‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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