‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Fabio Biondi

Conductor
Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Orchestra

Handel: Jephtha

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