Help
Skip to main content
Basket 0 items, $0.00

Special offer. Handel: Saul

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Handel: Saul
Notwithstanding a few weaknesses, Rilling convincingly sustains the drama with mainly well-judged tempos, an appropriate sense of pacing, and strong support from chorus and instrumentalists.

BBC Music Magazine, November 20073 out of 5 stars

Special offer. Handel: Saul

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Purchase product

2 CDs

Original price $31.50 Reduced price $25.20

This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.

Hänssler - up to 25% off

Special offer ends: 05/08/2026

Download

From Original price $20.00 Reduced price $14.00

Download

Audio formats guide

44.1 kHz, 16 bit, FLAC/ALAC/WAV

Original price ($25.75) Reduced price $18.00

320 kbps, MP3

Original price ($20.00) Reduced price $14.00

No digital booklet included

Hänssler - up to 25% off

Special offer ends: 05/08/2026
Stream now lossless, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit
Free 30 day trial
Notwithstanding a few weaknesses, Rilling convincingly sustains the drama with mainly well-judged tempos, an appropriate sense of pacing, and strong support from chorus and instrumentalists.

BBC Music Magazine, November 20073 out of 5 stars

About

Contents and tracklist

Handel: Saul
Work length2:10:00
Symphony: I. Allegro
Track length3:41
Symphony: II. Larghetto
Track length2:00
Symphony: III. Allegro
Track length2:32
Symphony: IV. Andante larghetto
Track length1:58
Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
Track length2:35
Act I Scene 1: Air: An Infant rais'd by thy Command (Soprano)
Track length1:22
Act I Scene 1: Trio: Along the Monster Atheist strode (Chorus)
Track length1:04
Act I Scene 1: The Youth inspir'd by Thee, O Lord (Chorus)
Track length1:40
Act I Scene 1: How excellent thy Name, O Lord (Chorus)
Track length2:28
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: He comes! (Michal)
Track length0:06
Act I Scene 2: Air: O Godlike Youth! By all confess'd (Michal)
Track length3:13
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Behold, O King, the brave, victorius Youth (Abner, Saul, David)
Track length1:01
Act I Scene 2: Air: O King, your Favours with Delight (David)
Track length1:49
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: O early Piety! O Modest Merit! (Jonathan)
Track length0:27
Act I Scene 2: Air: What abject Thoughts a Prince can have (Merab)
Track length2:16
Act I Scene 2: Air: Ah! Lovely Youth! wast thou design'd (Michal)
Track length0:50
Act I Scene 2: Symphony: Andante allegro
Track length1:02
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Already see, the Daughters of the Land (Michal)
Track length0:15
Act I Scene 3: Welcom, welcome mighty King! (Chorus)
Track length1:26
Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: What do I hear? Am I then sunk so low (Saul)
Track length0:23
Act I Scene 3: David his Ten Thousands slew (Chorus)
Track length0:32
Act I Scene 3: Accompagnato: To him Ten Thousands! (Saul)
Track length0:16
Act I Scene 3: Air: With Rage I shall burst his praises to hear! (Saul)
Track length1:23
Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Imprudent Women! Your illtim'd Comparisons (Jonathan, Michal)
Track length0:49
Act I Scene 4: Air: Fell Rage and black Despair possest (Michal)
Track length2:41
Act I Scene 4: Recitative: This but the smallest part of Harmony (High Priest)
Track length0:28
Act I Scene 4: Accompagnato: By thee this Universal Frame (High Priest)
Track length2:14
Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Rack'd with Infernal Pains ev'n now the King (Abner)
Track length0:18
Act I Scene 5: Air: O Lord, whose Mercies numberless (David)
Track length3:27
Act I Scene 5: Symphony: Largo
Track length1:39
Act I Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis all in vain, his Fury still continues (Jonathan)
Track length0:19
Act I Scene 5: Air: A Serpent in my Bosom warm'd (Saul)
Track length1:57
Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Has he escap'd my Rage? (Saul)
Track length0:32
Act I Scene 5: Air: Capricious Man, in Humour lost (Merab)
Track length5:57
Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato: O Filial Piety! O Sacred Friendship! (Jonathan)
