‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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