Jephtha

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1Jephtha, Act I: No. 1. Overture
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0. Overture (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70
George Frideric Handel3:51
2Jephtha, Act I: No. 2. Menuet
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: no. 0a. Minuet (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70
George Frideric Handel1:43
3Jephtha, Act I: No. 3. Recitative: It Must Be So – or These Vile Ammonites (Zebul)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Christopher Keyte (operatic bass) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 1. Accompagnato "It must be so or these wile Ammonites" (Zebul) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel1:27
4Jephtha, Act I: No. 4. Air: Pour Forth No More Unheeded Pray’Rs (Zebul)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Christopher Keyte (operatic bass) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 2. Air "Pour forth no more unheeded pray'rs" (Zebul) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel3:16
5Jephtha, Act I: No. 5. Chorus: No More to Ammon’s God and King
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3. Chorus "No more to Ammon's god and King" (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel2:58
6Jephtha, Act I: No. 6. Recitative: But Jephtha Comes. Kind Heaven, Assist Our Plea (Zebul)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Christopher Keyte (operatic bass) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 3a. Recitative "But Jephtha comes" (Zebul, Jephtha) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel1:01
7Jephtha, Act I: No. 7. Air: Virtue My Soul Shall Still Embrace (Jephtha)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4. Air "Virtue my soul shall still embrace" (Jephtha) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel4:04
8Jephtha, Act I: No. 8. Recitative: ’Twill Be a Painful Separation, Jephtha (Storgè) / No. 9. Air: In Gentle Murmurs Will I Mourn (Storgè)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storgè]:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Twill be a painful separation" (Storge) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5. Air "In gentle murmurs will I mourn" (Storge) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel5:17
9Jephtha, Act I: No. 10. Recitative: Happy This Embassy, My Charming Iphis (Hamor) / No. 11. Air: Dull Delay, in Piercing Anguish (Hamor)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Paul Esswood (countertenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 5a. Recitative "Happy this embassy" (Hamor) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6. Air "Dull delay, in piercing anguish" (Hamor) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel4:48
10Jephtha, Act I: No. 12. Recitative: Ill Suits the Voice of Love When Glory Calls (Iphis) / No. 13. Air: Take the Heart You Fondly Gave (Iphis)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 6a. Recitative "Ill suits the voice of love" (Iphis) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7. Air "Take the heart you fondly gave" (Iphis) (in 1979-03)
lyricist:
Thomas Morell
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel5:00
11Jephtha, Act I: No. 14. Recitative: I Go. My Soul, Inspir’d by Thy Command (Hamor) / No. 15. Duet: These Labours Past, How Happy We! (Iphis, Hamor)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
countertenor vocals [Hamor]:
Paul Esswood (countertenor) (in 1979-03)
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 7a. Recitative "I go. My soul, inspir'd by thy command" (Hamor) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8. Duet "These labours past, how happy we" (Iphis, Hamor) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel6:41
12Jephtha, Act I: No. 16. Recitative: What Mean These Doubtful Fancies of the Brain? (Jephtha) / Accompagnato: If, Lord, Sustained by Thy Almighty Pow’r (Jephtha)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 8a. Recitative "What mean these doubtful fancies" (Jephtha) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 9. Accompagnato "If, Lord, sustain'd by Thy almighty pow'r" (Jephtha) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel1:30
13Jephtha, Act I: Accompagnato: ’Tis Said (Jephtha) / No. 17. Chorus: O God, Behold Our Sore Distress
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1979-03)
tenor vocals [Jephtha]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10. Chorus "O God, behold our sore distress" (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel4:42
14Jephtha, Act I: No. 18. Recitative: Some Dire Event Hands O’Er Our Heads (Storgè) / No. 19. Air: Scenes of Horror, Scenes of Woe (Storgè)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
mezzo-soprano vocals [Storgè]:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 10a. Recitative "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads" (Storge) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11. Air "Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storge) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel5:14
15Jephtha, Act I: No. 20. Recitative: Say, My Dear Mother, Whence These Piercing Cries (Iphis)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 11a. Recitative "Say, my dear mother" (Iphis, Storge) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel0:52
16Jephtha, Act I: No. 21. Air: The Smiling Dawn of Happy Days (Iphis)
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
soprano vocals [Iphis]:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12. Air "The smiling dawn of happy days" (Iphis) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel3:02
17Jephtha, Act I: No. 22. Recitative: Such, Jephtha, Was the Haughty King’s Reply (Zebul) / No. 23. Chorus: When His Loud Voice in Thunder Spoke
recording engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) (in 1979-03) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1979-03)
producer:
Chris Hazell
bass vocals [Zebul]:
Christopher Keyte (operatic bass) (in 1979-03)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1979-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 12a. Recitative "Such, Jephtha, was the haughty King's reply" (Zebul, Jephtha) (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I, no. 13. Chorus "When His loud voice in thunder spoke" (in 1979-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act I
George Frideric Handel5:14
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manufactured in:USA
printed in:USA
liner notes:Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
Anthony Hicks (classical liner notes author)
copyrighted (©) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/28224361 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000E458 [info]