Händel* - James Gilchrist, Mona Julsrud, Elisabeth Jansson, Håvard Stensvold, Marrianne B. Kielland, Elisabeth Rapp, Collegium Vocale Gent, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra*, Fabio Biondi – Jephtha

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Label:	BIS – BIS-CD-1864
Format:	2 x CD, Album
Country:	UK, Europe & US
Released:	2011
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque, Oratorio

Tracklist

	Jephtha, HWV 70
	Act One
1-1	Overture	5:03
1-2	Menuet	1:23
	Scene 1
1-3	Accompagnato (Zebul): It Must Be So	1:37
1-4	Air (Zebul): Pour Forth No More Unheeded Pray'rs	4:56
1-5	Chorus Of Israelites: No More To Ammon's God	3:06
	Scene 2
1-6	Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): But Jephtha Comes	0:56
1-7	Air (Jephtha): Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace	4:01
1-8	Recitative (Storgè): 'Twill Be A Painful Separation	0:33
1-9	Air (Storgè): In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn	4:30
	Scene 3
1-10	Recitative (Hamor): Happy This Embassy	0:46
1-11	Air (Hamor): Dull Delay, In Piercing Anguish	2:37
1-12	Recitative (Iphis): Ill Suits The Voice Of Love	0:29
1-13	Air (Iphis): Take The Heart You Fondly Gave	3:08
1-14	Recitative (Hamor): I Go. My Soul, Inspir'd	0:27
1-15	Duet (Iphis And Hamor): These Labours Past	4:25
	Scene 4
1-16	Recitative (Jephtha): What Mean These Doubtful Fancies	2:23
1-17	Chorus Of Israelites: O God, Behold Our Sore Distress	4:49
	Scene 5
1-18	Recitative (Storgè): Some Dire Event	0:31
1-19	Air (Storgè): Scenes Of Horror, Scenes Of Woe	3:57
	Scene 6
1-20	Recitative (Iphis, Storgè): Say, My Dear Mother	0:55
1-21	Air (Iphis): The Smiling Dawn Of Happy Days	2:00
	Scene 7
1-22	Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): Such, Jephtha	0:36
1-23	Chorus Of Israelites: When His Loud Voice In Thunder Spoke	4:04
	Act Two
	Scene 1
1-24	Recitative (Hamor): Glad Tidings Of Great Joy	1:20
1-25	Chorus Of Israelites: Cherub And Seraphim	3:34
1-26	Air (Hamor): Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending	4:56
1-27	Recitative (Iphis): 'Tis Well	0:23
1-28	Air (Iphis): Tune The Soft Melodious Lute	3:36
	Scene 2
1-29	Recitative (Jephtha): Heav'n Smiles Once More	0:41
1-30	Air (Jephtha): His Mighty Arm	5:19
1-31	Chorus: In Glory High	2:48
	Scene 3
2-1	Symphony	0:46
2-2	Recitative (Iphis): Hail, Glorious Conqueror	0:24
2-3	Air (Iphis) And Chorus Of Virgins: Welcome As The Cheerful Light	2:04
2-4	Recitative (Jephtha): Horror, Confusion!	0:28
2-5	Air (Jephtha): Open Thy Marble Jaws	3:08
2-6	Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): Why Is My Brother Thus Afflicted?	1:13
2-7	Accompagnato (Storgè): First Perish Thou	2:07
2-8	Recitative (Hamor): If Such Thy Cruel Purpose	0:25
2-9	Air (Hamor): On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal	1:54
2-10	Quartet: Oh, Spare Your Daughter	1:58
	Scene 4
2-11	Recitative And Accompagnato (Iphis): Such News Flies Swift	1:28
2-12	Air (Iphis): Happy They	3:06
2-13	Accompagnato (Jephtha): Deeper, And Deeper Still	3:02
2-14	Chorus: How Dark, O Lord, Are Thy Decrees	8:31
	Act Three
	Scene 1
2-15	Accompagnato (Jephtha): Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams	2:21
2-16	Air (Jephtha): Waft Her, Angels	4:32
2-17	Recitative (Iphis): Ye Sacred Priests	0:39
2-18	Air (Iphis): Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs	5:25
2-19	Chorus Of Priests: Doubtful Fear And Rev'rent Awe	3:16
2-20	Symphony	1:15
2-21	Recitative (Angel): Rise, Jephtha)	1:15
2-22	Air (Angel): Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live	4:00
2-23	Arioso (Jephtha): For Ever Blessed Be Thy Holy Name	1:00
2-24	Chorus Of Priests: Theme Sublime Of Endless Praise	4:00
	Scene 2
2-25	Recitative (Zebul): Let Me Congratulate	0:32
2-26	Air (Zebul): Laud Her, All Ye Virgin Train	2:05
2-27	Recitative (Storgè): Oh, Let Me Fold Thee	0:19
2-28	Air (Storgè): Sweet As Sight To The Blind	2:09
2-29	Recitative (Hamor): With Transport, Iphis	0:32
2-30	Air (Hamor): 'Tis Heav'n's All-Ruling Pow'r	4:51
2-31	Recitative (Iphis): My Faithful Hamor	0:23
2-32	Quintet: All That Is In Hamor Mine	3:46
2-33	Chorus Of Israelites: Ye House Of Gilead	3:58
2-34	Applause	0:47

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Credits

Baritone Vocals [Zebul] – Håvard Stensvold
Chorus – Collegium Vocale Gent*
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Fabio Biondi
Engineer – Per Ravnaas
Executive-Producer – Robert von Bahr
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Hamor] – Marianne B. Kielland*
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Storgè] – Elisabeth Jansson
Orchestra – Stavanger Symphony Orchestra*
Producer – Claus Due
Soprano Vocals [Angel] – Elisabeth Rapp
Soprano Vocals [Iphis] – Mona Julsrud
Tenor Vocals [Jephtha] – James Gilchrist

Notes

© & ℗ 2011, BIS Records AB
Made in the EU
T.T.: 158'48

Liner notes in English, French and German
Recorded at a public concert at Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway, on 7th February 2008 by NRK P2