Jephtha

Jephtha, HWV 70: Overture

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Menuet

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: It Must Be So

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, HWV 70: Act I: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: 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, HWV 70: Act I: But Jephta Comes

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: 'Twill Be a Painful Separation, Jephta - In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: Ill Suits the Voice of Love When Glory Calls - Take the Heart You Fondly Gave

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: I Go, My soul, Inspir'd - These Labours Past, How Happy We!

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, HWV 70: Act I: What Mean These Doubtful Fancies

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: 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, HWV 70: Act I: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: Say, My Dear Mother

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: The Smiling Dawn of Happy Days

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I: Such, Jephta - When His Loud Voice

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, HWV 70: Act II: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Cherub and Seraphim, Unbodied Forms

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Up the DreadfulSteep Ascending

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 'Tis Well - Tune the Soft Melodious Lute

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Again Heav'n Smiles - Freedom Now Once More Possessing

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Zebul, Thy Deeds Were Valiant - His Mighty Arm

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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, HWV 70: Act II: Symphony

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Hail, Glorious Conqueror - Welcome as the Cheerful Ligh

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: O Spare Your Daughter

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Such News Flies Swift - Happy They

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: Deeper, and Deeper Still

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II: 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, HWV 70: Act III: Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, O Sun

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: 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, HWV 70: Act III: Symphony

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: Rise, Jephta, and Ye Rev'rend Priests

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: Happy, Iphis Shalt Thou Live

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: 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, HWV 70: Act III: 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)

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: O Let Me Fold Thee in a Mother's Arms - Sweet as Sight

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, HWV 70: Act III: With Transport, Iphis - 'Tis Heaven's All-ruling Power

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: My Faithful Hamor, May That Providence - All That Is in Hamor Mine

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

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Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: Ye House of Gilead, With One Voice

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

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