‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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