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Artwork for Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) Michael Slattery, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest)

Michael Slattery, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

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  • 2005
  • 2:45
  • 111 BPM · A# minor

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  1. Written by George Frideric Handel, also Joy to the World (Mariah Carey), Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children) (Barry Manilow) and Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir)

  2. Recorded at Teldex Studio, also Rosenrot (Rammstein), Benzin (Rammstein) and Mann gegen Mann (Rammstein)

  3. Released on harmonia mundi, also Grizzly Bear (Angus & Julia Stone), Kantate "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott", BWV 80: II. Aria "Alles, was von Gott gehören" (Collegium Vocale Gent) and Kantate "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott", BWV 80: IV. Aria "Komm in mein Herzenshaus" (Collegium Vocale Gent)

  4. Engineered by René Möller, also Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Berliner Philharmoniker), Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V. Air "In sweetest harmony they lived!" (Michal) / Solo "O fatal day" (David and Chorus) / Recitative "Ye men of Judah, weep no more!" (Abner) (Rosemary Joshua) and Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "He comes, he comes" (Michal) / Air "O God-like youth!" (Michal) / Recitative "Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth" (Abner, Saul, David) (Rosemary Joshua)

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Written by
Charles Jennens and George Frideric Handel
Produced by
Richard Lorber
Performed by
Michael Slattery
Engineered by
Ansgar Wempe, René Möller and Wolfgang Schiefermair
Part of
Saul
Recorded at
Teldex Studio
Released on
harmonia mundi

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was performed by Michael Slattery

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was performed by Michael Slattery

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was produced by Richard Lorber

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was produced by Richard Lorber

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was written by Charles Jennens

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was written by Charles Jennens

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was written by George Frideric Handel

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was written by George Frideric Handel

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) is part of the release Saul

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) is part of the release Saul

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was recorded at Teldex Studio

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was recorded at Teldex Studio

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  7. 7MusicBrainz harmonia mundi is the label of the song Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest)

    harmonia mundi is the label of the song Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest)

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by Ansgar Wempe

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by Ansgar Wempe

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by René Möller

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by René Möller

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by Wolfgang Schiefermair

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was engineered by Wolfgang Schiefermair

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  11. 11MusicBrainz Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was released on 2005

    Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Go on, illostrious pair!" (High Priest) / Air "While yet thy tide of blood runs high" (High Priest) was released on 2005

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