℗ 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

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Jephtha, HWV 70  
1.1
Act I: Overture
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
7:30
1.2
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
Act I, Scene 1: "No More to Ammon's God and King"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
2:43
1.4
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
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
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Happy This Embassy" - Air. "Dull Delay"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:44
1.7
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
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "I Go; My Soul" - Duet. "These Labors Past"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
6:40
1.9
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
Act I, Scene 4: "O God, Behold Our Sore Distress"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
4:16
1.11
Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Some Dire Event" - Air. "Scenes of Horror"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
4:57
1.12
Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Say, My Dear Mother" - Air. "The Smiling Dawn"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:43
1.13
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
Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Glad Tidings of Great Joy to Thee"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
1:18
2.2
Act II, Scene 1: "Cherub and Seraphim"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:17
2.3
Act II, Scene 1: Air. "'Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
4:07
2.4
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "'Tis Well" - Air. "Tune the Soft Melodious Lute"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
5:13
2.5
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
Act II, Scene 2: "In Glory High, in Might Serene"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
2:31
2.7
Act 2, Scene III: Symphony
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
1:08
2.8
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
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Horror! Confusion!" - Air. "Open thy marble jaws"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
4:52
2.10
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Why is My Brother Thus Afflicted?"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
1:08
2.11
Act II, Scene 3: Accompagnato and Air. "First Perish Thou"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
2:18
2.12
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
Act II, Scene 3: Quartet. "O Spare Your Daughter"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:12
2.14
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
Act II, Scene 4: Air. "Happy They; This Vital Breath"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:50
2.16
Act II, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "Deeper and Deeper Still"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:17
2.17
Act II, Scene 4: "How Dark, O Lord, are Thy Decrees"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
7:26
3.1
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
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
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
Act III, Scene 1: "Doubtful Fear and Rev'rent Awe"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:55
3.5
Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
2:39
3.6
Act III, Scene 1: Recitative. "Rise, Jephtha" - Air. "Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
5:15
3.7
Act III, Scene 1: Air. "For Ever Blessed by Thy Holy Name"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
1:01
3.8
Act III, Scene 1: "Theme Sublime of Endless Praise"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:16
3.9
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
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
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
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
Act III, Scene 2: "Ye House of Gilead, With One Voice"
George Friderich Handel; The Sixteen; Harry Christophers
3:50
3.14
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
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-14.69 to -0.05
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-35.74 to -20.11
-24.65
-31.30 to -16.30
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10 to 17
1.1
Act I: Overture
-7.75-27.38-24.412
1.2
Act I, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "It Must Be So" - Air. "Pour Forth No More"
-5.30-28.89-25.216
1.3
Act I, Scene 1: "No More to Ammon's God and King"
-1.57-21.49-18.013
1.4
Act I, Scene 2: Recitative. "But Jephtha Comes" - Air. "Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace"
-4.68-30.43-26.316
1.5
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "'Twill Be a Painful Separation" - Air. "In Gentle Murmurs"
-7.94-32.03-28.815
1.6
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Happy This Embassy" - Air. "Dull Delay"
-8.50-31.94-28.515
1.7
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "Ill Suits the Voice of Love" - Air. "Take the Heart"
-5.61-29.31-25.715
1.8
Act I, Scene 3: Recitative. "I Go; My Soul" - Duet. "These Labors Past"
-0.95-26.26-22.315
1.9
Act I, Scene 4: Recitative. "What Mean These Doubtful Fancies" - Accompagnato. "If, Lord" - Recitative. "'Tis Said"
-3.86-28.96-24.315
1.10
Act I, Scene 4: "O God, Behold Our Sore Distress"
-2.77-22.71-19.513
1.11
Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Some Dire Event" - Air. "Scenes of Horror"
-5.14-29.59-26.316
1.12
Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Say, My Dear Mother" - Air. "The Smiling Dawn"
-4.66-29.82-25.716
1.13
Act I, Scene 5: Recitative. "Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King's Reply" - "When His Loud Voice Spoke in Thunder"
-0.05-20.30-16.813
2.1
Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Glad Tidings of Great Joy to Thee"
-8.64-31.99-28.115
2.2
Act II, Scene 1: "Cherub and Seraphim"
-1.34-23.97-19.914
2.3
Act II, Scene 1: Air. "'Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending"
-2.36-29.99-26.516
2.4
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "'Tis Well" - Air. "Tune the Soft Melodious Lute"
-4.55-28.12-24.314
2.5
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Heav'n Smiles Once More" - Air. "His Mighty Arm"
-6.56-28.69-25.015
2.6
Act II, Scene 2: "In Glory High, in Might Serene"
-0.09-22.39-18.614
2.7
Act 2, Scene III: Symphony
-14.69-30.76-28.310
2.8
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Hail, Glorious Conqueror!" - Air. "Welcome as the Cheerful Light"
-4.41-27.87-24.416
2.9
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Horror! Confusion!" - Air. "Open thy marble jaws"
-4.78-30.44-26.217
2.10
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Why is My Brother Thus Afflicted?"
-12.86-35.74-31.315
2.11
Act II, Scene 3: Accompagnato and Air. "First Perish Thou"
-1.73-27.67-24.217
2.12
Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "If Such Thy Cruel Purpose" - Air. "On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal"
-0.21-26.14-22.614
2.13
Act II, Scene 3: Quartet. "O Spare Your Daughter"
-4.92-26.64-23.213
2.14
Act II, Scene 4: Recitative. "Such News Flies Swift" - Accompagnato. "For Joys so Vast"
-3.31-28.33-24.514
2.15
Act II, Scene 4: Air. "Happy They; This Vital Breath"
-4.95-30.87-27.415
2.16
Act II, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "Deeper and Deeper Still"
-1.63-29.64-24.717
2.17
Act II, Scene 4: "How Dark, O Lord, are Thy Decrees"
-1.48-25.42-21.715
3.1
Act III, Scene 1: Air. "Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams, O Sun, in Clouds"
-6.16-31.84-27.816
3.2
Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "A Father Off'ring Up" - Air. "Waft Her, Angels"
-7.86-32.93-29.715
3.3
Act III, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Ye Sacred Priests" - Air. "Fairwell, ye Limpid Springs and Floods"
-1.39-27.44-23.016
3.4
Act III, Scene 1: "Doubtful Fear and Rev'rent Awe"
-2.46-23.79-20.213
3.5
Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia
-12.60-31.76-28.813
3.6
Act III, Scene 1: Recitative. "Rise, Jephtha" - Air. "Happy, Iphis, Shalt Thou Live"
-1.99-26.61-23.015
3.7
Act III, Scene 1: Air. "For Ever Blessed by Thy Holy Name"
-10.09-30.54-27.412
3.8
Act III, Scene 1: "Theme Sublime of Endless Praise"
-1.67-23.28-19.914
3.9
Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Let Me Congratulate" - Air. "Laud Her, all ye Virgin Train"
-9.98-33.38-30.215
3.10
Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Oh, Let Me Fold Thee in a Mother's Arms" - Air. "Sweet as Sight to the Blind"
-7.09-29.84-26.415
3.11
Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "With Transport, Iphis" - Air. "'Tis Heav'n's All-Ruling Pow'r"
-10.80-31.88-28.613
3.12
Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "My Faithful Hamor" - Quintet. "All That is in Hamor is Mine"
-2.70-27.45-23.915
3.13
Act III, Scene 2: "Ye House of Gilead, With One Voice"
-0.06-20.11-16.313
3.14
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Again Heav'n Smiles" - Air. "Freedom Now"
-7.65-30.02-26.714

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