Handel: Saul, HWV 53 / Act 1 - "Thou, Merab, first in birth... My soul rejects the thought...See, see with what a scornful air... Ah! lovely youth!" (Live) by English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

First released: 19 Feb 2007, Length: 3:22

Creators (4)

Conductor

1. Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Orchestra

1. English Baroque Soloists

Vocals

1. Monteverdi Choir choir vocals

Locations

Recorded At

1. Stadthalle (Jun 1989)

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)
   

   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)

   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)

   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)

   Composer

   1. George Frideric Handel (1738)

   Librettist

   1. Charles Jennens

Releases containing this recording (2)

Official

Album - Compilation

1. Handel: The Great Oratorios 01 Jul 2016 George Frideric Handel