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Saul Georg Frideric Handel; René Jacobs

Release: 2015 Europe, Language: , Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 46, Length: 2:30:00, Barcode: 3149020187753
Release type: Other

Contents

CD #1
1 Saul: Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante larghetto 8:00
2 Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 1 "How excellent Thy name, o Lord" 2:37
3 Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 2 "An infant raised by thy command" / No. 3 "Along the monster atheist strode" 2:09
4 Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 4 "The youth inspired by Thee, o Lord" / No. 5 "How excellent Thy name, o Lord" 3:56
5 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. Nos. 6 & 7. "He comes, he comes!" / "O God-like youth!" / No. 8 "Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth" 3:38
6 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 9 "O king, your favours with delight" / No. 10 "Oh early piety!" 5:22
7 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 11 "What abject thoughts a prince can have!" / No. 12 "Yet think, on whom this honour you bestow" 2:14
8 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 13 "Birth and fortune I despise!" 4:57
9 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 14 "Go on, illustrious pair!" / No. 15 "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" 2:45
10 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 16 "Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour" / No. 17 "My soul rejects the thought with scorn" / No. 18 "See, with what a scornful air" / No. 19 "Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed" 3:20
11 Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 20 Symphony: Andante allegro / No. 21 "Already see the daughters of the land" / Scene 3. No. 22 "Welcome, welcome, mighty king!" 2:47
12 Saul: Act I, Scene 3. No. 23 "What do I hear?" / No. 24 "David his ten thousands slew" / No. 25 "To him ten thousands" / No. 26 "With rage I shall start burst his praises to hear" 2:18
13 Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 27 "Imprudent women!" / No. 28 "Fell rage and black despair possessed" 2:59
14 Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 29 "This but the smallest part of Harmony" / No. 30 "By thee this universal frame" 2:47
15 Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 31 "Racked with infernal pains" / No. 32 "O Lord, whose mercies numberless" 3:52
16 Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 33 Symphony: Largo / No. 34 "'Tis all in vain, his fury still continues" 2:15
17 Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 35 "A serpent in my bosom warmed" / No. 36 "Has he escaped my rage?" 2:22
18 Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 37 "Capricious man" 3:38
19 Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 38 "O filial piety!" / No. 39 "No, cruel father, no!" 3:00
20 Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 40 "O Lord, whose providence" / No. 41 "Preserve him for the glory of Thy name" 3:37
21 Saul: Act II, Scene 1. No. 42 "Envy! Eldest born of hell!" 2:48
22 Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 43 "Ah! dearest friend" / No. 44 "But sooner Jordan' stream, I swear" 2:36
23 Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 45 "Oh strange vicissitude!" / No. 46 "Such haughty beauties rather move" 5:08
CD #2
1 Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 47 "My father comes" / Scene 3. No. 48 "Hast thou obeyed my orders" 0:43
2 Saul: Act II, Scene 3. No. 49 "Sin not, o king, against the youth" / No. 50 "As great Jehovah lives" / No. 51 "From cities stormed, and battles won" 4:55
3 Saul: Act II, Scene 4. No. 52 "Appear, my friend" / No. 53 "Your words, o king, my loyal heart" / No. 54 "Yes, he shall wed my daughter!" 1:49
4 Saul: Act II, Scene 5. No. 55 "A father's will has authorised my love" / No. 56 "O fairest of ten thousand fair" / No. 57 "Is there a man" 4:19
5 Saul: Act II, Scene 5. No. 58 Symphony: Largo - Allegro 4:35
6 Saul: Act II, Scene 6. No. 59 "Thy father is as cruel" / No. 60 "At persecution I can laugh" 1:37
7 Saul: Act II, Scene 7. No. 61 "Whom dost thou seek" / No. 62 "No, no let the guilty tremble" 2:14
8 Saul: Act II, Scene 8. No. 63 "Mean as he was, he is my brother now" / No. 64 "Author of peace, who canst controul" 3:33
9 Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 65 Symphony: Allegro 1:06
10 Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 66 "The time at length is come" / Scene 10. No. 67 "Where is the son of Jesse?" 1:30
11 Saul: Act II, Scene 10. No. 68 "O fatal consequence of Rage" 4:46
12 Saul: Act III, Scene 1. No. 69 "Wretch that I am" / No. 70 "'Tis said, here lives a woman" 3:15
13 Saul: Act III, Scene 2. No. 71 "With me what would'st thou" / No. 72 "Infernal spirits" 2:50
14 Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 73 "Why hast thou forced me from the realms of peace" 2:42
15 Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 74 Symphony: Allegro 0:34
16 Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 75 "Whence comest thou?" / No. 76 "Impious wretch, of race accurst!" 2:53
17 Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 77 March: Grave 3:03
18 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 78 "Mourn, Israel" 3:27
19 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 79 "Oh let it not in Gath be heard" 2:07
20 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 80 "From this unhappy day" 2:39
21 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 81 "Brave Jonathan his bow never drew" / No. 82 "Eagles were not so swift as they" 2:10
22 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 83 "In sweetest harmony they lived!" / No. 84 "O fatal day!" / No. 85 "Ye men of Judah, weep no more!" 9:07
23 Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 86 "Gird on thy sword, thou man of might" 5:01

Other Releases in Group (2)

Official

  1. Saul, France (2005), CD + CD (English)
  2. Saul, (2005), Hybrid SACD + Hybrid SACD (English)

Links (1)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/release/10506461