‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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