‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Fabio Biondi

Conductor
Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Orchestra
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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