Jephtha
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Disc 1
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0. Overture
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 1. "It must be so: or these vile Ammonites"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 1. Accompagnato "It must be so or these wile Ammonites" (Zebul)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 1. "Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 2. Air "Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs" (Zebul)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 1. "No more to Ammon's god and king"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3. Chorus "No more to Ammon's god and King"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 2. "But Jephtha comes"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3a. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 2. "Virtue my soul shall still embrace"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 3. "Happy this embassy, my charming Iphis" / "Dull delay, in piercing anguish"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5a. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6a. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7a. Recitative "I go. My soul, inspir'd by thy command" (Hamor)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 4. "What mean these doubtful fancies"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8a. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 4. "O God, behold our sore distress"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 5. "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" / "Scenes of horror, scenes of woe"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10a. Recitative "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" (Storge)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 6. "Say, my dear mother"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11a. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Jephtha: Act I, Scene 6. "The smiling dawn of happy days"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Disc 2
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 1. "Glad tidings of great joy to thee, dear Iphis"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 13a. Recitative "Glad things of great joy" (Hamor)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 1. "Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 14. Chorus "Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 1. "Up the dreadful steep ascending"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15. Air "Up the dreadful steep ascending" (Hamor)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 1. "'Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens" / "Tune the soft melodious lute"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15a. Recitative "'Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 16a. Recitative "Heav'n smiles once more" (Zebul)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "In glory high, in might serene"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 19. Chorus: "In glory high, in might serene"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. Symphony / "Hail glorious conqueror!"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 20. Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "Welcome as the cheerful light"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 21. Air and Chorus: "Welcome, as the cheerful light" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "Horror! confusion!" / "Open thy marble jaws, O tomb"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 21a. Recitative "Horror! Confusion! Harsh this music grates" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "Why is my brother thus afflicted"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 22a. Recitative "Why is my brother thus afflicted?" (Zebul, Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "First perish thou, and perish all the world!"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23. Accompagnato and Arioso "First perish thou and perish all the world!" (Storge)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "If such thy cruel purpose" / "On me let blind mistaken zeal"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23a. Recitative "If such thy cruel purpose, lo!" (Hamor)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 3. "O spare your daughter"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25. Quartet "O spare your daughter!" (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 4. "Such news flies swift"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25a. Recitative "Such news flies swift" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Jephtha: Act II, Scene 4. "Happy they! this vital breath"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 27. Air "Happy they! This vital breath with content" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Disc 3
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Hide thou thy hated beams, O sun"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 30. Arioso "Hide thou thy hated beams" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Waft her, angels, through the skies"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Ye sacred priests" / "Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 33. Accompagnato "Ye sacred priests, whose hands" (Iphis)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Doubtful fear and rev'rent awe"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 35. Chorus "Doubtful fear and reverend awe" (Preists)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. Symphony
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36. Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Rise, Jephtha, and ye rev'rend priests"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36a. Recitative "Rise, Jephtha, and ye reverend priests" (Angel)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Ruth Holton
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Happy, Iphis shalt thou live"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 37. Air "Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live" (Angel)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Ruth Holton
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "For ever blessed be Thy holy name"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 38. Arioso "For ever blessed be thy holy name" (Jephtha)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 1. "Theme sublime of endless praise"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 39. Chorus "Theme sublime of endless praise"
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 2. "Let me congratulate this happy turn" / "Laud her, all ye virgin train"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40. Air "Laud her, all ye virgin train" (Zebul)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe
Jephtha: Act III, Scene 2. "O let me fold thee in a mother's arms" / "Sweet as sight to the blind"
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40a. Recitative "O let me fold thee in a mother's arms" (Storge)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sofie von Otter