‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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