‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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