‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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