‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone

Handel: Jephtha

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