Jephtha

Jephtha, Act I: No. 1. Overture

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0. Overture

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 2. Menuet

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0a. Minuet

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 3. Recitative: It Must Be So – or These Vile Ammonites (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 1. Accompagnato "It must be so or these wile Ammonites" (Zebul)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 4. Air: Pour Forth No More Unheeded Pray’Rs (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 2. Air "Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs" (Zebul)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 5. Chorus: 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"

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 6. Recitative: But Jephtha Comes. Kind Heaven, Assist Our Plea (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3a. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 7. Air: Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 8. Recitative: ’Twill Be a Painful Separation, Jephtha (Storgè) / No. 9. Air: In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn (Storgè)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 10. Recitative: Happy This Embassy, My Charming Iphis (Hamor) / No. 11. Air: Dull Delay, in Piercing Anguish (Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5a. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 12. Recitative: Ill Suits the Voice of Love When Glory Calls (Iphis) / No. 13. Air: Take the Heart You Fondly Gave (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6a. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 14. Recitative: I Go. My Soul, Inspir’d by Thy Command (Hamor) / No. 15. Duet: These Labours Past, How Happy We! (Iphis, Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7a. Recitative "I go. My soul, inspir'd by thy command" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 16. Recitative: What Mean These Doubtful Fancies of the Brain? (Jephtha) / Accompagnato: If, Lord, Sustained by Thy Almighty Pow’r (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8a. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act I: Accompagnato: ’Tis Said (Jephtha) / No. 17. Chorus: O God, Behold Our Sore Distress

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress"

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 18. Recitative: Some Dire Event Hands O’Er Our Heads (Storgè) / No. 19. Air: Scenes of Horror, Scenes of Woe (Storgè)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10a. Recitative "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" (Storge)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 20. Recitative: Say, My Dear Mother, Whence These Piercing Cries (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11a. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 21. Air: The Smiling Dawn of Happy Days (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act I: No. 22. Recitative: Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King’s Reply (Zebul) / No. 23. Chorus: When His Loud Voice in Thunder Spoke

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12a. Recitative "Such, Jephtha, was the haughty King's reply" (Zebul, Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 24. Recitative: Glad Tidings of Great Joy (Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 13a. Recitative "Glad things of great joy" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 25. Chorus: Cherub and Seraphim

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 14. Chorus "Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms"

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 26. Air: Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending (Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15. Air "Up the dreadful steep ascending" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 27. Recitative: ’Tis Well. Haste, Haste, Ye Maidens (Iphis) / No. 28. Air: Tune the Soft Melodious Lute (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 15a. Recitative "'Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 29. Recitative: Again Heav’n Smiles on His Repentant People (Zebul) / No. 30. Air: Freedom Now Once More Possessing (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 16a. Recitative "Heav'n smiles once more" (Zebul)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 31. Recitative: Zebul, Thy Deeds Were Valiant (Jephtha) / No. 32. Air: His Mighty Arm, With Sudden Blow (Fephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 17a. Recitative "Zebul, thy deeds were valiant" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 33. Chorus: In Glory High, in Might Serene

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 19. Chorus: "In glory high, in might serene"

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 34. Symphony

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 20. Symphony

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 35. Recitative: Hail, Glorious Conqueror (Iphis) / No. 36. Air: Welcome as the Cheerful Light… Welcome Thou, Whose Deeds Conspire (Iphis, Chorus of Boys)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 20a. Recitative "Hail, glorious conqueror!" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 37. Recitative: Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha) / No. 38. Air: Open Thy Marble Jaws, o Tomb (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 21a. Recitative "Horror! Confusion! Harsh this music grates" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 39. Recitative: Why Is My Brother Thus Afflicted? (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 22a. Recitative "Why is my brother thus afflicted?" (Zebul, Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 40. Concitato: First Perish Thou, and Perish All the World! (Storgè) / Air: Let Other Creatures Die (Storgè)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23. Accompagnato and Arioso "First perish thou and perish all the world!" (Storge)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 41. Recitative: If Such Thy Cruel Purpose (Hamor) / No. 42. Air: On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal (Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 23a. Recitative "If such thy cruel purpose, lo!" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 43. Quartet: O Spare Your Daughter (Zebul, Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25. Quartet "O spare your daughter!" (Storge, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 44. Recitative: Such News Flies Swift (Iphis) / No. 45. Air: Happy They! This Vital Breath (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 25a. Recitative "Such news flies swift" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 46. Accompagnato: Deeper, and Deeper Still (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 28. Accompagnato "Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act II: No. 47. 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!"

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 48. Accompagnato: Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, o Sun (Jephtha) / Recitative: A Father, Offering Up His Only Child (/Ephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 30. Arioso "Hide thou thy hated beams" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 49. Air: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 50. Accompagnato: Ye Sacred Priests, Whose Hands Ne’er Yet (Iphis) / No. 51. Air: Farewell, Ye Limpid Springs and Floods (Iphis)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 33. Accompagnato "Ye sacred priests, whose hands" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 52. Chorus: Doubtful Fear and Rev’rent Awe

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 35. Chorus "Doubtful fear and reverend awe" (Preists)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 53. Symphony

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36. Symphony

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 54. Recitative: Rise, Jephtha, and Ye Rev’rend Priests (Angel)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 36a. Recitative "Rise, Jephtha, and ye reverend priests" (Angel)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 55. Air: Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live (Angel)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 37. Air "Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live" (Angel)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 56. Arioso: For Ever Blessed Be Thy Holy Name (Jephtha)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 38. Arioso "For ever blessed be thy holy name" (Jephtha)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 57. Chorus: Theme Sublime of Endless Praise

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 39. Chorus "Theme sublime of endless praise"

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 58. Recitative: Let Me Congratulate This Happy Turn (Zebul) / No. 59. Air: Laud Her, All Ye Virgin Train (Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40. Air "Laud her, all ye virgin train" (Zebul)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 60. Recitative: O Let Me Fold Thee in a Mother’s Arms (Storgè) / No. 61. Air: Sweet as Sight to the Blind (Storgè)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 40a. Recitative "O let me fold thee in a mother's arms" (Storge)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 62. Recitative: With Transport, Iphis, I Behold Thy Safety (Hamor) / No. 63. Air: ’Tis Heaven’s All-Ruling Pow’r (Hamor)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 42. Air "'Tis Heaven's all-ruling pow'r" (Hamor)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 64. Recitative: My Faithful Hamor, May That Providence (Iphis) / No. 65. Quintet: All That Is in Hamor Mine (Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul)

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 42a. Recitative "My faithful Hamor, may that Providence" (Iphis)

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Jephtha, Act III: No. 66. Chorus: Ye House of Gilead

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 44. Chorus "Ye house of Gilead, with one voice"

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Sinfonia / Chorus: In the Lord I Put My Trust

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Sonata

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Solo: God is a Constant Sure Defence (tenor)

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Solo “God is a constant sure defence” (tenor)

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Chorus: Behold, the Wicked Bend Their Bow

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Chorus “Behold! The wicked bend their bow”

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Solo: But God, Who Hears the Suff’ring Poor (tenor)

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Solo “But God, who hears the suff’ring pow’r” (tenor)

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Chorus: Snares, Fire and Brimstone

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Chorus “Snares, fire and brimstone”

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Solo: The Righteous Lord Will Righteous Deeds (tenor)

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Solo “The righteous Lord” (tenor)

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Chandos Anthem no. 2: Chorus: Then Shall My Song, With Praise Inspir’d

George Frideric Handel - Chandos Anthem no. 2, HWV 247 “In the Lord put I my trust”: Chorus “Then shall my song”

David Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields