‎Handel: Judas Maccabaeus by Jürgen Budday

Overture

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

6:05

Pt. I: Mourn ye afflicted children (Chorus)

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

5:24

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:28

Pt. I: For Sion lamentation make (Chorus)

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

3:28

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

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

0:51

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

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

4:01

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

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

2:28

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

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

0:55

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

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

3:52

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

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

0:48

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

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

1:48

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

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

3:40

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

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

2:58

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

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

2:32

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

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

1:11

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

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

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

1:31

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

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

2:13

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

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

0:19

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

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

2:18

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

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

0:12

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

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

4:10

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

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

3:17

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

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

4:34

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

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

0:16

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

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

1:32

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:39

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

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

3:57

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

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

2:11

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

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

0:45

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

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

5:27

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

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

0:42

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

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

8:44

Pt. II: Recitative: Be comforted (Simon)

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

0:38

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

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

2:37

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

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

0:27

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

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

3:56

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

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

3:06

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

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

1:20

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

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

5:36

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

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

7:21

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

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

0:44

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

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

4:21

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:52

Pt. III: Sing unto God (Chorus)

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

2:41

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

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

0:56

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

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

2:48

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

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

0:39

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

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

2:35

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

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

8:28

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

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

1:52

Pt. III: Hallelujah, Amen (Chorus)

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

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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