‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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