Immerse yourself in the powerful and dramatic world of George Frideric Handel's "Jephtha," a masterful orchestration that showcases the composer's unparalleled ability to blend choral and operatic elements. Released on April 1, 2013, under the Brilliant Classics label, this album is a testament to Handel's enduring legacy in the classical music realm.
Spanning nearly two hours and five minutes, "Jephtha" is a three-act oratorio that tells the biblical story of Jephtha, a judge of Israel who makes a tragic vow to God. The album features a rich tapestry of arias, choruses, and recitatives, performed with exquisite precision and emotional depth. Handel's intricate compositions and the vivid storytelling make this a compelling listen for both seasoned classical music enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The album is a showcase of Handel's genius, with each track offering a unique blend of drama, pathos, and triumph. From the stirring overture to the poignant arias and the powerful choruses, "Jephtha" is a journey through the heights and depths of human emotion. The performances are brought to life by a talented cast of singers and musicians, each contributing to the overall richness and complexity of the work.
"Jephtha" is not just an album; it's an experience that highlights the timeless appeal of Handel's music. Whether you're a fan of choral works, opera, or classical music in general, this album is a must-listen that will leave you in awe of Handel's artistic brilliance.
Tracks
Jeptha: OvertureGeorge Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha: MenuetGeorge Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 1: Accompagnato. "It Must Be So" (Zebul)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 1: Air. "Pour Forth No More Unheeded Prayr's" (Zebul)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 1: Chorus. "No More to Ammon's God and King"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 2: Recitative. "But Jephtha Comes" (Zebul/Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 2: Air. "Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 2: Recitative. "'Twill Be a Painful Separation" (Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 2: Air. "In Gentle Murmurs Will Mourn" (Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Recitative. "Happy This Embassy, My Charming Iphis" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Air. "Dull Delay, in Piercing Anguish" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Recitative. "Ill Suits the Voice of Love" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Air: "Take the Heart You Foundly Gave" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Recitative. "I Go - My Soul Inspir'd by Thy Command" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 3: Duet. "These Labours Past, How Happy We" (Iphis/Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 4: Recitative. "What Mean These Doubtful Fancies" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 4: Accompagnato. "If, Lord, Sustain'd by Thy Almighty Pow'r" (Jephtha) - Recitative. "'Tis Said. Attend, Ye Chiefs" [Jephtha]George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 4: Chorus. "O God, Behold Our Sore Distress"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 5: Recitative. "Some Dire Event Hangs o'er Our Heads" (Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 5: Air. "Scenes of Horror, Scenes of Woe" (Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 6: Recitative. "Say, My Dear Mother" (Iphis/Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 6: Air. "The Smiling Dawn of Happy Days" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 7: Recitative. "Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King's Reply" (Zebul/Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 1 Scene 7: Chorus. "When His Loud Voice in Thunder Spoke"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 1: Recitative. "Glad Tidings of Great Joy" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 1: Chorus. "Cherub and Seraphim, Unbodied Forms"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 1: Air. "Up the Dreadful Steep Ascending" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 1: Recitative. "'Tis Well. Haste, Haste, Ye Maidens" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 1: Air. "Tune the Soft Melodious Lute" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 2: Recitative. "Heav'n Smiles Once More" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 2: Air. "His Mighty Arm" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 2: Chorus. "In Glory High"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Recitative. "Hail, Glorious Conqueror!" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Air. "Welcome, As the Cheerful Light" (Iphis) - Chorus. "Welcome Thou, Whose Deeds Conspire"George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Recitative. "Horror! Confusion!" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Air. "Open Thy Marble Jaws, O Tomb" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Recitative. "Why Is My Brother Thus Afflicted?" (Zebul/Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Accompagnato and Arioso. "First Perish Thou - Let Other Creatures" (Storgè)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Recitative. "If Such Thy Cruel Purpose" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Air. "On Me Let Blind Mistaken Zeal" (Hamor)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 3: Quartet. "O Spare Your Daughter!" (Storgè/Hamor/Jephtha/Zebul)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 4: Recitative. "Such News Flies Swift" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 4: Accompagnato. "For Joys So Vast" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 4: Air. "Happy They!" (Iphis)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 4: Accompagnato. "Deeper and Deeper Still" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 2 Scene 4: Chorus. "How Dark, O Lord, Are Thy Decrees!George Frideric Handel, RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 3 Scene 1: Arioso. "Hide Thou Thy Hated Beams" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 3 Scene 1: Accompagnato. "A Father, Off Ring Up" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
Jeptha, Act 3 Scene 1: Air. "Waft Her, Angels" (Jephtha)George Frideric Handel, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Marcus Creed
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