The Sixteen & Harry Christophers - Handel: Jephtha (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
- Title: Handel: Jephtha
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Coro
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, scans)
- Total Time: 2:48:11
- Total Size: 751 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
ACT ONE
1 Jephtha Overture
2 Jephtha It must be so (Accompagnato - Zebul), Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs (Air - Zebul)
3 Jephtha No more to Ammon's god and king (Chorus of Israelites)
4 Jephtha But Jephtha comes (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), Virtue my soul shall embrace (Air - Jephtha)
5 Jephtha Twill be a painful separation (Storgè), In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Air - Storgè)
6 Jephtha Happy this embassy (Recitative - Hamor), Dull delay (Air - Hamor)
7 Jephtha Ill suits the voice of love (Recitative - Iphis), Take the heart you fondly gave (Air - Iphis)
8 Jephtha I go; my soul (Recitative - Hamor), These labours past (Duet - Iphis, Hamor)
9 Jephtha What mean these doubtful fancies (Recitative - Jephtha), If, Lord (Accompagnato - Jephtha), 'Tis said (Recitative - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus of Israelites)
11 Jephtha Some dire event (Recitative - Storgè), Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Air - Storgè)
12 Jephtha Say, my dear mother, (Recitative - Iphis, Storgè), The smiling dawn of happy days (Air - Iphis)
13 Jephtha Such, Jephtha (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus of Israelites)
ACT TWO
1 Jephtha Glad tidings of great joy to thee (Recitative - Hamor)
2 Jephtha Cherub and seraphim (Chorus of Virgins)
3 Jephtha Up the dreadful steep ascending (Air - Hamor)
4 Jephtha Tis well (Recitative - Iphis), Tune the soft melodious lute (Air - Iphis)
5 Jephtha Heav'n smiles once more (Recitative - Jephtha), His mighty arm, with sudden blow (Air - Jephtha)
6 Jephtha In glory high, in might serene (Chorus of Israelites)
7 Jephtha Symphony
8 Jephtha Hail, glorious conqueror! (Recitative - Iphis), Welcome as the cheerful light (Air - Iphis), Welcome thou (Chorus of Virgins)
9 Jephtha Horror! Confusion! (Recitative - Jephtha), Open thy marble jaws (Air - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha Why is my brother thus afflicted? (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha)
11 Jephtha First perish thou, and perish all the world! (Air and accompagnato - Storgè)
12 Jephtha If such thy cruel purpose (Recitative - Hamor), On me let blind mistaken zeal (Air - Hamor)
13 Jephtha O spare your daughter (Quartet - Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
14 Jephtha Such news flies swift (Recitative - Iphis), For joys so vast too little is the price (Accompagnato - Iphis)
15 Jephtha Happy they; this vital breath (Air - Iphis)
16 Jephtha Deeper and deeper still (Accompagnato - Jephtha)
17 Jephtha How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees (Chorus of Israelites)
ACT THREE
1 Jephtha Hide thou thy hated beams (Air - Jephtha)
2 Jephtha A father, off'ring up his only child (Accompagnato - Jephtha), Waft her, angels (Air - Jephtha)
3 Jephtha Ye sacred priests (Accompagnato - Iphis), Farewell, ye limped springs and floods (Air - Iphis)
4 Jephtha Doubtful fear and rev'rent awe (Chorus of Priests)
5 Jephtha Sinfonia
6 Jephtha Rise, Jephtha, and ye rev'rend priests (Recitative - Angel), Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Air - Angel)
7 Jephtha For ever blessed be Thy holy name (Air - Jephtha)
8 Jephtha Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus of Israelites)
9 Jephtha Let me congratulate this happy turn (Recitative - Zebul), Laud her, all ye virgin train (Air - Zebul)
10 Jephtha Oh, let me fold thee (Recitative - Storgè), Sweet as sight to the blind (Air - Storgè)
11 Jephtha With transport, Iphis (Recitative - Hamor), 'Tis Heav'n's all-ruling pow'r (Air - Hamor)
12 Jephtha My faithful Hamor (Recitative - Iphis), All that is in Hamor is mine (Quintet - Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul)
13 Jephtha Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus of Israelites)
14 Jephtha Appendix: Again Heav'n smiles (Reiciative - Zebul), Freedom now (Air - Zebul)
ACT ONE
1 Jephtha Overture
2 Jephtha It must be so (Accompagnato - Zebul), Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs (Air - Zebul)
3 Jephtha No more to Ammon's god and king (Chorus of Israelites)
4 Jephtha But Jephtha comes (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), Virtue my soul shall embrace (Air - Jephtha)
5 Jephtha Twill be a painful separation (Storgè), In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Air - Storgè)
6 Jephtha Happy this embassy (Recitative - Hamor), Dull delay (Air - Hamor)
7 Jephtha Ill suits the voice of love (Recitative - Iphis), Take the heart you fondly gave (Air - Iphis)
