‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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