‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland

5:05

Menuet

Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson

1:21

Accompagnato. It must be so, or these vile Ammonites (Zebul)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

1:37

Air. Pour forth no more unheeded prayr's (Zebul)

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

4:57

No more to Ammon's god and king (Chorus)

Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent

4:01

Recitative. Twill be a painful separation, Jephtha (Storge)

Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson

4:31

Recitative. Happy This embassy, my charming Iphis (Hamor)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Håvard Stensvold

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Audience, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

3:07

Recitative. I go, my soul, inspir'd by thy command (Hamor)

Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Marianne Beate Kielland, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Håvard Stensvold

0:27

Duet. These labours past, how happy we (Iphis, Hamor)

Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Collegium Vocale Gent, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

4:26

Recitative. What mean these doubtful fancies of the brain? (Jephtha)

Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland

4:48

Recitative. Some dire event hangs o'er our heads (Storge)

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson

0:31

Air. Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Storge)

Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland

3:56

Recitative. Say, my dear mother, whence these piercing cries (Iphis, Storge)

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Elisabeth Jansson, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Håvard Stensvold

1:59

Recitative. Such, Jephtha, was the haughty king's reply (Zebul, Jephtha)

Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson

4:22

Recitative. Glad tidings of great joy to thee, dear Iphis (Hamor)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold

4:55

Recitative. Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens (Iphis)

Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

3:36

Recitative. Heav'n smiles once more on his repentant people (Jephtha)

Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

0:40

Air. His mighty arm, with sudden blow (Jephtha)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

2:59

Symphony

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent

0:23

Air and Chorus. Welcome, as the cheerful light … Welcome thou, whose deeds conspire (Iphis, Chorus)

Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

Håvard Stensvold, Audience, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

0:27

Air. Open thy marble jaws, O tomb (Jephtha)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland

3:09

Recitative. Why Is my brother thus afflicted? (Zebul, Jephtha)

Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

1:13

Accompagnato and Arioso. First perish thou, and perish all the world! - Let other creatures (Storge)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

2:06

Recitative. If such thy cruel purpose, lo, your friend (Hamor)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Audience, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

1:54

Quartet: O spare your daughter! (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)

Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson

3:08

Accompagnato. Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness, child (Jephtha)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland

3:02

How dark, O Lord, Are thy decrees! (Chorus)

James Gilchrist, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Audience, Marianne Beate Kielland, Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland

2:23

Air. Waft her, angels, through the skies (Jephtha)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience

4:33

Accompagnato. Ye sacred priests, whose hands ne’er yet were stain'd (Iphis)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Audience, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

0:39

Air. Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods (Iphis)

Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland

3:19

Symphony

James Gilchrist, Håvard Stensvold, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester

1:16

Recitative. Rise, Jephtha, and ye rev’rend priests, withhold (Angel)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Audience, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland

1:14

Air. Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Angel)

Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

4:01

Arioso. For ever blessed be Thy holy name (Jephtha)

Marianne Beate Kielland, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Audience, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

4:00

Recitative. Let me congratulate, This happy turn (Zebul)

Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elisabeth Jansson, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud

0:31

Air. Laud her, all ye virgin train (Zebul)

Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold

2:05

Recitative. O let me fold thee in a mother's arms (Storge)

Marianne Beate Kielland, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Elisabeth Jansson, Fabio Biondi, Collegium Vocale Gent, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson

2:09

Recitative. With transport, Iphis, I behold thy safety (Hamor)

Marianne Beate Kielland, Collegium Vocale Gent, Audience, Håvard Stensvold, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

0:32

Recitative. With transport… - Aria. 'Tis Heaven's all ruling power… (Hamor)

Elizabeth Rapp, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Fabio Biondi, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Marianne Beate Kielland

4:51

Recitative. My faithful Hamor, may That Providence (Iphis)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Håvard Stensvold, Collegium Vocale Gent, Marianne Beate Kielland, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Audience, Elisabeth Jansson

0:22

Quintet: All That Is in Hamor mine (Iphis, Hamor, Storge, Jephtha, Zebul)

Elisabeth Jansson, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Håvard Stensvold, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Marianne Beate Kielland, Audience, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Collegium Vocale Gent

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Marianne Beate Kielland, Håvard Stensvold, Elisabeth Jansson, Audience, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Collegium Vocale Gent, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi

3:58

Applause

Håvard Stensvold, Marianne Beate Kielland, Elizabeth Rapp, Fabio Biondi, Elisabeth Jansson, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Audience

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir

Handel: Jephtha

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