Handel: saul
(2010)

eMusic

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Decca : Made available through hoopla, 2010
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 38 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
0028942626522 (sound recording : hoopla Music) MWT10955848, 10955848
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Mode of access: World Wide Web

CONTENTS
Allegro (4:06) -- Larghetto (1:52) -- Allegro (2:47) -- Andante larghetto (3:16) -- 1. Chorus: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (2:45) -- 2. Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command - 3. Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (2:32) -- 4. Chorus: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (1:50) -- 5. Chorus: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (2:20) -- 6. Recitative: He comes - 7. Air: O Godlike Youth! (3:07) -- 8. Recitative: Behold, O King, the brave victorious Youth (0:46) -- 9. Air: O King, your Favours with Delight I take - 10. Recitative: O early Piety! (5:16) -- 11. Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have - 12. Recitative: Yet think, on whom this Honour you bestow (2:27) -- 13. Air: Birth and Fortune I despise! (4:06) -- 14. Recitative: Go on, illustrious Pair! - 15. Air: While yet thy Tide of Blood runs high (2:32) -- 16. Recitative: Thou, Merab, first in Birth - 17. Air: My Soul rejects the Thought - 18. Air: See, see with what a scornful Air - 19. Air: Ah! Lovely Youth! (3:22) -- 20. Symphony - 21. Recitative: Already see - 22.Chorus: Welcome, welcome mighty King! (2:47) -- 23. Accompagnato: What do I hear? - 24. Chorus: David his Ten Thousands slew - 25. Accompagnato: To him Ten thousands! (1:09) -- 26. Air: With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (1:21) -- 27. Recitative: Imprudent Women! (0:40) -- 28. Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possessed (2:35) -- 29. Recitative: This but the smallest Part of Harmony 30. Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (2:36) -- 31. Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains (0:13) -- 32. Air: O Lord, whose Mercies - 33. Symphony (5:09) -- 34: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain - 35. Air: A Serpent in my Bosom warm'd - 36. Recitative: Has he escaped my Rage? (2:18) -- 37. Air: Capricious Man (3:37) -- 38. Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! (1:23) -- 39. Air: No, no cruel Father, no (1:34) -- 40. Air: O Lord, whose Providence Ever wakes for their Defence (1:36) -- 41. Chorus: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (2:51) -- Act 1 (0:25) -- 42. Chorus: Envy! Eldestborn of Hell! (2:49) -- 43. Recitative: Ah! dearest Friend (0:33) -- 44. Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (2:08) -- 45. Recitative: O strange Vicissitude! (0:47) -- 46. Air: Such haughty Beauties (4:17) -- 47. Recitative: My Father comes - 48. Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my Orders (0:45) -- 49. Air: Sin not, o King, against the Youth (2:10) -- 50. Air: As great Jehovah lives (1:18) -- 51. Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (2:13) -- 52. Recitative: Appear, my Friend (0:31) -- 53. Air: Your Words, O King - 54. Recitative: Yes he shall wed my Daughter! (1:25) -- 55. Recitative: A Father's Will (0:28) -- 56. Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand Fair - 57. Chorus: Is there a Man (4:05) -- 58. Symphony (4:07) -- 59. Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel (0:33) -- 60. Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (1:15) -- 61. Recitative: Whom dost thou seek? (0:30) -- 62. Air: No, no, let the Guilty tremble (1:27) -- 63. Recitative: Mean as he was (0:49) -- 64. Air: Author of Peace (3:11) -- 65. Symphony (1:14) -- 66. Accompagnato: The Time at length is come - 67. Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse (1:33) -- 68. Chorus: O fatal Consequence of Rage (5:37) -- 69. Accompagnato: Wretch that I am - 70. Accompagnato: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman - 71. Recitative: With me what would'st thou? (3:46) -- 72. Air: Infernal Spirits (2:13) -- 73. Accompagnato: Why hast thou forc'd me from the Realms of Peace (3:03) -- 74. Symphony (0:35) -- 75. Recitative: Whence comest thou? - 76. Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst (2:39) -- 77. March (3:06) -- 78. Chorus: Mourn Israel (3:25) -- 79. Air: O let it not in Gath be heard (2:07) -- 80. Air: From this unhappy Day (2:53) -- 81. Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (2:24) -- 82. Chorus: Eagles were not so swift as they (0:21) -- 83. Air: In sweetest Harmony (4:28) -- 84. Solo and Chorus: O fatal Day (4:40) -- 85. Recitative: Ye Men of Judah, weep no more (0:27) -- 86. Chorus: Gird on thy Sword (5:17) -- Act 3 (0:28)

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