‎Handel: Judas Maccabaeus by Jürgen Budday

Overture

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

6:05

Pt. I: Mourn ye afflicted children (Chorus)

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

5:24

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:28

Pt. I: For Sion lamentation make (Chorus)

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

3:28

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

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

0:51

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

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

4:01

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

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

2:28

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

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

0:55

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

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

3:52

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

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

0:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

0:33

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

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

3:40

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

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

2:58

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

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

2:32

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

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

1:11

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

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

1:31

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

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

2:13

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

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

0:19

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

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

2:18

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

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

0:12

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

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

4:10

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

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

3:17

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

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

4:34

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

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

0:16

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

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

1:32

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:39

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

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

3:57

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

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

2:11

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

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

0:45

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

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

5:27

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

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

0:42

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

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

8:44

Pt. II: Recitative: Be comforted (Simon)

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

0:38

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

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

2:37

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

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

0:27

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

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

3:56

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

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

3:06

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

Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Musica Florea, 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)

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

5:36

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

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

5:45

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

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

7:21

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

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

0:44

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

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

0:31

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

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

4:21

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:52

Pt. III: Sing unto God (Chorus)

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

2:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

2:48

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

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

0:39

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

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

2:35

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

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

8:28

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

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

1:52

Pt. III: Hallelujah, Amen (Chorus)

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

2:33

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Jürgen Budday

Conductor
Musica Florea

Baroque Music Ensemble
Catherine King

Mezzo-Soprano
Mark Le Brocq

Tenor

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

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