Händel: Jephtha – An Oratorio or Sacred Drama - CD

CD: 1

George Frideric Handel

Jephtha (1752) - An Oratorio; or Sacred Drama

 

1. Overture

05:03

Jephtha (1752) - Act One

 

2. Menuet

01:23

 

3. Accompagnato (Zebul): It must be so

01:37

 

4. Air (Zebul): Pour forth no more unheeded pray’rs

04:56

 

5. Chorus of Israelites: No more to Ammon’s god

03:06

 

6. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): But Jephtha comes

00:56

 

7. Air (Jephtha): Virtue my soul shall still embrace

04:01

 

8. Recitative (Storgè): ’Twill be a painful separation

00:33

 

9. Air (Storgè): In gentle murmurs will I mourn

04:30

 

10. Recitative (Hamor): Happy this embassy

00:46

 

11. Air (Hamor): Dull delay, in piercing anguish

02:37

 

12. Recitative (Iphis): Ill suits the voice of love

00:29

 

13. Air (Iphis): Take the heart you fondly gave

03:08

 

14. Recitative (Hamor): I go. My soul, inspir’d

00:27

 

15. Duet (Iphis and Hamor): These labours past

04:25

 

16. Recitative (Jephtha): What mean these doubtful fancies

02:23

 

17. Chorus of Israelites: O God, behold our sore distress

04:49

 

18. Recitative (Storgè): Some dire event

00:31

 

19. Air (Storgè): Scenes of horror, scenes of woe

03:57

 

20. Recitative (Iphis, Storgè): Say, my dear mother

00:55

 

21. Air (Iphis): The smiling dawn of happy days

02:00

 

22. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): Such, Jephtha

00:36

 

23. Chorus of Israelites: When His loud voice in thunder spoke

04:04

Jephtha (1752) - Act Two

 

24. Recitative (Hamor): Glad tidings of great joy

01:20

 

25. Chorus of Israelites: Cherub and seraphim

03:34

 

26. Air (Hamor): Up the dreadful steep ascending

04:56

 

27. Recitative (Iphis): ’Tis well

00:23

 

28. Air (Iphis): Tune the soft melodious lute

03:36

 

29. Recitative (Jephtha): Heav’n smiles once more

00:41

 

30. Air (Jephtha): His mighty arm

05:19

 

31. Chorus: In glory high

02:48

CD: 2

George Frideric Handel

Jephtha (1752) - Act Two

 

1. Symphony

00:46

 

2. Recitative (Iphis): Hail, glorious conqueror

00:24

 

3. Air (Iphis) and Chorus of Virgins: Welcome as the cheerful light

02:04

 

4. Recitative (Jephtha): Horror, confusion!

00:28

 

5. Air (Jephtha): Open thy marble jaws

03:08

 

6. Recitative (Zebul, Jephtha): Why is my brother thus afflicted?

01:13

 

7. Accompagnato (Storgè): First perish thou

02:07

 

8. Recitative (Hamor): If such thy cruel purpose

00:25

 

9. Air (Hamor): On me let blind mistaken zeal

01:54

 

10. Quartet (Zebul, Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha): Oh, spare your daughter

01:58

 

11. Recitative and Accompagnato (Iphis): Such news flies swift For joys so vast

01:28

 

12. Air (Iphis): Happy they

03:06

 

13. Accompagnato (Jephtha): Deeper, and deeper still

03:02

 

14. Chorus: How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees

08:31

Jephtha (1752) - Act Three

 

15. Accompagnato (Jephtha): Hide thou thy hated beams

02:21

 

16. Air (Jephtha): Waft her, angels

04:32

 

17. Recitative (Iphis): Ye sacred priests

00:39

 

18. Air (Iphis): Farewell, ye limpid springs

05:25

 

19. Chorus of Priests: Doubtful fear and rev’rent awe

03:16

 

20. Symphony

01:15

 

21. Recitative (Angel): Rise, Jephtha

01:15

 

22. Air (Angel): Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live

04:00

 

23. Arioso (Jephtha): For ever blessed be Thy holy name

01:00

 

24. Chorus of Priests: Theme sublime of endless praise

04:00

 

25. Recitative (Zebul): Let me congratulate

00:32

 

26. Air (Zebul): Laud her, all ye virgin train

02:05

 

27. Recitative (Storgè): Oh, let me fold thee

00:19

 

28. Air (Storgè): Sweet as sight to the blind

02:09

 

29. Recitative (Hamor): With transport, Iphis

00:32

 

30. Air (Hamor): ’Tis Heav’n’s all-ruling pow’r

04:51

 

31. Recitative (Iphis): My faithful Hamor

00:23

 

32. Quintet (Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul): All that is in Hamor mine

03:46

 

33. Chorus of Israelites: Ye house of Gilead

03:58

Audience

 

34. Applause

00:47