Paul McCreesh and Gabrielli Consort & Players
Handel - Saul - McCreesh
2004
classical

#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Symphony. Allegro 3:42
2 Symphony. Larghetto 1:55
3 Symphony. Organo ad libitum (Improvisation by Timothy Roberts) 2:22
4 Symphony. Allegro 2:50
5 Symphony. Andante larghetto 2:57
6 Chorus. ''How excellent thy name, O Lord'' 2:53
7 Air (S). ''An infant rais'd'' - Chorus. ''Along the monster ... 2:33
8 Chorus ''The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord'' 2:00
9 Chorus. ''How excellent thy Name, O Lord'' 2:37
10 Recitative & Air Michal ''He comes...O godlike youth!'' 3:11
11 Recitative. Abner, Saul, David ''Behold, O King, the brave ... 0:52
12 Air. David ''O King, your favours with delight'' - ... 5:28
13 Air & Recitative. Merab ''What abject thoughts...Yet think, ... 2:24
14 Air. Jonathan ''Birth and fortune I despise!'' 4:21
15 Rec. High Priest ''Go on, illustrious pair!'' - Air. High ... 2:27
16 Rec. Saul, Merab ''Thou, Merab, first in birth'' - Air. ... 3:20
17 Symphony - Rec. Michal ''Already see, the daughters of the ... 2:57
18 Acc. Saul ''What do I hear?'' - Chorus. ''David his ten ... 1:14
19 Saul ''With rage I shall burst'' 1:22
20 Recitative. Jonathan, Michal ''Imprudent women!'' 0:45
21 Air. Michal ''Fell rage and biack despair'' 3:05
22 Rec. & Accomp. High Priest ''This but the smallest part...By ...... 3:37
23 Recitative. Abner ''Rack'd with infernal pains'' 0:16
24 Air. David ''O Lord, whose mercies numberless'' - Symphony 5:34
25 Rec. Jonathan ''Tis all in vain'' - Air. Saul ''A serpent in ...... 2:33
26 Air. Merab ''Capricious man'' 3:41
27 Accompagnato. Jonathan ''0 filial piety!'' 1:40
28 Air. Jonathan ''No, cruel father, no!'' 1:30
29 Air. High Priest ''O Lord, whose providence ever wakes for ... 3:55
30 Chorus. ''Preserve him for the glory of thy name'' 2:40
Total time 77:46