Track length1:26
Act I Scene 6: Air: No, cruel Father, no (Jonathan)
Track length1:27
Act I Scene 6: Preserve him for the Glory of thy Name (Chorus)
Track length2:23
Act II Scene 1: Envy! Eldestborn of Hell! (Chorus)
Track length2:19
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ah, dearest Friend, undone by too much Virtue! (Jonathan)
Track length0:39
Act II Scene 2: Air: But sooner Jordan's Stream, I swear (Jonathan)
Track length2:02
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: O strange Vicissitude! But Yesterday (David)
Track length0:15
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: My Father comes. Retire, my friend (Jonathan)
Track length0:14
Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Hast thou obey'd my Orders, and destroy'd my mortal enemy, the Son of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
Track length0:41
Act II Scene 3: Air: Sin not, O King, against the Youth (Jonathan)
Track length1:00
Act II Scene 3: Air: As Great Jehovah lives, I swear (Saul)
Track length1:04
Act II Scene 3: Air: From Cities storm'd, and Battles won (Jonathan)
Track length1:55
Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Appear, my friend (Jonathan, Saul)
Track length0:35
Act II Scene 4: Air: Your words, O King, my Loyal Heart (David)
Track length1:00
Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Yes, he shall wed my Daughter! (Saul)
Track length0:32
Act II Scene 5: Recitative: A Father's Will has authoriz'd my Love (Michal)
Track length0:40
Act II Scene 5: Duet: O Fairest of ten thousand fair (Michal, David)
Track length2:15
Act II Scene 5: Is there a Man, who all his Ways Directs (Chorus)
Track length1:14
Act II Scene 5: Symphony: I. Largo
Track length1:34
Act II Scene 5: Symphony: II. Allegro
Track length2:27
Act II Scene 5: Symphony: III. Gavotte
Track length1:31
Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Thy Father is as cruel, and as false (David)
Track length0:38
Act II Scene 6: Duet: At Persecution I can laugh (David, Michal)
Track length1:14
Act II Scene 8: Recitative: Mean as he was, he is my Brother now (Merab)
Track length0:49
Act II Scene 8: Air: Author of Peace, who canst controul (Merab)
Track length2:59
Act II Scene 9: Symphony: Allegro
Track length1:07
Act II Scene 9: Accompagnato: The Time at length is come, when I shall take my full revenge on Jesse's Son (Saul)
Track length0:36
Act II Scene 10: Recitative: Where is the Son of Jesse? (Saul, Jonathan)
Track length1:20
Act II Scene 10: O fatal Consequence of Rage (Chorus)
Track length3:19
Act III Scene 1: Accompagnato: Wretch that I am! Of my own Ruin Author! (Saul)
Track length2:11
Act III Scene 1: Recitative: 'Tis said, here lives a Woman, close familiar with th'Enemy of Mankind (Saul)
Track length0:58
Act III Scene 2: Recitative: With me what would'st thou? (Witch, Saul)
Track length1:17
Act III Scene 2: Air: Infernal Spirits, by whose Pow'r (Witch)
Track length1:28
Act III Scene 3: Accompagnato: Why hast thou force'd me from the Realms of Peace (Samuel, Saul)
Track length3:34
Act III Scene 3: Symphony: Allegro
Track length0:34
Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Whence comest thou? (David, Amalekite)
Track length1:27
Act III Scene 4: Air: Impious Wretch, of Race accurst! (David)
Track length2:12
Act III Scene 5: March: Grave - Largo e staccato
Track length2:36
Act III Scene 5: Mourn, Israel, mourn thy Beauty lost (Chorus)
Track length3:01
Act III Scene 5: Air: O let it not in Gath be heard (David)
Track length2:17
Act III Scene 5: Air: From this unhappy Day (Merab)
Track length2:18
Act III Scene 5: Air: Brave Jonathan his Bow ne'er drew (David)
Track length2:05
Act III Scene 5: Eagles were not so swift as they (Chorus)
Track length0:21
Act III Scene 5: O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus)
Track length4:18
Act III Scene 5: Air: Ye men of Judah, weep no more (High Priest)
Track length0:28
Act III Scene 5: Gird on thy Sword, thou Man of Might (Chorus)
Track length5:00

Awards and reviews

November 2007

Notwithstanding a few weaknesses, Rilling convincingly sustains the drama with mainly well-judged tempos, an appropriate sense of pacing, and strong support from chorus and instrumentalists.
3 out of 5 stars
View download progress

Download queue