Sir Charles Mackerras - Handel: Saul (1995)

Tracklist:

CD 1
Symphony
1-1 1. Allegro
1-2 2. Larghetto
1-3 3. Allegro
1-4 4. Andante Larghetto
Act I

Scene 1
1-5 1. Chorus: "How Excellent Thy Name, Oh Lord"
1-6 2. Air (Soprano): "An Infant Rais'd By Thy Command"
1-7 3. Trio: "Along The Monster Atheist Strode"
1-8 4. Chorus: "The Youth Inspir'd By Thee, Oh Lord"
1-9 5. Chorus: "How Exellent Thy Name, Oh Lord"

Scene 2
1-10 6. Recitative: "He Comes, He Comes!" / 7. Air: "Oh God-Like Youth! By All Confess'd"
1-11 8. Recitative: "Behold, Oh King, The Brave, Victorious Youth"
1-12 9. Air: "Oh King, Your Favours With Delight I Take"
1-13 10. Recitative: "Oh Early Piety! Oh Modest Merit!"
1-14 11. Air: "What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have!"
1-15 12. Recitative: "Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow"
1-16 13. Air: "Birth And Fortune I Despise"
1-17 14. Recitative: "Go On, Illustrious Pair!"
1-18 15. Air: "While Yet Thy Tide Of Blood Runs High"
1-19 16. Recitative: "Thou, Merab, First In Birth, Be First In Honour"
1-20 17. Air: "My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn"
1-21 18. Air: "See, With What Scornful Air"
1-22 19. Air: "Ah, Lovely Youth!"
1-23 20. Symphony
1-24 21. Recitative: "Already See The Daughters Of The Land"

Scene 3
1-25 22. Chorus Of Women: "Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!"
1-26 23. Accompagnato: "What Do I Hear? - Am I Then Sunk Sol Low"
1-27 24. Chorus: "David His Ten Thousands Slew"
1-28 25. Accompagnato: "To Him Ten Thousands, And To Me But Thousand"
1-29 26. Air: "With Rage I Shall Burst His Praises To Hear!"

Scene 4
1-30 27. Recitative: "Imprudent Women!"
1-31 28. Air: "Fell Rage And Black Despair Possess'd"
1-32 29: Recitative: "This But The Smallest Part Of Harmony"
1-33 30: Accompagnato: "By Thee This Universal Frame"

CD 2
Scene 5
2-1 31. Recitaive: "Rack'd With Infernal Pains, Ev'n Now The King Comes Forth"
2-2 32. Air: "Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless"
2-3 33. Symphony
2-4 34. Recitative: "Tis All In Vain; His Fury Still Continues"
2-5 35. Air: "A Serpent, In My Bosom Warm'd"
2-6 36. Recitative: "Has He Escap'd My Rage?"
2-7 37. Air: "Capricious Man, In Humour Lost"

Scene 6
2-8 38. Accompagnato: "Oh Filial Piety! Oh Sacred Friendship"
2-9 39. Air: "No, Cruel Father, No!"
2-10 40. Air: "Oh Lord, Whose Providence Ever Wakes"
2-11 41. Chorus: "Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name"

Act II
Scene 1
2-12 42. Chorus: "Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell!"

Scene 2
2-13 43. Recitative: "Ah! Dearest Friend, Undone By Too Much Virtue!"
2-14 44. Air: "But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear"
2-15 45. Recitative: "Oh Strange Vicissitude!"
2-16 46. Air: "Such Haugthy Beauties Rather Move Aversion"
2-17 47. Recitative: "My Father Comes: Retire, My Friend"

Scene 3
2-18 48. Recitative: "Hast Thou Obey'd My Orders"
2-19 49. Air: "Sin Not, Oh King, Against The Youth"
2-20 50. Air: "As Great Jehovah Lives, I Swear"
2-21 51. Air: "From Cities Storm'd, And Battles Won"

Scene 4
2-22 52. Recitative: "Appear, My Friend"
2-23 53. Air: "Your Words, Oh King, My Loyal Heart With Double Ardour Fire"
2-24 54. Recitative: "Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!"

Scene 5
2-25 55. Recitative: "A Father's Will Has Authoriz'd My Love"
2-26 56. Duet: "Oh Fairest Of Then Thousand Fair"
2-27 57. Chorus: "Is There A Man, Who All His Ways Directs"
2-28 58. Symphony

Scene 6
2-29 59. Recitative: "Thy Father Is As Cruel, And As False, As Thou Art Kind And True"
2-30 60. Duet: "At Persecution I Can Laugh"

Scene 7
2-31 61. Recitative: "Whom Dost Thou Seek?"
2-32 62. Air: "No, No, Let The Guilty Tremble"

Scene 8
2-33 63. Recitative: "Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now"
2-34 64. Air: "Author Of Peace, Who Canst Controul Ev'ry Passion Of The Soul"

Scene 9
2-35 65. Symphony
2-36 66. Accompagnato: "The Time At Length Is Come"

Scene 10
2-37 67. Recitative: "Where Is The Son Of Jesse?"
2-38 68. Chorus: "Oh Fatal Consequence Of Rage"

CD 3
Act III
Scene 1
3-1 69. Accompagnato: "Wretch That I Am! Of My Own Ruin Author!"
3-2 70. Accompagnato: "Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman"

Scene 2
3-3 71. Recitative: "With Me What Would'st Thou?"
3-4 72. Air: "Infernal Spirits, By Whose Pow'r"

Scene 3
3-5 73. Accompagnato: "Why Hast Thou Forc'd Me From The Realms Of Peace"
3-6 74. Symphony

Scene 4
3-7 75. Recitative: "Whence Comest Thou?"
3-8 76. Air: "Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst!"
3-9 77. Dead March

Scene 5
3-10 78. Chorus: "Mourn, Israel, Mourn, Thy Beauty Lost"
3-11 79. Air (Tenor): "Oh Lt It Not In Gath Be Heard"
3-12 80. Air (Soprano): "From This Unhappy Day No More"
3-13 81. Air: "Brave Jonathan His Bow Ne'er Drew"
3-14 82. Chorus: "Eagles Were Not So Swift As They"
3-15 83. Air (Soprano): "In Sweetest Harmony They Liv'd"
3-16 84. Solo (David) & Chorus: "Oh Fatal Day! How Low The Mighty Lie!"
3-17 85. Recitative: "Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More!"
3-18 86. Chorus: "Gird On They Sword, Thou Man Of Might"

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