Monday, December 11, 2023

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Judith sive Bethulia liberata

 

Judith, sive Bethulia Liberata, H.391 (1674-76)

Première partie: Stabat Holofernes super montes (Chorus Assyriorum) [00:00]
Première partie: Filii Israel (Tres duces Assyrii) [00:30]
Première partie: Et placuerunt (Historicus ex Assyriis, Historicus ex filiis Israel, Tres viri Israelitæ, Historicus ex Israel) [01:29]
Première partie: Peccavimus, Domine (Filiis Israel) [04:21]
Première partie: Et, cum his clamoribus (Historicus ex filiis Israel, Ozias) [06:26]
Première partie: Quod cum audisset (Historici ex filiis Israel) [08:17]
Première partie: Quod est hoc verbum (Judith) [08:45]
Première partie: Vera sunt omnia (Ozias, Judith, Chorus ex Israel, trois voix seules) [10:59]
Première partie: Nocte autem sequetem (Historicus ex Israel, Judith) [13:29]
Première partie: Post hæc Judith deposuit (Historicus ex Israel) [17:52]
Première partie: La nuict [18:44]

Seconde partie: Cum autem Judith descenderat montem (Ancilla, Duo exploratores ex Assyriis, Judith, Chorus Assyriorum) [21:40]
Seconde partie: Æquo animo esto (Holofernes, Judith) [24:17]
Seconde partie: Et ingressa Judith (Historici ex Assyriis) [30:19]
Seconde partie: Ut autem sero factum est (Ancilla) [31:07]
Seconde partie: Aperite portas, custodes fideles (Judith) [32:48]
Seconde partie: Et cum audissent filii Israel (Chorus filiorum Israel) [33:33]
Seconde partie: Laudate Dominum Deum nostrum (Judith, Chœur) [35:12]

Unfortunately the performers and venue aren't listed, but they do have the score.

Didn't know until recently the connection between latkes and the story of Judith slaying Holofernes, one of my favorite things in the Catholic Bible which is generally left out of Protestant Bibles.  Looking for some music to post I came across this oratorio by Charpentier, one of my favorite composers of Christmas music so I decided to post it.  

Watch the linked to video about the history and making of latkes, it's quite entertaining and he generally does his homework about the history. 

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