‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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