Handel: Jephtha
George Frideric Handel, widely considered one of the foremost composers of his generation, became the pride of Britain despite the fact that he was German-born. Famed for his large-scale vocal works, he was the inventor of the English oratorio, a genre that brought him much success.
Jephtha was Handel's final oratorio, written in 1751 while the composer was suffering badly from his failing eyesight. Based on the tale of Jephtha from the Book of Judges, the title character makes a promise to God that, in the event that he should triumph over the Ammonites, he will sacrifice the first living creature he meets. Unluckily this proves to be his beloved daughter, Iphis. As in the Renaissance version of the story, Iphis is saved by an angel who decrees that, instead of dying, Iphis will dedicate her life to God in the Temple.
In the title role is renowned British lyric tenor John Mark Ainsley, who continues to enjoy an active international career. German soprano Christiane Oelze plays the doomed Iphis, while contralto Catherine Denley takes on the role of her cautious mother, Storge.
Other information:
- Recorded in June 1992, Kirche 'Zur frohen Botschaft', Berlin-Karlshorst
- One of the best recordings of Handel's large scale and impressive oratorio Jephtha, played on period instruments by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by specialist Markus Creed, and a splendid cast of soloists: John Mark Ainsley, Christianne Oelze, Catherine Denley and Michael George.
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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EAN:
5028421946689
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Wymiary:
14.0x12.0cm
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Waga:
0.19kg
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Czas trwania:
2:40:07
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Nośniki:
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#1: Jephtha Act 2
(CD Audio)
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1. Air: Happy they! (Iphis) (03:40)
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2. Recitative: Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha) (00:26)
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3. Quartet: O spare your daughter! (Storge/Hamor/Jephtha/Zebul) (02:47)
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4. Air: Open thy marble jaws, O tomb (Jephtha) (04:32)
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5. Recitative: Glad tidings of great joy (Hamor) (01:19)
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6. Recitative: ‘Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens (Iphis) (00:23)
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7. Air: His mighty arm (Jephtha) (05:26)
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8. Symphony (01:13)
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9. Accompagnato and Arioso: First perish thou – Let other creatures (Storge) (02:13)
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10. Air: Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor) (04:33)
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11. Recitative: Heav’n smiles once more (Jephtha) (00:33)
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12. Chorus: Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (03:07)
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13. Air: Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis) (04:19)
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14. Recitative: Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis) (00:24)
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15. Air: Welcome, as the cheerful light (Iphis) – Chorus: Welcome thou, whose deeds conspire (03:57)
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16. Accompagnato: Deeper and deeper still (Jephtha) (03:37)
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17. Air: On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor) (01:36)
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18. Chorus: How dark, O Lord, are thy decrees! (07:09)
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19. Accompagnato: For joys so vast (Iphis) (00:49)
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20. Recitative: Such news flies swift (Iphis) (00:30)
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21. Recitative: Why is my brother thus afflicted? (Zebul/Jephtha) (01:06)
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22. Recitative: If such thy cruel purpose (Hamor) (00:23)
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23. Chorus: In glory high (02:24)
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#2: Jephtha Act 1
(CD Audio)
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1. Recitative: I go – My soul inspir’d by thy command (Hamor) (00:30)
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2. Recitative: What mean these doubtful fancies (Jephtha) (00:56)
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3. Recitative: Some dire event hangs o’er our heads (Storge) (00:28)
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4. Recitative: Such, Jephtha, was the haughty king’s reply (Zebul/Jephtha) (00:29)
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5. Recitative: But Jephtha comes (Zebul/Jephtha) (01:05)
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6. Overture (05:29)
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7. Recitative: ’Twill be a painful separation (Storge) (00:29)
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8. Menuet (01:36)
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9. Duet: These labours past, how happy we (Iphis/Hamor) (05:47)
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10. Air: The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis) (03:18)
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11. Recitative: Happy this embassy, my charming Iphis (Hamor) (00:51)
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12. Air: In gentle murmurs will mourn (Storge) (05:10)
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13. Air: Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha) (04:07)
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14. Recitative: Say, my dear mother (Iphis/Storge) (00:59)
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15. Accompagnato: If, Lord, sustain’d by thy almighty pow’r (Jephtha) (01:10)
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16. Air: Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor) (03:05)
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17. Chorus: O God, behold our sore distress (04:10)
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18. Air: Take the heart you foundly gave (Iphis) (03:57)
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19. Air: Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Storge) (04:17)
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20. Chorus: No more to Ammon’s god and king (02:38)
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21. Recitative: Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis) (00:30)
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22. Chorus: When his loud voice in thunder spoke (04:20)
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23. Accompagnato: It must be so (Zebul) (01:30)
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24. Air: Pour forth no more unheeded prayr’s (Zebul) (04:58)
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#3: Jephtha Act 3
(CD Audio)
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1. Recitative: Rise, Jephtha (Angel) (01:10)
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2. Air: Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Angel) (04:42)
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3. Accompagnato: Ye sacred priests (Iphis) (00:35)
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4. Chorus: Ye house of Gilead (03:21)
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5. Recitative: O let me fold thee (Storge) (00:20)
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6. Air: Waft her, angels (Jephtha) (04:06)
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7. Accompagnato: A father, off ring up (Jephtha) (02:26)
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8. Arioso: For ever blessed be (Jephtha) (01:31)
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9. Symphony (01:54)
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10. Chorus: Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Priests) (03:42)
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11. Recitative: Let me congratulate (Zebul) (00:30)
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12. Recitative: My faithful Hamor (Iphis) (00:15)
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13. Air: Laud her, all ye virgin train (Zebul) (02:16)
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14. Chorus: Theme sublime (03:25)
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15. Recitative: With transport, Iphis (Hamor) (00:21)
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16. Arioso: Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha) (02:40)
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17. Air: Farewell, ye limpid springs (Iphis) (05:02)
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18. Air: Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge) (01:56)
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19. Quintet: All that is in Hamor mine (Iphis/Hamor/Storge/Jephtha/Zebul) (03:36)
