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. Recitative: If such thy cruel purpose (Hamor) (00:23)
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2. Quartet: O spare your daughter! (Storge/Hamor/Jephtha/Zebul) (02:47)
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3. Recitative: Why is my brother thus afflicted? (Zebul/Jephtha) (01:06)
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4. Accompagnato: For joys so vast (Iphis) (00:49)
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5. Symphony (01:13)
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6. Air: On me let blind mistaken zeal (Hamor) (01:36)
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7. Air: Up the dreadful steep ascending (Hamor) (04:33)
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8. Recitative: Horror! Confusion! (Jephtha) (00:26)
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9. Recitative: Glad tidings of great joy (Hamor) (01:19)
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10. Recitative: Such news flies swift (Iphis) (00:30)
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11. Air: Happy they! (Iphis) (03:40)
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12. Recitative: Heav’n smiles once more (Jephtha) (00:33)
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13. Air: Tune the soft melodious lute (Iphis) (04:19)
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14. Chorus: Cherub and Seraphim, unbodied forms (03:07)
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15. Recitative: Hail, glorious conqueror! (Iphis) (00:24)
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16. Air: Welcome, as the cheerful light (Iphis) – Chorus: Welcome thou, whose deeds conspire (03:57)
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17. Accompagnato and Arioso: First perish thou – Let other creatures (Storge) (02:13)
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18. Recitative: ‘Tis well. Haste, haste, ye maidens (Iphis) (00:23)
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19. Air: His mighty arm (Jephtha) (05:26)
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20. Chorus: How dark, O Lord, are thy decrees! (07:09)
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21. Chorus: In glory high (02:24)
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22. Accompagnato: Deeper and deeper still (Jephtha) (03:37)
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23. Air: Open thy marble jaws, O tomb (Jephtha) (04:32)
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#2: Jephtha Act 1
(CD Audio)
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1. Accompagnato: It must be so (Zebul) (01:30)
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2. Air: Dull delay, in piercing anguish (Hamor) (03:05)
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3. Accompagnato: If, Lord, sustain’d by thy almighty pow’r (Jephtha) (01:10)
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4. Recitative: Say, my dear mother (Iphis/Storge) (00:59)
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5. Recitative: ’Twill be a painful separation (Storge) (00:29)
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6. Menuet (01:36)
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7. Recitative: What mean these doubtful fancies (Jephtha) (00:56)
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8. Chorus: When his loud voice in thunder spoke (04:20)
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9. Recitative: Some dire event hangs o’er our heads (Storge) (00:28)
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10. Chorus: No more to Ammon’s god and king (02:38)
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11. Air: The smiling dawn of happy days (Iphis) (03:18)
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12. Air: Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Storge) (04:17)
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13. Recitative: Ill suits the voice of love (Iphis) (00:30)
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14. Air: Pour forth no more unheeded prayr’s (Zebul) (04:58)
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15. Air: In gentle murmurs will mourn (Storge) (05:10)
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16. Air: Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha) (04:07)
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17. Duet: These labours past, how happy we (Iphis/Hamor) (05:47)
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18. Recitative: But Jephtha comes (Zebul/Jephtha) (01:05)
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19. Recitative: Such, Jephtha, was the haughty king’s reply (Zebul/Jephtha) (00:29)
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20. Chorus: O God, behold our sore distress (04:10)
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21. Air: Take the heart you foundly gave (Iphis) (03:57)
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22. Recitative: I go – My soul inspir’d by thy command (Hamor) (00:30)
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23. Overture (05:29)
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24. Recitative: Happy this embassy, my charming Iphis (Hamor) (00:51)
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#3: Jephtha Act 3
(CD Audio)
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1. Recitative: O let me fold thee (Storge) (00:20)
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2. Accompagnato: A father, off ring up (Jephtha) (02:26)
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3. Air: Farewell, ye limpid springs (Iphis) (05:02)
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4. Air: Sweet as sight to the blind (Storge) (01:56)
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5. Arioso: For ever blessed be (Jephtha) (01:31)
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6. Quintet: All that is in Hamor mine (Iphis/Hamor/Storge/Jephtha/Zebul) (03:36)
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7. Recitative: My faithful Hamor (Iphis) (00:15)
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8. Symphony (01:54)
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9. Air: Laud her, all ye virgin train (Zebul) (02:16)
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10. Chorus: Ye house of Gilead (03:21)
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11. Air: Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Angel) (04:42)
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12. Recitative: Rise, Jephtha (Angel) (01:10)
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13. Recitative: Let me congratulate (Zebul) (00:30)
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14. Arioso: Hide thou thy hated beams (Jephtha) (02:40)
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15. Chorus: Theme sublime (03:25)
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16. Air: Waft her, angels (Jephtha) (04:06)
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17. Chorus: Doubtful fear and reverend awe (Priests) (03:42)
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18. Accompagnato: Ye sacred priests (Iphis) (00:35)
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19. Recitative: With transport, Iphis (Hamor) (00:21)
