‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone

Handel: Jephtha

RECORD LABEL

On This Album