‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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