Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn - Maurice Greene: Jephtha (2025) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
- Title: Maurice Greene: Jephtha
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:38:52
- Total Size: 485 mb / 1.72 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Greene Jephtha No. 1, Ouverture
02. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 1 No. 2, Chorus. Ye Sons of Gilead, seek the Lord
03. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 1; No. 3, Recit. Jair, great Judge of Israel, is no more
04. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 4, Recit. O mighty Leader, see, beneath thy Feet
05. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 5, Air. Where are your Gods, your Idol-Train
06. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 6, Recit. Shameful Remembrance! with repentant Tears
07. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 7, Duet. O think what Joy to him is giv’n’
08. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 8, Recit. Ill doth my native Land such Grace deserve
09. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 9, Air. Against these new Alarms
10. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 10, Recit. Hence, shameless Men! Compassion would be Guilt
11. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 11, Air. Pity soothing melts the Soul
12. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 12, Recit. Cherish that Pity, ’tis a Godlike Guest
13. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 13, Chorus. Our Prayers with God Acceptance find
14. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 14, Recit. Thought I your vow’d Repentance were sincere
15. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2No. 15, Chorus. Thou, universal Lord
16. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 16, Recit. No more, with Joy I undertake your Cause
17. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 17, Air. God of Hosts, whom we adore
18. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 18, Recit. There, what first shall meet my Eye
19. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 19, Chorus. God of Hosts, whom we adore
20. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 20, Symphony
21. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 21, Chorus. The Foes of Gilead are no more
22. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 22, Air. O God, we own Thy mighty Hand
23. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 23, Chorus. Be all the Fame
24. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 24, Air, Duet & Chorus. Awake, awake each joyful Strain
25. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 25, Recit. What do I see, O Heav’n
26. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 26, Air. Ah! my foreboding Fears
27. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 27, Recit. O Heav’n! with Pity view a Father’s Fondness
28. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 28, Air. Thou sweetest Joy by Heav’n bestow’d
29. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 29, Recit. O speak, disclose my Doom, I stand prepar’d
30. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 30, Air. If I thy Grief
31. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 31, Recit. O blot me from thy Mind
32. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 32, Air. O Thou most Dear
33. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 33, Recit. I vow’d, before I fought the War
34. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 34, Chorus. O God of Might! what Means this Stroke
35. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 35, Air. But oh! behold the princely Pair
36. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 36, Chorus. But see! the dreadful Conflict’s o’er
37. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 37, Recit. Can Heav’n delight in Guiltless Blood
38. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 38, Air. Let me awhile defer my Fate
39. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 39, Recit. Go, and with humble Tears, and ceaseless Prayers
40. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 40, Duet and Chorus. Here let me hold Thee to my Heart
41. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 41, Chorus. Israel’s Daughters, a fair Virgin Train
The passage of time has perhaps been unkind to the English composer Maurice Greene. By 1730 he was one of the most senior musicians in England: Organist at St Paul’s Cathedral, Organist and Composer to the Chapel Royal, and Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. When he was appointed Master of the King’s Music, in 1735, he held every significant appointment in the Kingdom. Of course, the overwhelming presence of Handel in London at the time most certainly played a significant part in Greene’s relative obscurity. His second attempt at oratorio, Jephtha, in 1737, marks the first successful foray by an Englishman in this genre. Brimming with attractively varied airs and choruses, powerfully emotive accompanied recitatives, and spirited orchestral movements, it is an engaging work. Taken from the Book of Judges, chapter 11, the account of Jephtha tells the story of a fearless Israelite warrior recalled from exile to fight for his people, a man not only of great valour but, as it transpires – thanks to an impulsive and fateful pledge – of profound honour, too, destined to assume his place as their worthy ruler. Christian Curnyn directs his Early Opera Company forces with a dazzling cast of soloists: Andrew Staples takes the part of Jephtha, joined by Mary Bevan, Michael Mofidian, and Jeremy Budd.
