‎Handel: Jephtha by Marianne Beate Kielland

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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