George Frideric Handel ~ Saul
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque
Simon Estes-Saul; Richard Versalle-Jonathan; Jeffrey Gall-David
Linda Mabbs-Michal; Kathryn Bouleyn- Merab; Jeffrey Horvath-Doeg
Jan Jarvis-High Priest; Darrell Rowader-The Amalekite; Clayton Hochhalter-Witch of Endor
Recorded February – 1982
Collection Two, Volume 8
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Saul Act One
Track /Audio/ Location
1. WFMT Intro 0:00
2. Overture 3:14
3. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name… 17:58
4. Merab & Chorus 21:13
5. Chorus: The Youth inspired… 24:17
6. Chorus: How Excellent…. 26:33
7. Jonathan, Saul & David recits 29:32
8. David Aria: O King… 30:40
9. Jonathan, Saul & Merab recits 33:14
10. Merab: My Soul rejects…. 34:24
11. Michael: What a scornful ear 36:02
12. Chorus: Ten Thousand Praises 38:29
13. Saul: With Rage I shall burst 43:16
14. Jonathan & Michael recits 45:19
15. David: Harp aria 46:22
16. Jonathan recit 53:10
17. Saul: A serpent in my bosom 53:37
18. Saul recit 55:59
19. Merab: Capricious Man 56:36
20. Jonathan: Ah! filial piety… 1:01:18
21. Chorus: Preserve Him 1:05:27
22. WFMT Exit 1:08:52
END 1:10:03
Saul Act Two
Track/ Audio/ Location
1. WFMT Intro 0:00
2. Chorus 1:32
3. Jonathan: But sooner Jordan’s stream 5:00
4. Saul & Jonathan recits 7:34
5. Jonathan aria: Sin not, O King 8:29
6. Saul: As Great Jehovah lives 10:49
7. Jonathan aria: Wisest and Bravest 12:27
8. Recits 13:55
9. David aria: O, King… 14:39
10. Michal recit 15:56
11. Michael & David duet & chorus 16:39
12. Symphony 21:21
13. David recit 26:08
14. David & Michael: At persecution I can laugh… 26:45
15. Michael & Doeg recits 28:16
16. Michal: No, let the guilty tremble 29:04
17. Symphony 30:47
18. Jonathan, Saul 32:14
19. Chorus: O Fatal Consequence 34:28
END 39:44
Saul Act Three
Track/ Audio/ Location
1. Scene in Endor: Saul: Wretch that I am 0:00
2. Saul & The Witch 3:27
3. The Witch brings up Samuel 5:09
4. Samuel’s Aria 7:33
5. Saul & Samuel’s prophecy 8:53
6. Symphony 11:38
7. The Amalikite 12:20
8. David: Impious wretch 13:37
9. Death March 15:28
10. Chorus: Mourn Israel 18:57
11. Michal: From this unhappy Day 23:54
12. High Priest & Final Chorus 27:43
13. WFMT Exit 35:34
END 36:55