‎Handel: Jephtha by Marianne Beate Kielland

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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