Jephtha, CD, on BIS. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Fabio Biondi, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra; 64 tracks.
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Disc 1
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 1: Accompagnato (Zebul): It Must Be So
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 1. Accompagnato "It must be so or these wile Ammonites" (Zebul)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 1: Air (Zebul): 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)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 1: Chorus of Israelites: No More to Ammon's God
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3. Chorus "No more to Ammon's god and King"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 2: Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): But Jephtha Comes
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3a. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 2: Air (Jephtha): Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 2: Recitative (Storgè): 'Twill Be a Painful Separation
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 2: Air (Storgè): In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5. Air "In gentle murmurs will I mourn" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Recitative (Hamor): Happy This Embassy
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5a. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Air (Hamor): Dull Delay, in Piercing Anguish
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6. Air "Dull delay, in piercing anguish" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Recitative (Iphis): Ill Suits the Voice of Love
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6a. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Air (Iphis): Take the Heart You Fondly Gave
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7. Air "Take the heart you fondly gave" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Recitative (Hamor): I Go. My Soul, Inspir'd
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7a. Recitative "I go. My soul, inspir'd by thy command" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 3: Duet (Iphis and Hamor): These Labours Past
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8. Duet "These labours past, how happy we" (Iphis, Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 4: Recitative (Jephtha): What Mean These Doubtful Fancies
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8a. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 4: Chorus of Israelites: O God, Behold Our Sore Distress
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 5: Recitative (Storgè): Some Dire Event
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10a. Recitative "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 5: Air (Storgè): Scenes of Horror, Scenes of Woe
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11. Air "Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 6: Recitative (Iphis, Storgè): Say, My Dear Mother
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11a. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 6: Air (Iphis): The Smiling Dawn of Happy Days
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 7: Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): Such, Jephtha
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12a. Recitative "Such, Jephtha, was the haughty King's reply" (Zebul, Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act One: Scene 7: Chorus of Israelites: When His Loud Voice in Thunder Spoke
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 13. Chorus "When His loud voice in thunder spoke"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 1: Recitative (Hamor): Glad Tidings of Great Joy
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 13a. Recitative "Glad things of great joy" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 1: Chorus of Israelites: Cherub and Seraphim
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 14. Chorus "Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 1: Air (Hamor): Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15. Air "Up the dreadful steep ascending" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 1: Recitative (Iphis): 'Tis Well
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15a. Recitative "'Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 1: Air (Iphis): Tune the Soft Melodious Lute
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 16: Air "Tune the soft melodious lute" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 2: Recitative (Jephtha): Heav'n Smiles Once More
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 16a. Recitative "Heav'n smiles once more" (Zebul)
Disc 2
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Symphony
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 20. Symphony
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Recitative (Iphis): Hail, Glorious Conqueror
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 20a. Recitative "Hail, glorious conqueror!" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Air (Iphis) And Chorus of Virgins: Welcome as the Cheerful Light
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 21. Air and Chorus: "Welcome, as the cheerful light" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Recitative (Jephtha): Horror, Confusion!
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 21a. Recitative "Horror! Confusion! Harsh this music grates" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Air (Jephtha): Open Thy Marble Jaws
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 22. Air "Open thy marble jaws, o tomb" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): 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)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Accompagnato (Storgè): First Perish Thou
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23. Accompagnato and Arioso "First perish thou and perish all the world!" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Recitative (Hamor): If Such Thy Cruel Purpose
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23a. Recitative "If such thy cruel purpose, lo!" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Air (Hamor): On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 24. Air "On me let blind mistake zeal" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 3: Quartet: Oh, Spare Your Daughter
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25. Quartet "O spare your daughter!" (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 4: Recitative and Accompagnato (Iphis): Such News Flies Swift
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25a. Recitative "Such news flies swift" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 4: Air (Iphis): Happy They
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 27. Air "Happy they! This vital breath with content" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 4: Accompagnato (Jephtha): Deeper, and Deeper Still
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 28. Accompagnato "Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Two: Scene 4: Chorus: How Dark, o Lord, Are Thy Decrees
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 29. Chorus "How dark, o Lord, are thy decrees!"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Accompagnato (Jephtha): Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 30. Arioso "Hide thou thy hated beams" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Air (Jephtha): Waft Her, Angels
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Recitative (Iphis): Ye Sacred Priests
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 33. Accompagnato "Ye sacred priests, whose hands" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Air (Iphis): Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 34. Air "Farewell, ye limpid springs and floods" (Iphis)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Chorus of Priests: Doubtful Fear and Rev'Rent Awe
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 35. Chorus "Doubtful fear and reverend awe" (Preists)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Symphony
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36. Symphony
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Recitative (Angel): Rise, Jephtha)
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36a. Recitative "Rise, Jephtha, and ye reverend priests" (Angel)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Air (Angel): Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 37. Air "Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live" (Angel)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Arioso (Jephtha): 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)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 1: Chorus of Priests: Theme Sublime of Endless Praise
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 39. Chorus "Theme sublime of endless praise"
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Recitative (Zebul): Let Me Congratulate
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 39a. Recitative "Let me congratulate this happy turn" (Zebul)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Air (Zebul): Laud Her, All Ye Virgin Train
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40. Air "Laud her, all ye virgin train" (Zebul)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Recitative (Storgè): Oh, Let Me Fold Thee
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40a. Recitative "O let me fold thee in a mother's arms" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Air (Storgè): Sweet as Sight to the Blind
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 41. Air "Sweet as sight to the blind" (Storge)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Recitative (Hamor): With Transport, Iphis
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 41a. Recitative "With transport, Iphis, I behold thy safety" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Air (Hamor): 'Tis Heav'n's All-Ruling Pow'r
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 42. Air "'Tis Heaven's all-ruling pow'r" (Hamor)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act Three: Scene 2: Recitative (Iphis): My Faithful Hamor
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 42a. Recitative "My faithful Hamor, may that Providence" (Iphis)