01. Greene Jephtha No. 1, Ouverture
02. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 1 No. 2, Chorus. Ye Sons of Gilead, seek the Lord
03. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 1; No. 3, Recit. Jair, great Judge of Israel, is no more
04. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 4, Recit. O mighty Leader, see, beneath thy Feet
05. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 5, Air. Where are your Gods, your Idol-Train
06. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 6, Recit. Shameful Remembrance! with repentant Tears
07. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 7, Duet. O think what Joy to him is giv’n’
08. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 8, Recit. Ill doth my native Land such Grace deserve
09. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 9, Air. Against these new Alarms
10. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 10, Recit. Hence, shameless Men! Compassion would be Guilt
11. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 11, Air. Pity soothing melts the Soul
12. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 12, Recit. Cherish that Pity, ’tis a Godlike Guest
13. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 13, Chorus. Our Prayers with God Acceptance find
14. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 14, Recit. Thought I your vow’d Repentance were sincere
15. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2No. 15, Chorus. Thou, universal Lord
16. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 16, Recit. No more, with Joy I undertake your Cause
17. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 17, Air. God of Hosts, whom we adore
18. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 18, Recit. There, what first shall meet my Eye
19. Greene Jephtha Part 1, Scene 2 No. 19, Chorus. God of Hosts, whom we adore
20. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 20, Symphony
21. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 21, Chorus. The Foes of Gilead are no more
22. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 22, Air. O God, we own Thy mighty Hand
23. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 23, Chorus. Be all the Fame
24. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 1 No. 24, Air, Duet & Chorus. Awake, awake each joyful Strain
25. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 25, Recit. What do I see, O Heav’n
26. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 26, Air. Ah! my foreboding Fears
27. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 27, Recit. O Heav’n! with Pity view a Father’s Fondness
28. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 28, Air. Thou sweetest Joy by Heav’n bestow’d
29. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 29, Recit. O speak, disclose my Doom, I stand prepar’d
30. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 30, Air. If I thy Grief
31. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 31, Recit. O blot me from thy Mind
32. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 32, Air. O Thou most Dear
33. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 33, Recit. I vow’d, before I fought the War
34. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 34, Chorus. O God of Might! what Means this Stroke
35. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 35, Air. But oh! behold the princely Pair
36. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 36, Chorus. But see! the dreadful Conflict’s o’er
37. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 37, Recit. Can Heav’n delight in Guiltless Blood
38. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 38, Air. Let me awhile defer my Fate
39. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 39, Recit. Go, and with humble Tears, and ceaseless Prayers
40. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 40, Duet and Chorus. Here let me hold Thee to my Heart
41. Greene Jephtha Part 2, Scene 2 No. 41, Chorus. Israel’s Daughters, a fair Virgin Train
The passage of time has perhaps been unkind to the English composer Maurice Greene. By 1730 he was one of the most senior musicians in England: Organist at St Paul’s Cathedral, Organist and Composer to the Chapel Royal, and Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. When he was appointed Master of the King’s Music, in 1735, he held every significant appointment in the Kingdom. Of course, the overwhelming presence of Handel in London at the time most certainly played a significant part in Greene’s relative obscurity. His second attempt at oratorio, Jephtha, in 1737, marks the first successful foray by an Englishman in this genre. Brimming with attractively varied airs and choruses, powerfully emotive accompanied recitatives, and spirited orchestral movements, it is an engaging work. Taken from the Book of Judges, chapter 11, the account of Jephtha tells the story of a fearless Israelite warrior recalled from exile to fight for his people, a man not only of great valour but, as it transpires – thanks to an impulsive and fateful pledge – of profound honour, too, destined to assume his place as their worthy ruler. Christian Curnyn directs his Early Opera Company forces with a dazzling cast of soloists: Andrew Staples takes the part of Jephtha, joined by Mary Bevan, Michael Mofidian, and Jeremy Budd.
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