‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
James Gilchrist

Tenor

Handel: Jephtha

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