The Sixteen & Harry Christophers - Handel: Jephtha (2014)

Tracklist:

ACT ONE
1 Jephtha Overture
2 Jephtha It must be so (Accompagnato - Zebul), Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs (Air - Zebul)
3 Jephtha No more to Ammon's god and king (Chorus of Israelites)
4 Jephtha But Jephtha comes (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), Virtue my soul shall embrace (Air - Jephtha)
5 Jephtha Twill be a painful separation (Storgè), In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Air - Storgè)
6 Jephtha Happy this embassy (Recitative - Hamor), Dull delay (Air - Hamor)
7 Jephtha Ill suits the voice of love (Recitative - Iphis), Take the heart you fondly gave (Air - Iphis)
8 Jephtha I go; my soul (Recitative - Hamor), These labours past (Duet - Iphis, Hamor)
9 Jephtha What mean these doubtful fancies (Recitative - Jephtha), If, Lord (Accompagnato - Jephtha), 'Tis said (Recitative - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha O God, behold our sore distress (Chorus of Israelites)
11 Jephtha Some dire event (Recitative - Storgè), Scenes of horror, scenes of woe (Air - Storgè)
12 Jephtha Say, my dear mother, (Recitative - Iphis, Storgè), The smiling dawn of happy days (Air - Iphis)
13 Jephtha Such, Jephtha (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha), When his loud voice in thunder spoke (Chorus of Israelites)

ACT TWO
1 Jephtha Glad tidings of great joy to thee (Recitative - Hamor)
2 Jephtha Cherub and seraphim (Chorus of Virgins)
3 Jephtha Up the dreadful steep ascending (Air - Hamor)
4 Jephtha Tis well (Recitative - Iphis), Tune the soft melodious lute (Air - Iphis)
5 Jephtha Heav'n smiles once more (Recitative - Jephtha), His mighty arm, with sudden blow (Air - Jephtha)
6 Jephtha In glory high, in might serene (Chorus of Israelites)
7 Jephtha Symphony
8 Jephtha Hail, glorious conqueror! (Recitative - Iphis), Welcome as the cheerful light (Air - Iphis), Welcome thou (Chorus of Virgins)
9 Jephtha Horror! Confusion! (Recitative - Jephtha), Open thy marble jaws (Air - Jephtha)
10 Jephtha Why is my brother thus afflicted? (Recitative - Zebul, Jephtha)
11 Jephtha First perish thou, and perish all the world! (Air and accompagnato - Storgè)
12 Jephtha If such thy cruel purpose (Recitative - Hamor), On me let blind mistaken zeal (Air - Hamor)
13 Jephtha O spare your daughter (Quartet - Storgè, Hamor, Jephtha, Zebul)
14 Jephtha Such news flies swift (Recitative - Iphis), For joys so vast too little is the price (Accompagnato - Iphis)
15 Jephtha Happy they; this vital breath (Air - Iphis)
16 Jephtha Deeper and deeper still (Accompagnato - Jephtha)
17 Jephtha How dark, O Lord, are Thy decrees (Chorus of Israelites)

ACT THREE
1 Jephtha Hide thou thy hated beams (Air - Jephtha)
2 Jephtha A father, off'ring up his only child (Accompagnato - Jephtha), Waft her, angels (Air - Jephtha)
3 Jephtha Ye sacred priests (Accompagnato - Iphis), Farewell, ye limped springs and floods (Air - Iphis)
4 Jephtha Doubtful fear and rev'rent awe (Chorus of Priests)
5 Jephtha Sinfonia
6 Jephtha Rise, Jephtha, and ye rev'rend priests (Recitative - Angel), Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live (Air - Angel)
7 Jephtha For ever blessed be Thy holy name (Air - Jephtha)
8 Jephtha Theme sublime of endless praise (Chorus of Israelites)
9 Jephtha Let me congratulate this happy turn (Recitative - Zebul), Laud her, all ye virgin train (Air - Zebul)
10 Jephtha Oh, let me fold thee (Recitative - Storgè), Sweet as sight to the blind (Air - Storgè)
11 Jephtha With transport, Iphis (Recitative - Hamor), 'Tis Heav'n's all-ruling pow'r (Air - Hamor)
12 Jephtha My faithful Hamor (Recitative - Iphis), All that is in Hamor is mine (Quintet - Iphis, Hamor, Storgè, Jephtha, Zebul)
13 Jephtha Ye house of Gilead, with one voice (Chorus of Israelites)
14 Jephtha Appendix: Again Heav'n smiles (Reiciative - Zebul), Freedom now (Air - Zebul)

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