‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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