‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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