‎Handel: Jephtha by Collegium Vocale Gent

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Vocale Gent

Choir
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Mona Julsrud

Soprano
Fabio Biondi

Conductor

Handel: Jephtha

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