‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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