‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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