‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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