‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir

Handel: Jephtha

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