‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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