‎Handel: Jephtha by Marianne Beate Kielland

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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