‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Fabio Biondi

Conductor
Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Orchestra
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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