Saul : Jacobs / Concerto Koln, Saks, Zazzo, Ovenden, E.Bell, R.Joshua, etc (2CD)

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Classical

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HMY2921877

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Label

Harmonia Mundi

Release Country

Europe

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Other

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The hmHeritage series offers a new lease on life to the major productions that have established the reputation of the harmonia mundi catalogue: operas, oratorios, extensive cycles, and large-scale projects of every kind are presented in full to ensure this precious legacy remains available. Although oratorios are not intended to be staged, Handel's Saul is something of an exception - for one thing, it contains extremely precise stage directions which were printed in the wordbooks distributed at performances. Hence audiences at the first English oratorios could construct a form of mental theatre, aided by Handel's dazzling musical depiction of the action: as we listen, we can see Goliath's gigantic strides, the course of the Jordan, or Saul throwing his javelin.

Track List

Disc 1

01． Symphony. Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto
02． How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
03． An Infant Raised By Thy Command - Along the Monster Atheist Strode
04． The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord - How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
05． He Comes, He Comes! - O God-Like Youth! - Behold, O King, the Brave, Victorious Youth
06． O King, Your Favours with Delight - Oh Early Piety!
07． What Abject Thoughts a Prince Can Have! - Yet Think, on Whom This Honour You Bestow
08． Birth and Fortune I Despise!
09． Go on, Illustrious Pair! - While Yet Thy Tide of Blood Runs High
10． Thou, Merab, First in Birth, Be First in Honour - My Soul Rejects the Thought with Scorn - See, with What a Scornful Air - Ah, Lovely Youth,
11． Symphony. Andante Allegro - Already See the Daughters of the Land - Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
12． What Do I Hear? - David His Ten Thousands Slew - to Him Ten Thousands - with Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises to Hear
13． Imprudent Women! - Fell Rage and Black Despair Possessed
14． This But the Smallest Part of Harmony - By Thee This Universal Frame
15． Racked with Infernal Pains - O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless
16． Symphony. Largo - 'Tis All in Vain, His Fury Still Continues
17． A Serpent, in My Bosom Warmed - Has He Escaped My Rage?
18． Capricious Man
19． O Filial Piety! - No, Cruel Father, No!
20． O Lord, Whose Providence - Preserve Him for the Glory of Thy Name
21． Envy! Eldest Born of Hell!
22． Ah! Dearest Friend - But Sooner Jordan's Stream, I Swear
23． Oh Strange Vicissitude! - Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move

Disc 2

01． My Father Comes - Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders
02． Sin Not, O King, Against the Youth - As Great Jehovah Lives - from Cities Stormed, and Battles Won
03． Appear, My Friend - Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart - Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!
04． A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love - O Fairest of Ten Thousand Fair - Is There a Man
05． Symphony. Largo - Allegro
06． Thy Father Is As Cruel - at Persecution I Can Laugh
07． Whom Dost Thou Seek - No, No Let the Guilty Tremble
08． Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now - Author of Peace, Who Canst Controul
09． Symphony. Allegro
10． The Time at Length Is Come - Where Is the Son of Jesse?
11． Oh Fatal Consequence of Rage
12． Wretch That I Am - 'Tis Said, Here Lives a Woman
13． With Me What Would'st Thou - Infernal Spirits
14． Why Hast Thou Forced Me from the Realms of Peace
15． Symphony. Allegro
16． Whence Comest Thou? - Impious Wretch, of Race Accurst!
17． March. Grave
18． Mourn, Israel
19． Oh Let It Not in Gath Be Heard
20． From This Unhappy Day
21． Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew - Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
22． In Sweetest Harmony They Lived! - O Fatal Day! - Ye Men of Judah, Weep No More!
23． Gird on Thy Sword, Thou Man of Might

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