‎Handel: Jephtha by Elisabeth Jansson

Overture

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

5:05

Menuet

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

1:21

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

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

1:37

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

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

4:57

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

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

3:07

Recitative. But Jephtha comes (Zebul, Jephtha)

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

0:57

Air. Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha)

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

4:01

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

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

0:34

Air. In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storge)

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

4:31

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

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

0:46

Air. Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor)

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

2:37

Recitative. Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis)

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

0:29

Air. Take the heart you fondly gave (Iphis)

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

3:07

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

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

0:27

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

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

4:26

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

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

2:22

O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus)

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

4:48

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

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

0:31

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

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

3:56

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

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

0:54

Air. The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis)

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

1:59

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

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

0:35

When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus)

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

4:22

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

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

1:22

Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (Chorus)

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

3:34

Air. Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor)

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

4:55

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

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

0:23

Air. Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis)

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

3:36

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

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

0:40

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

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

5:19

In glory high, in might serene (Chorus)

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

2:59

Symphony

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

0:47

Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis)

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

0:23

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

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

2:04

Recitative. Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha)

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

0:27

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

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

3:09

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

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

1:13

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

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

2:06

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

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

0:24

Air. On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor)

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

1:54

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

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

1:57

Recitative. Such news flies swift (Iphis)

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

1:28

Air. Happy they! (Iphis)

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

3:08

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

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

3:02

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

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

8:49

Arioso. Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha)

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

2:23

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

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

4:33

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

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

0:39

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

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

5:24

Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Chorus)

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

3:19

Symphony

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

1:16

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

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

1:14

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

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

4:01

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

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

1:00

Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus)

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

4:00

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

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

0:31

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

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

2:05

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

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

0:18

Air. Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge)

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

2:09

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

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

0:32

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

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

4:51

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

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

0:22

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

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

3:46

Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus)

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

3:58

Applause

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

0:47

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Elisabeth Jansson

Mezzo-Soprano
Håvard Stensvold

Baritone
Elizabeth Rapp

Soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland

Mezzo-Soprano

Handel: Jephtha

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