‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone

Handel: Jephtha

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