‎Handel: Jephtha by Håvard Stensvold

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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