Saul by Georg Friedrich Haendel + Rosemary Joshua + Emma Bell + Lawrence Zazzo + Jeremy Ovenden + Gidon Saks + RIAS Kammerchor + Concerto Köln + René Jacobs
2Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 1 “How excellent Thy name, o Lord”2:37
3Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 2 “An infant raised by thy command” / No. 3 “Along the monster atheist strode”2:09
4Saul: Act I, Scene 1. No. 4 “The youth inspired by Thee, o Lord” / No. 5 “How excellent Thy name, o Lord”3:56
5Saul: 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
6Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 9 “O king, your favours with delight” / No. 10 “Oh early piety!”5:22
7Saul: 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
8Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 13 “Birth and fortune I despise!”4:57
9Saul: Act I, Scene 2. No. 14 “Go on, illustrious pair!” / No. 15 “While yet thy tide of blood runs high”2:45
10Saul: 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
11Saul: 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
12Saul: 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
13Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 27 “Imprudent women!” / No. 28 “Fell rage and black despair possessed”2:59
14Saul: Act I, Scene 4. No. 29 “This but the smallest part of Harmony” / No. 30 “By thee this universal frame”2:47
15Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 31 “Racked with infernal pains” / No. 32 “O Lord, whose mercies numberless”3:52
16Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 33 Symphony: Largo / No. 34 “’Tis all in vain, his fury still continues”2:15
17Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 35 “A serpent in my bosom warmed” / No. 36 “Has he escaped my rage?”2:22
18Saul: Act I, Scene 5. No. 37 “Capricious man”3:38
19Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 38 “O filial piety!” / No. 39 “No, cruel father, no!”3:00
20Saul: Act I, Scene 6. No. 40 “O Lord, whose providence” / No. 41 “Preserve him for the glory of Thy name”3:37
21Saul: Act II, Scene 1. No. 42 “Envy! Eldest born of hell!”2:48
22Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 43 “Ah! dearest friend” / No. 44 “But sooner Jordan’ stream, I swear”2:36
23Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 45 “Oh strange vicissitude!” / No. 46 “Such haughty beauties rather move”5:08
1Saul: Act II, Scene 2. No. 47 “My father comes” / Scene 3. No. 48 “Hast thou obeyed my orders”0:43
2Saul: 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
3Saul: 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
4Saul: 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
5Saul: Act II, Scene 5. No. 58 Symphony: Largo - Allegro4:35
6Saul: Act II, Scene 6. No. 59 “Thy father is as cruel” / No. 60 “At persecution I can laugh”1:37
7Saul: Act II, Scene 7. No. 61 “Whom dost thou seek” / No. 62 “No, no let the guilty tremble”2:14
8Saul: 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
9Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 65 Symphony: Allegro1:06
10Saul: Act II, Scene 9. No. 66 “The time at length is come” / Scene 10. No. 67 “Where is the son of Jesse?”1:30
11Saul: Act II, Scene 10. No. 68 “O fatal consequence of Rage”4:46
12Saul: Act III, Scene 1. No. 69 “Wretch that I am” / No. 70 “’Tis said, here lives a woman”3:15
13Saul: Act III, Scene 2. No. 71 “With me what would’st thou” / No. 72 “Infernal spirits”2:50
14Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 73 “Why hast thou forced me from the realms of peace”2:42
15Saul: Act III, Scene 3. No. 74 Symphony: Allegro0:34
16Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 75 “Whence comest thou?” / No. 76 “Impious wretch, of race accurst!”2:53
17Saul: Act III, Scene 4. No. 77 March: Grave3:03
18Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 78 “Mourn, Israel”3:27
19Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 79 “Oh let it not in Gath be heard”2:07
20Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 80 “From this unhappy day”2:39
21Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 81 “Brave Jonathan his bow never drew” / No. 82 “Eagles were not so swift as they”2:10
22Saul: 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
23Saul: Act III, Scene 5. No. 86 “Gird on thy sword, thou man of might”5:01
