‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Fabio Biondi

Conductor
Stavanger Symfoniorkester

Orchestra
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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