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.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.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Very well, then. Very well (Saul, Jonathan)2:00
- 3.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Lord, be our shield and defender (Saul, Warriors, People)2:01
- 4.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Against you, O Saul (Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, Men)6:11
- 5.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: King Saul, my father! (Jonathan, Saul, Abner)2:38
- 6.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Could I but raise myself against you (Saul, Jonathan)4:42
- 7.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: I come from Bethlehem’s valleys (David, Saul)3:52
- 8.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: Who brought you here? (Saul, David, Jonathan, Mikal, Abner)3:47
- 9.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act I: I have seen you once before today (David, Mikal)6:35
- 10.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Prelude4:36
- 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.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: King, let not your soul be downcast (David, Mikal, Saul, Warriors)2:08
- 13.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Here is my Sword! (Saul, David, Mikal, Abner, Warriors, Chorus)2:54
- 14.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Did you see him, maidens? (Mikal, Maidens)3:34
- 15.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Look! (Mikal, Jonathan, Young Maiden, Maidens)4:05
- 16.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Halleluja! (Jonathan, Saul, David, Chorus)8:24
- 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
- 2.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act II: Look at the night, Mikal (Jonathan, Mikal)5:51
- 3.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Do you see? His stronghold! (David, Abisaj)2:34
- 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
- 5.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Here I place your spear (David, Mikal, Jonathan, Saul)1:40
- 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
- 7.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Men, beware, beware! (Abisaj, Saul, Chorus)1:08
- 8.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Where am I? (Samuel, Abner, David, Saul)3:54
- 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
- 10.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act III: Yes, he is dead (Saul, Mikal, David)1:50
- 11.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Prelude3:28
- 12.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Who is knocking? (Witch, Abner, Saul)6:01
- 13.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Saul! Why do you lift the sweatcloth away (Samuel, Saul)3:33
- 14.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Away, my lord king (Abner, Saul, Warriors, Chorus)4:55
- 15.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Is the battle over? (Jonathan, Abner, Saul)2:31
- 16.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Samuel! Samuel! Help me to die! (Saul, Abner)4:22
- 17.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Abner! Is it you? (David, Abner, Mikal, Chorus)1:33
- 18.Saul & David, op. 25, FS 25, CNW 1, Act IV: Israel’s daughters, O weep for Saul (David, Abner, Mikal, Chorus)4:12





