‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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