℗ 2014 The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
Released | September 1, 2014 |
Duration | 2h 47m 51s |
Record Label | CORO |
Catalogue No. | COR16121 |
Genre | Classical |
Handel: Jephtha
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Jephtha, HWV 70
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1.1
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Act I: Overture
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
7:30 | |||
1.2
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Act I, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "It Must Be So" - Air. "Pour Forth No More"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:17 | |||
1.3
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Act I, Scene 1: "No More to Ammon's God and King"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:43 | |||
1.4
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Act I, Scene 2: Recitative. "But Jephtha Comes" - Air. "Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:45 | |||
1.5
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Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "'Twill Be a Painful Separation" - Air. "In Gentle Murmurs"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:01 | |||
1.6
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Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Happy This Embassy" - Air. "Dull Delay"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:44 | |||
1.7
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Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Ill Suits the Voice of Love" - Air. "Take the Heart"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:36 | |||
1.8
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Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "I Go; My Soul" - Duet. "These Labors Past"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
6:40 | |||
1.9
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Act I, Scene 4: Recitative. "What Mean These Doubtful Fancies" - Accompagnato. "If, Lord" - Recitative. "'Tis Said"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:00 | |||
1.10
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Act I, Scene 4: "O God, Behold Our Sore Distress"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:16 | |||
1.11
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Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Some Dire Event" - Air. "Scenes of Horror"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:57 | |||
1.12
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Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Say, My Dear Mother" - Air. "The Smiling Dawn"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:43 | |||
1.13
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Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King's Reply" - "When His Loud Voice Spoke in Thunder"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:14 | |||
2.1
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Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Glad Tidings of Great Joy to Thee"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
1:18 | |||
2.2
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Act II, Scene 1: "Cherub and Seraphim"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:17 | |||
2.3
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Act II, Scene 1: Air. "'Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:07 | |||
2.4
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Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "'Tis Well" - Air. "Tune the Soft Melodious Lute"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:13 | |||
2.5
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Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Heav'n Smiles Once More" - Air. "His Mighty Arm"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:55 | |||
2.6
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Act II, Scene 2: "In Glory High, in Might Serene"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:31 | |||
2.7
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Act 2, Scene III: Symphony
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
1:08 | |||
2.8
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Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Hail, Glorious Conqueror!" - Air. "Welcome as the Cheerful Light"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:18 | |||
2.9
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Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Horror! Confusion!" - Air. "Open thy marble jaws"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:52 | |||
2.10
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Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Why is My Brother Thus Afflicted?"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
1:08 | |||
2.11
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Act II, Scene 3: Accompagnato and Air. "First Perish Thou"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:18 | |||
2.12
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Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "If Such Thy Cruel Purpose" - Air. "On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:10 | |||
2.13
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Act II, Scene 3: Quartet. "O Spare Your Daughter"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:12 | |||
2.14
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Act II, Scene 4: Recitative. "Such News Flies Swift" - Accompagnato. "For Joys so Vast"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
1:15 | |||
2.15
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Act II, Scene 4: Air. "Happy They; This Vital Breath"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:50 | |||
2.16
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Act II, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "Deeper and Deeper Still"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:17 | |||
2.17
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Act II, Scene 4: "How Dark, O Lord, are Thy Decrees"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
7:26 | |||
3.1
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Act III, Scene 1: Air. "Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, O Sun, in Clouds"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:42 | |||
3.2
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Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "A Father Off'ring Up" - Air. "Waft Her, Angels"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:18 | |||
3.3
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Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Ye Sacred Priests" - Air. "Fairwell, ye Limpid Springs and Floods"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:33 | |||
3.4
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Act III, Scene 1: "Doubtful Fear and Rev'rent Awe"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:55 | |||
3.5
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Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:39 | |||
3.6
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Act III, Scene 1: Recitative. "Rise, Jephtha" - Air. "Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:15 | |||
3.7
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Act III, Scene 1: Air. "For Ever Blessed by Thy Holy Name"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
1:01 | |||
3.8
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Act III, Scene 1: "Theme Sublime of Endless Praise"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:16 | |||
3.9
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Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Let Me Congratulate" - Air. "Laud Her, all ye Virgin Train"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:38 | |||
3.10
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Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Oh, Let Me Fold Thee in a Mother's Arms" - Air. "Sweet as Sight to the Blind"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
2:46 | |||
3.11
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Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "With Transport, Iphis" - Air. "'Tis Heav'n's All-Ruling Pow'r"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
5:26 | |||
3.12
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Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "My Faithful Hamor" - Quintet. "All That is in Hamor is Mine"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:50 | |||
3.13
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Act III, Scene 2: "Ye House of Gilead, With One Voice"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
3:50 | |||
3.14
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Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Again Heav'n Smiles" - Air. "Freedom Now"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers |
4:01 |
“Gilchrist conveys affable nonchalance in the early stages ... aptly characterises Jephtha's deepening emotional responses to the unfolding tragedy ... the orchestra play excellently.”
