Saul & David

Album by Carl Nielsen & Aage Haugland & Peter Lindroos & Tina Kiberg & Kurt Westi & Anne Gjevang & Christian Christiansen & Jørgen Klint & DR SymfoniOrkestret & Danish National Radio Choir & Neeme Järvi

Saul og David is an oratorio by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, composed in 1901–02 and first performed in 1902. The work employs late-Romantic harmonic language, dramatic choral textures and vivid orchestration for soloists, chorus and orchestra, and represents one of Nielsen's early large-scale vocal works that contributed to his development as a composer.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Is he coming, is the Prophet coming? (Saul, Jonathan, Abner, Warriors, People, Priests)
    2:47
  2. 2.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Very well, then. Very well (Saul, Jonathan)
    2:00
  3. 3.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Lord, be our shield and defender (Saul, Warriors, People)
    2:01
  4. 4.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Against you, O Saul (Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, Men)
    6:11
  5. 5.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: King Saul, my father! (Jonathan, Saul, Abner)
    2:38
  6. 6.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Could I but raise myself against you (Saul, Jonathan)
    4:42
  7. 7.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: I come from Bethlehem’s valleys (David, Saul)
    3:52
  8. 8.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Who brought you here? (Saul, David, Jonathan, Mikal, Abner)
    3:47
  9. 9.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: I have seen you once before today (David, Mikal)
    6:35
  10. 10.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Prelude
    4:36
  11. 11.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Rejoice for man’s arm which fights with strength (David, Abner, Mikal, Bodyguard, Warriors)
    3:19
  12. 12.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: King, let not your soul be downcast (David, Mikal, Saul, Warriors)
    2:08
  13. 13.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Here is my Sword! (Saul, David, Mikal, Abner, Warriors, Chorus)
    2:54
  14. 14.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Did you see him, maidens? (Mikal, Maidens)
    3:34
  15. 15.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Look! (Mikal, Jonathan, Young Maiden, Maidens)
    4:05
  16. 16.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Halleluja! (Jonathan, Saul, David, Chorus)
    8:24
  17. 17.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Lord, I go into your courts (David, Jonathan, Saul, Mikal, Chorus)
    2:33

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Look at the night, Mikal (Jonathan, Mikal)
    5:51
  2. 3.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Do you see? His stronghold! (David, Abisaj)
    2:34
  3. 4.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Deep is Saul and his warriors’ sleep (David, Abner, Saul, Mikal, Jonathan, Warriors, Chorus)
    2:19
  4. 5.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Here I place your spear (David, Mikal, Jonathan, Saul)
    1:40
  5. 6.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Here on my breast, in my embrace (Saul, David, Mikal, Jonathan, Abner, Chorus)
    5:00
  6. 7.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Men, beware, beware! (Abisaj, Saul, Chorus)
    1:08
  7. 8.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Where am I? (Samuel, Abner, David, Saul)
    3:54
  8. 9.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: To you, O David, speaks the Lord, Israel’s God (Samuel, David, Saul, Chorus)
    3:15
  9. 10.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Yes, he is dead (Saul, Mikal, David)
    1:50
  10. 11.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Prelude
    3:28
  11. 12.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Who is knocking? (Witch, Abner, Saul)
    6:01
  12. 13.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Saul! Why do you lift the sweatcloth away (Samuel, Saul)
    3:33
  13. 14.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Away, my lord king (Abner, Saul, Warriors, Chorus)
    4:55
  14. 15.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Is the battle over? (Jonathan, Abner, Saul)
    2:31
  15. 16.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Samuel! Samuel! Help me to die! (Saul, Abner)
    4:22
  16. 17.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Abner! Is it you? (David, Abner, Mikal, Chorus)
    1:33
  17. 18.
    Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Israel’s daughters, O weep for Saul (David, Abner, Mikal, Chorus)
    4:12

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