‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone

Handel: Jephtha

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