‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor
Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Orchestra

Handel: Jephtha

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