‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir

Handel: Jephtha

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