‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Mona Julsrud

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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