- Gramophone
Renowned for their Handel interpretations, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble The Sixteen adds to its glittering catalogue with this recording of Jephtha. The last oratorio Handel wrote, Jephtha is often seen as his most profound; the portrayal of Jephtha's suffering is particularly noteworthy for its astonishing sincerity. The Sixteen is joined on this 2014 release by a stellar cast of soloists including James Gilchrist and Susan Bickley, among others.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – CORO Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.00 -14.69 to -0.05 | -28.29 -35.74 to -20.11 | -24.65 -31.30 to -16.30 | 15 10 to 17 | |
1.1 | Act I: Overture | -7.75 | -27.38 | -24.4 | 12 |
1.2 | Act I, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "It Must Be So" - Air. "Pour Forth No More" | -5.30 | -28.89 | -25.2 | 16 |
1.3 | Act I, Scene 1: "No More to Ammon's God and King" | -1.57 | -21.49 | -18.0 | 13 |
1.4 | Act I, Scene 2: Recitative. "But Jephtha Comes" - Air. "Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace" | -4.68 | -30.43 | -26.3 | 16 |
1.5 | Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "'Twill Be a Painful Separation" - Air. "In Gentle Murmurs" | -7.94 | -32.03 | -28.8 | 15 |
1.6 | Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Happy This Embassy" - Air. "Dull Delay" | -8.50 | -31.94 | -28.5 | 15 |
1.7 | Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Ill Suits the Voice of Love" - Air. "Take the Heart" | -5.61 | -29.31 | -25.7 | 15 |
1.8 | Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "I Go; My Soul" - Duet. "These Labors Past" | -0.95 | -26.26 | -22.3 | 15 |
1.9 | Act I, Scene 4: Recitative. "What Mean These Doubtful Fancies" - Accompagnato. "If, Lord" - Recitative. "'Tis Said" | -3.86 | -28.96 | -24.3 | 15 |
1.10 | Act I, Scene 4: "O God, Behold Our Sore Distress" | -2.77 | -22.71 | -19.5 | 13 |
1.11 | Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Some Dire Event" - Air. "Scenes of Horror" | -5.14 | -29.59 | -26.3 | 16 |
1.12 | Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Say, My Dear Mother" - Air. "The Smiling Dawn" | -4.66 | -29.82 | -25.7 | 16 |
1.13 | Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King's Reply" - "When His Loud Voice Spoke in Thunder" | -0.05 | -20.30 | -16.8 | 13 |
2.1 | Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Glad Tidings of Great Joy to Thee" | -8.64 | -31.99 | -28.1 | 15 |
2.2 | Act II, Scene 1: "Cherub and Seraphim" | -1.34 | -23.97 | -19.9 | 14 |
2.3 | Act II, Scene 1: Air. "'Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending" | -2.36 | -29.99 | -26.5 | 16 |
2.4 | Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "'Tis Well" - Air. "Tune the Soft Melodious Lute" | -4.55 | -28.12 | -24.3 | 14 |
2.5 | Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Heav'n Smiles Once More" - Air. "His Mighty Arm" | -6.56 | -28.69 | -25.0 | 15 |
2.6 | Act II, Scene 2: "In Glory High, in Might Serene" | -0.09 | -22.39 | -18.6 | 14 |
2.7 | Act 2, Scene III: Symphony | -14.69 | -30.76 | -28.3 | 10 |
