‎Handel: Jephtha by James Gilchrist

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
James Gilchrist

Tenor
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir

Handel: Jephtha

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