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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:Charles Jennens
part of:Saul, HWV 53: Act III (order: 16)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1989-06Handel: Saul, HWV 53 / Act 3 - "O fatal Day" (Live)English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner4:40
1997-05Saul: Act III, Scene 5: O fatal Day! How low the Mighty lie! (David, Chorus)liveDavid Cordier, Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt, Joachim Carlos Martini4:57
2002-10Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXIV. Solo and Chorus "O fatal day!" (David)Gabrieli Consort & Players, Andreas Scholl, Paul McCreesh4:11
2004-11Saul, 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, Lawrence Zazzo, RIAS Kammerchor, Finnur Bjarnason, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs9:07
Saul, HWV 53 : Act III, Scene V - Elegy on the Death of Saul and Jonathan: Solo/Chorus. "Oh Fatal Day!" (David, Israelites)The Sixteen, Harry Christophers4:00
Saul: Act 3, Scene 5: (Air) In sweetest harmonyConcentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt9:37