "A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed" (Air: Saul)
1-24.3. 36. "Has He Escaped My Rage?" (Recitative: Saul)
1-25. 37. "Capricious Man" (Air: Merab) 3:37
1-26. 38. "O Filial Piety!" (Accompagnato: Jonathan) 1:20
1-27. 39." No, Cruel Father, No!" (Air: Jonathan) 1:34
1-28. 40. "O Lord, Whose Providence" (Air: High Priest) 1:36
1-29. 41. "Preserve Him For The Glory" (Chorus) 2:51
1-30. [Applause] 0:21
. Act Two = Zweiter Akt = Deuxième Acte = Atto Secondo
2-1. 42. "Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell!" (Chorus) 2:48
2-2. 43. "Ah, Dearest Friend" (Recitative: Jonathan) 0:30
2-3. 44. "But Sooner Jordan's Stream" (Air: Jonathan) 2:07
2-4. 45. "Oh Strange Vicissitude!" (Recitative: David, Jonathan) 0:46
2-05. 46. "Such Haughty Beauties" (Air: David) 4:17
2-6.1. 47. "My Father Comes" (Recitative: Jonathan) 0:43
2-6.2. 48. "Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders" (Recitative: Saul, Jonathan)
2-7. 49. "Sin Not, O King" (Air: Jonathan) 2:09
2-8. 50. "As Great Jehovah Lives" (Air: Saul) 1:17
2-9. 51. "From Cities Stormed" (Air: Jonathan) 2:13
2-10. 52. "Appear, My Friend" (Recitative: Jonathan) 0:31
2-11.1. 53. "Your Words, O King" (Air: David) 1:24
2-11.2. 54. "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter" (Recitative: Saul)
2-12. 55. "A Father's Will" (Recitative: Michal) 0:26
2-13.1. 56. Oh Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair" (Duet: Michal, David) 4:05
2-13.2. 57. "Is There A Man" (Chorus)
2-14. 58. Symphony 4:06
2-15. 59. "Thy Father Is As Cruel" (Recitative: David) 0:32
2-16. 60. "At Persecution I Can Laugh" (Duet: David, Michal) 1:15
2-17. 61. "Whom Dost Thou Seek?" (Recitative: Michal, Doeg) 0:30
2-18. 62. "No, No Let The Guilty Tremble" (Air: Michal) 1:27
2-19. 63. "Mean As He Was" (Recitative: Merab) 0:49
2-20. 64. "Author Of Peace" (Air: Merab) 3:10
2-21. 65. Symphony 1:13
2-22.1. 66. "The Time At Length Is Come" (Accompagnato: Saul) 1:32
2-22.2. 67. "Where Is The Son Of Jesse?" ( Recitative:Saul, Jonathan)
2-23. Act 2. 68. Oh Fatal Consequence" (Chorus) 5:31
. Act Three = Dritter Akt = Troisième Acte = Atto Terzo
3-1.1. 69. "Wretch That I Am" (Accompagnato: Saul) 3:43
3-1.2. 70. "'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman" (Accompagnato: Saul)
3-1.3. 71. "With Me What Would'st Thou?" (Recitative: Witch, Saul)
3-2. 72. "Infernal Spirits" (Air: Witch) 2:13
3-3. 73. "Why Hast Thou Forced Me" (Accompagnato: Samuel, Saul) 3:01
3-4. 74. Symphony 0:35
3-5.1. 75. "Whence Comest Thou" (Recitative: David, Amalekite) 2:38
3-5.2. 76. "Impious Wretch" (Air: David)
3-6. 77. Dead March 3:05
3-7. 78. "Mourn, Israel" (Chorus) 3:24
3-8. 79. "Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard" (Air: High Priest) 2:05
3-9. 80. "From This Unhappy Day" (Air: Merab) 2:52
3-10. 81. "Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew" (Air: David) 2:24
3-11. 82. "Eagles Were Not So Swift As They" (Chorus) 0:21
3-12. 83. "In Sweetest Harmony" (Air: Michal) 4:28
3-13. 84." O Fatal Day" (David, Chorus) 4:40
3-14. 85. "Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More" (Recitative: Abner) 0:27
3-15. 86. "Gird On Thy Sword" (Chorus) 5:16
3-16. [Applause] 0:26

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Barcode 028942626522
Label Code LC 0305
Price Code PG 928
SPARS Code DDD
Rights Society STEMRA
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Published By Edwin F. Kalmus & Co., Inc.
Recorded At Stadthalle Göttingen

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