‎Handel: Jephtha by Marianne Beate Kielland

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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