‎Handel: Judas Maccabaeus by Jürgen Budday

Overture

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

6:05

Pt. I: Mourn ye afflicted children (Chorus)

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

5:24

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:28

Pt. I: For Sion lamentation make (Chorus)

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

3:28

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

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

0:51

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

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

4:01

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

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

2:28

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

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

0:55

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

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

3:52

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

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

0:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

0:33

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

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

3:40

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

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

2:58

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

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

2:32

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

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

1:11

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

Christopher Purves, Jürgen Budday, Sinead Pratschke, Musica Florea, Charles Humphries, 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)

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

1:31

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

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

2:13

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

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

0:19

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

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

2:18

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

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

0:12

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

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

4:10

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

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

3:17

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

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

4:34

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

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

0:16

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

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

1:32

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

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

4:29

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

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

3:57

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

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

2:11

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

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

0:45

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

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

5:27

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

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

0:42

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

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

8:44

Pt. II: Recitative: Be comforted (Simon)

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

0:38

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

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

2:37

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

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

0:27

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

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

3:56

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

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

3:06

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

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

1:20

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

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

5:36

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

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

5:45

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

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

7:21

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

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

0:44

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

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

0:31

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

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

4:21

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:52

Pt. III: Sing unto God (Chorus)

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

2:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

2:48

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

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

0:39

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

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

2:35

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

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

8:28

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

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

1:52

Pt. III: Hallelujah, Amen (Chorus)

Sinead Pratschke, Charles Humphries, Jürgen Budday, Christopher Purves, Musica Florea, 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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