8 Jephtha I go; my soul (Recitative - Hamor), These labours past (Duet - Iphis, Hamor)
9 Jephtha What mean these doubtful fancies (Recitative - Jephtha), If, Lord (Accompagnato - Jephtha), 'Tis said (Recitative - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus of Israelites)
11 Jephtha Some dire event (Recitative - Storgè), Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Air - Storgè)
12 Jephtha Say, my dear mother, (Recitative - Iphis, Storgè), The smiling dawn of happy days (Air - Iphis)
13 Jephtha Such, Jephtha (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus of Israelites)
ACT TWO
1 Jephtha Glad tidings of great joy to thee (Recitative - Hamor)
2 Jephtha Cherub and seraphim (Chorus of Virgins)
3 Jephtha Up the dreadful steep ascending (Air - Hamor)
4 Jephtha Tis well (Recitative - Iphis), Tune the soft melodious lute (Air - Iphis)
5 Jephtha Heav'n smiles once more (Recitative - Jephtha), His mighty arm, with sudden blow (Air - Jephtha)
6 Jephtha In glory high, in might serene (Chorus of Israelites)
7 Jephtha Symphony
8 Jephtha Hail, glorious conqueror! (Recitative - Iphis), Welcome as the cheerful light (Air - Iphis), Welcome thou (Chorus of Virgins)
9 Jephtha Horror! Confusion! (Recitative - Jephtha), Open thy marble jaws (Air - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha Why is my brother thus afflicted? (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha)
11 Jephtha First perish thou, and perish all the world! (Air and accompagnato - Storgè)
12 Jephtha If such thy cruel purpose (Recitative - Hamor), On me let blind mistaken zeal (Air - Hamor)
13 Jephtha O spare your daughter (Quartet - Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
14 Jephtha Such news flies swift (Recitative - Iphis), For joys so vast too little is the price (Accompagnato - Iphis)
15 Jephtha Happy they; this vital breath (Air - Iphis)
16 Jephtha Deeper and deeper still (Accompagnato - Jephtha)
17 Jephtha How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees (Chorus of Israelites)
ACT THREE
1 Jephtha Hide thou thy hated beams (Air - Jephtha)
2 Jephtha A father, off'ring up his only child (Accompagnato - Jephtha), Waft her, angels (Air - Jephtha)
3 Jephtha Ye sacred priests (Accompagnato - Iphis), Farewell, ye limped springs and floods (Air - Iphis)
4 Jephtha Doubtful fear and rev'rent awe (Chorus of Priests)
5 Jephtha Sinfonia
6 Jephtha Rise, Jephtha, and ye rev'rend priests (Recitative - Angel), Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Air - Angel)
7 Jephtha For ever blessed be Thy holy name (Air - Jephtha)
8 Jephtha Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus of Israelites)
9 Jephtha Let me congratulate this happy turn (Recitative - Zebul), Laud her, all ye virgin train (Air - Zebul)
10 Jephtha Oh, let me fold thee (Recitative - Storgè), Sweet as sight to the blind (Air - Storgè)
11 Jephtha With transport, Iphis (Recitative - Hamor), 'Tis Heav'n's all-ruling pow'r (Air - Hamor)
12 Jephtha My faithful Hamor (Recitative - Iphis), All that is in Hamor is mine (Quintet - Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul)
13 Jephtha Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus of Israelites)
14 Jephtha Appendix: Again Heav'n smiles (Reiciative - Zebul), Freedom now (Air - Zebul)
Renowned for their Handel interpretations, Harry Christophers and his award-winning choir, The Sixteen, add to their glittering catalogue of Handel discs with this new recording of Jephtha. The Sixteen are joined by a stellar cast of soloists: James Gilchrist, Susan Bickley, Sophie Bevan, Robin Blaze, Matthew Brook and Grace Davidson.
‘It has been reckoned that Handel put more notes on paper than any other composer before or since. When he undertook Jephtha, the last new oratorio he was to write, he had composed over 40 operas, over 30 odes, oratorios and serenatas, over 100 cantatas, over 40 pieces of church music, and over 100 instrumental works. Jephtha is the harvest of his decades of penetration and expression of individual character, the human condition, the natural world and the nature of God, and for many listeners it is the masterpiece among his oratorios.’ (Ruth Smith: from her CD booklet article)
‘It has been reckoned that Handel put more notes on paper than any other composer before or since. When he undertook Jephtha, the last new oratorio he was to write, he had composed over 40 operas, over 30 odes, oratorios and serenatas, over 100 cantatas, over 40 pieces of church music, and over 100 instrumental works. Jephtha is the harvest of his decades of penetration and expression of individual character, the human condition, the natural world and the nature of God, and for many listeners it is the masterpiece among his oratorios.’ (Ruth Smith: from her CD booklet article)
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