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Symphony: Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 2 |
How excellent Thy name, O Lord (Chorus) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 3 |
Air. An Infant rais’d by thy Command (Soprano) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 4 |
Trio. Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
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The Youth inspir’d by Thee, O Lord (Chorus) |
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| 6 |
How excellent thy name, O Lord (Chorus) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 7 |
Recitative. He comes! – Air. O God-like Youth! (Michal) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 8 |
Recitative. Behold, O King… Young Man… The Son of Jesse (Abner, Saul, David) |
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| 9 |
Air. O King, your Favours with Delight (David) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 10 |
Recitative. O early Piety! (Jonathan) – Air. What abject Thoughts a Prince can have [Merab] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 11 |
Recitative. Yet think with whom This Honour you bestow (Merab) – Air. Birth and Fortune I despise! [Jonathan] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 12 |
Recitative. Thou, Merab, first in Birth (Saul) – Air. My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn [Merab] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 13 |
Air. See with what a scornful Air – Air. Ah, lovely Youth! (Michal) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 14 |
Symphony: Andante allegro – Recitative. Already see the Daughters of the Land (Michal) |
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| 15 |
Welcome, welcome, mighty King! (Chorus) |
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Accompagnato. What do I hear? (Saul) – David his Ten Thousands slew [Chorus] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 17 |
Accompagnato. To him Ten Thousands! – Air. With Rage I shall burst his Praises to hear! (Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 18 |
Recitative. Imprudent Women!… ‘Tis but his old Disease (Jonathan, Michal) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 19 |
Air. Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 20 |
Recitative. Rack’d with Infernal Pains (Abner) – Air. O Lord, whose Mercies numberless [David] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 21 |
Symphony (Arpa): Largo |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 22 |
Recitative. ‘Tis all in vain (Jonathan) – Air. A Serpent, in my Bosom warm’d [Saul] |
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| 23 |
Recitative. Has he escap’d my Rage? (Saul) – Air. Capricious Man, in Humour lost [Merab] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 24 |
Accompagnato. O Filial Piety! (Jonathan) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 25 |
Air. No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 26 |
Air. O Lord, whose Providence (High Priest) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 27 |
Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus) |
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| 28 |
Envy! Eldest-born of Hell! (Chorus) |
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| 29 |
Recitative. Ah, dearest Friend – Air. But sooner Jordan’s Stream, I swear (Jonathan) |
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| 30 |
Recitative. My Father comes (Jonathan) |
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| 31 |
Recitative. Hast thou obey’d my orders… Alas, my Father! (Saul, Jonathan) – Air. Sin not, O King, against the Youth [Jonathan] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 32 |
Air. As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul) |
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| 33 |
Air. From Cities storm’d, and Battles won (Jonathan) |
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| 34 |
Recitative. Appear, my Friend… No more imagine Danger (Jonathan, Saul) – Air. Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart [David] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 35 |
Recitative. Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 36 |
Recitative. A Father’s Will has authoriz’d my Love (Michal) – Duet. O Fairest of ten thousand fair [Michal, David] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 37 |
Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 38 |
Symphony: Largo – Allegro |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 39 |
Recitative. Thy Father Is as cruel, and as false (David) – Duet. At Persecution I can laugh [David, Michal] |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 40 |
Recitative. Whom dost thou seek?… I seek for David (Michal, Doeg) – Air. No, no, let the Guilty tremble [Michal] |
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| 41 |
Recitative. Mean as he was, he Is my Brother now (Merab) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 42 |
Air. Author of Peace, who canst controll (Merab) |
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| 43 |
Symphony: Allegro |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 44 |
Accompagnato. The Time at length Is come (Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 45 |
Recitative. Where Is the Son of Jesse?… He earnestly asked Leave (Saul, Jonathan) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 46 |
O fatal Consequence (Chorus) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 47 |
Accompagnato. Wretch That I am! (Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 48 |
Recitative and Accompagnato. ‘Tis said, here lives a Woman (Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 49 |
Recitative. With me what would’st thou?… I wou’d (Witch of Endor, Saul) |
Georg Friedrich Händel |
| 50 |
Air. Infernal Spirits, by wose Pow’r (Witch of Endor) |
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