Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour" (Saul, Merab) / Air "My soul rejects the though with scorn" (Merab) / Air "See, with what a scornful air" (Michal) / Air "Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed" (Michal) by Gidon Saks, Emma Bell, Rosemary Joshua, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

First released: 2005, Length: 3:20

Creators (6)

Conductor

1. René Jacobs (Nov 2004)

Orchestra

1. Concerto Köln (Nov 2004)

Vocals

1. Emma Bell (Nov 2004) soprano vocals
2. Gidon Saks (Nov 2004) bass-baritone vocals
3. Rosemary Joshua (Nov 2004) soprano vocals

Locations

Recorded At

1. Teldex Studio (Nov 2004)

Works (4)

Recording Of

1. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II, no. 16. Recitative "Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour" (Saul, Merab) (Nov 2004)
   

   Composer

   1. George Frideric Handel (1738)

   Librettist

   1. Charles Jennens
2. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II, no. 17. Air "My soul rejects the though with scorn" (Merab) (Nov 2004)

   Composer

   1. George Frideric Handel (1738)

   Librettist

   1. Charles Jennens
3. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II, no. 18. Air "See, with what a scornful air" (Michal) (Nov 2004)

   Composer

   1. George Frideric Handel (1738)

   Librettist

   1. Charles Jennens
4. Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II, no. 19. Air "Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed" (Michal) (Nov 2004)

   Composer

   1. George Frideric Handel (1738)

   Librettist

   1. Charles Jennens

Releases containing this recording (4)

Official

Album

1. Saul 2005 Georg Friedrich Haendel; Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
2. Saul 2005 Georg Friedrich Haendel; Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
3. Oratorios: Saul / Messiah 2008 Handel; René Jacobs
4. Saul 2015 Georg Frideric Handel; René Jacobs