Maulbronn Chamber Choir
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The Maulbronn Chamber Choir (German: "Maulbronner Kammerchor") was founded in 1983 and is directed by Juergen Budday.
First place at the Baden-Württemberg Choir Competition in 1989 and 1997, second place at the 3rd German Choir Competition in Stuttgart in 1990 and First Prize at the 5th German Choir Competition in Regensburg in 1998 - these awards show the extraordinary musical calibre of this young ensemble.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Oratorios by G.F.Handel
Historically informed performances in English
- Jephtha - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Melinda Paulsen (Mezzosoprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (1998, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Samson - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke, Michael Chance, Marc LeBrocq, Raimund Nolte, David Thomas, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Barockorchester der Klosterkonzerte, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (1999, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Judas Maccabäus - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Sinéad Pratschke (Soprano), Catherine King (Mezzosoprano), Charles Humphries (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), Christopher Purves (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Musica Florea Prag, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2000, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Saul - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Marc LeBrocq (Tenor), Michael Berner (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Bass), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2002, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Solomon - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Nancy Argenta (Soprano), Laurie Reviol (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Julian Podger (Tenor), Steffen Balbach (Bass), Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2004, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Belshazzar - Oratorio in three acts. An historically informed performance in English with Miriam Allan (Soprano), Michael Chance (Countertenor), Patrick van Goethem (Countertenor), Marc LeBrocq (Tenor), Stephen Varcoe (Bass), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2005, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Der Messias (The Messiah) - Complete Recording Oratorio in three parts by George Frideric Handel in the arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed according to the traditions of the time, sung in German, with Marlis Petersen (Soprano), Margot Oitzinger (Alto), Markus Schäfer (Tenor), Marek Rzepka (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra (on period instruments), Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2006, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Joshua - Unedited version in English from 1748. Performed according to the traditions of the time with Miriam Allan (Soprano), David Allsopp (Countertenor), Mark LeBrocq (Tenor), James Rutherford (Bass), Hanoverian Court Orchestra (Hannoversche Hofkapelle), Maulbronn Chamber Choir (Maulbronner Kammerchor), Conductor: Jürgen Budday (2007, concert recording, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
[edit] a cappella
- All meine Herzgedanken ~ Chormusik der Romantik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday 1991
- Tröste mich wieder ~ Geistliche Chormusik, Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday 1993
- From early dawn... until late at night - A daily musical routine according to the tradition of horary prayers with works by Orlando di Lasso, Joseph Rheinberger, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Rolf Schweizer, Johann H. Schein, Jozef Swider, Arvo Pärt, Sven D. Sandström, Max Reger - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday (1999, Maulbronn Monastery Edition)
- Du verwandelst meine Klage in einen Reigen ~ Geistliche Chormusik - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Conductor: Jürgen Budday 2003
