‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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