2.8 | Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Hail, Glorious Conqueror!" - Air. "Welcome as the Cheerful Light" | -4.41 | -27.87 | -24.4 | 16 |
2.9 | Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Horror! Confusion!" - Air. "Open thy marble jaws" | -4.78 | -30.44 | -26.2 | 17 |
2.10 | Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Why is My Brother Thus Afflicted?" | -12.86 | -35.74 | -31.3 | 15 |
2.11 | Act II, Scene 3: Accompagnato and Air. "First Perish Thou" | -1.73 | -27.67 | -24.2 | 17 |
2.12 | Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "If Such Thy Cruel Purpose" - Air. "On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal" | -0.21 | -26.14 | -22.6 | 14 |
2.13 | Act II, Scene 3: Quartet. "O Spare Your Daughter" | -4.92 | -26.64 | -23.2 | 13 |
2.14 | Act II, Scene 4: Recitative. "Such News Flies Swift" - Accompagnato. "For Joys so Vast" | -3.31 | -28.33 | -24.5 | 14 |
2.15 | Act II, Scene 4: Air. "Happy They; This Vital Breath" | -4.95 | -30.87 | -27.4 | 15 |
2.16 | Act II, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "Deeper and Deeper Still" | -1.63 | -29.64 | -24.7 | 17 |
2.17 | Act II, Scene 4: "How Dark, O Lord, are Thy Decrees" | -1.48 | -25.42 | -21.7 | 15 |
3.1 | Act III, Scene 1: Air. "Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, O Sun, in Clouds" | -6.16 | -31.84 | -27.8 | 16 |
3.2 | Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "A Father Off'ring Up" - Air. "Waft Her, Angels" | -7.86 | -32.93 | -29.7 | 15 |
3.3 | Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Ye Sacred Priests" - Air. "Fairwell, ye Limpid Springs and Floods" | -1.39 | -27.44 | -23.0 | 16 |
3.4 | Act III, Scene 1: "Doubtful Fear and Rev'rent Awe" | -2.46 | -23.79 | -20.2 | 13 |
3.5 | Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia | -12.60 | -31.76 | -28.8 | 13 |
3.6 | Act III, Scene 1: Recitative. "Rise, Jephtha" - Air. "Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live" | -1.99 | -26.61 | -23.0 | 15 |
3.7 | Act III, Scene 1: Air. "For Ever Blessed by Thy Holy Name" | -10.09 | -30.54 | -27.4 | 12 |
3.8 | Act III, Scene 1: "Theme Sublime of Endless Praise" | -1.67 | -23.28 | -19.9 | 14 |
3.9 | Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Let Me Congratulate" - Air. "Laud Her, all ye Virgin Train" | -9.98 | -33.38 | -30.2 | 15 |
3.10 | Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Oh, Let Me Fold Thee in a Mother's Arms" - Air. "Sweet as Sight to the Blind" | -7.09 | -29.84 | -26.4 | 15 |
3.11 | Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "With Transport, Iphis" - Air. "'Tis Heav'n's All-Ruling Pow'r" | -10.80 | -31.88 | -28.6 | 13 |
3.12 | Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "My Faithful Hamor" - Quintet. "All That is in Hamor is Mine" | -2.70 | -27.45 | -23.9 | 15 |
3.13 | Act III, Scene 2: "Ye House of Gilead, With One Voice" | -0.06 | -20.11 | -16.3 | 13 |
3.14 | Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Again Heav'n Smiles" - Air. "Freedom Now" | -7.65 | -30.02 | -26.7 | 14 |