‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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