‎Handel: Judas Maccabaeus by Jürgen Budday

Overture

Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke

6:05

Pt. I: Mourn ye afflicted children (Chorus)

Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Christopher Purves

5:24

Pt. I: Recitative: Well may your sorrows, brethren … (Israelitish man) - Recitative: Daughters, let you distressful cries … [Israelitish woman]

Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

1:17

Pt. I: Duet: From this dread scene, these adverse powers (Israelitish man, Israelitish woman)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday

2:28

Pt. I: For Sion lamentation make (Chorus)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke

3:28

Pt. I: Recitative: Not vain is all this storm of grief (Israelitish man)

Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries

0:51

Pt. I: Aria: Pious orgies, pious airs, decent sorrow, decent prayers, will to the Lord ascend (Israelitish woman)

Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea

4:01

Pt. I: O Father, whose Almighty power the heavens, and earth and seas adore (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:28

Pt. I: Recitative: I feel the Deity within (Simon)

Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday

0:55

Pt. I: Aria: Arm, arm, ye brave (Simon) - We come in bright array [Chorus]

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea

3:52

Pt. I: Recitative: 'Tis well, my friends (Judas Maccabeus)

Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries

0:48

Pt. I: Aria: Call forth thy powers, my soul, and dare the conflict of unequal war (Judas Maccabeus)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves

1:48

Pt. I: Recitative: To Heaven's Almighty King we kneel (Israelitish woman)

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves

0:33

Pt. I: Aria: O liberty, thou choicest treasure, seat of virtue, source of pleasure! (Israelitish woman)

Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke

3:40

Pt. I: Aria: Come, ever smiling liberty, and with thee bring thy jocurn train (Israelitish woman)

Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea

2:58

Pt. I: 'Tis liberty, dear liberty alone, that gives fresh beauty to the sun (Israelitish man)

Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries

2:32

Pt. I: Duet: Come, ever smiling liberty, and with thee bring thy jocund train (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke

1:11

Pt. I: Lead on, lead on (Chorus)

Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:58

Pt. I: Recitative: So willed my father, now at rest in the eternal mansions of blest (Judas Maccabeus)

Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Charles Humphries, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

1:31

Pt. I: Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe (Chorus)

Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:13

Pt. I: Recitative: Ambition! If ever honor was thine aim (Judas Maccabeus)

Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea

0:19

Pt. I: Aria: No. unhallowed desire our beasts shall desire (Judas Maccabeus)

Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:18

Pt. I: Recitative: Haste we, my brethren (Israelitish man)

Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:12

Pt. I: Hear us, O Lord (Chorus)

Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke

4:10

Pt. II: Fallen in the foe, so fall thy foes, oh Lord! (Chorus) - Recitative: Victorious hero! [Israelitish man]

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke

3:17

Pt. II: Aria: So rapid thy course is (Israelitish man)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea

4:34

Pt. II: Recitative: Well may we hope our freedom to receive (Israelitish man)

Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:16

Pt. II: Duet: Sion now her head shall raise (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man)

Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea

1:32

Pt. II: Tune your harps to song of praise (Chorus)

Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

4:29

Pt. I: Recitative: O let eternal honours crown his name (Israelitish woman)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

0:39

Pt. II: Aria: From Almighty Kings he took the spoil (Israelitish woman)

Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor

3:57

Pt. II: Duet: Hail, Judea, happy land (Israelitish man, Israelitish woman)

Christopher Purves, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea

2:11

Pt. II: Recitative: Thanks to my brethren (JudasMaccabeus)

Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:45

Pt. II: Aria: How vain is man (Judas Maccabeus)

Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

5:27

Pt. II: Recitative: Oh Judas! O my brethren (Israelitish messenger)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday

0:42

Pt. II: Aria: Ah! wretched Israel (Israelitish woman) - Chorus: Ah! wretched Israel!

Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Christopher Purves, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

8:44

Pt. II: Recitative: Be comforted (Simon)

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves

0:38

Pt. II: Aria: The Lord worketh wonders (Simon)

Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke

2:37

Pt. II: Recitative: My arms! Against this Gorgias will I go (Judas Maccabeus)

Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:27

Pt. II: Aria: Sound an alarm! (Judas Maccabeus) - We hear, we hear the pleasing [Chorus]

Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries

3:56

Pt. II: Aria: With pious hearts, and brave as pious, oh Sion, we thy call attend (Simon)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves

3:06

Pt. II: Recitative: Ye worshippers of God, down, down with polluted altars, down (Israelitish man)

Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries

1:20

Pt. II: Aria: Wise men, flattering, may deceive you with their, vain mysterious art (Israelitish woman)

Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday

5:36

Pt. II: Duet: O never bow we down (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man, Chorus)

Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea

5:45

Pt. III: Aria: Father of Heaven, from Thy eternal throne, look with an eye of blessing down (Israelitish man)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

7:21

Pt. III: See, see yon flames (Israelitish man)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday

0:44

Pt. III: Recitative: O grant it, Heaven (Israelitish woman)

Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

0:31

Pt. II: Aria: So shall the lute and harp awake (Israelitish woman)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday

4:21

Pt. III: Recitative: From Capharsalama, on eagle wings I fly (Israelitish messenger)

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

1:17

Pt. III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Chorus)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday

2:52

Pt. III: Sing unto God (Chorus)

Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea

2:41

Pt. III: Recitative: Sweet flow the strains (Judas Maccabeus)

Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

0:56

Pt. III: Aria: With honour let desert be crowned (Judas Maccabeus)

Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves

2:48

Pt. III: Recitative: Peace to my countrymen (Eupolemus)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves

0:39

Pt. III: To our great God be all the honour given (Chorus)

Charles Humphries, Musica Florea, Jürgen Budday, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

2:35

Pt. III: Duet: O lovely peace, with plenty crowned, come (Israelitish woman, Israelitish man)

Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Musica Florea, Sinead Pratschke, Jürgen Budday, Charles Humphries, Christopher Purves

8:28

Pt. III: Aria: Rejoice, O Judah (Simon)

Musica Florea, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Jürgen Budday, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Charles Humphries, Sinead Pratschke, Christopher Purves

1:52

Pt. III: Hallelujah, Amen (Chorus)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, Christopher Purves, Catherine King, Mark Le Brocq, Maulbronner Kammerchor

2:33

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Christopher Purves

Bass-Baritone
Catherine King

Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

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