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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:Charles Jennens
part of:Saul, HWV 53: Act I (order: 17)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1997-05Saul: Act I, Scene 2: Air: My Soul rejects the Thought with scorn (Merab)liveClaron McFadden, Barockorchester Frankfurt, Joachim Carlos Martini1:17
2002-10Saul, HWV 53: Act I, XVI. Recitative "Though, Merab, first in birth" (Saul, Merab) / ... / XIX. Air "Ah! lovely youth!" (Michal)Nancy Argenta, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh3:19
2004-11Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Thou, Merab, first in birth, be first in honour" (Saul, Merab) / Air "My soul rejects the though with scorn" (Merab) / Air "See, with what a scornful air" (Michal) / Air "Ah, lovely youth, wast thou designed" (Michal)Gidon Saks, Emma Bell, Rosemary Joshua, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs3:20
Handel: Saul, HWV 53 / Act 1 - "Thou, Merab, first in birth... My soul rejects the thought...See, see with what a scornful air... Ah! lovely youth!" (Live)English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:22
Saul, HWV 53 : Act I, Scene II, Air. "My Soul Rejects" (Merab, Michal)The Sixteen, Harry Christophers3:18
Saul, HWV 53: 6. Act I, Scene 2 Recitative and Air: Oh, early piety!Laurence Dutoit, Herbert Handt, Thomas Hemsley, Copenhagen Boys Choir, Erling Thorborg, Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, Anton Heiller, Erna Heiller, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike2:31
Saul: Act 1, Scene 2: (Recitative) Though, Merab, first in birthConcentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt1:50