Handel - Jephtha Oratorio, HWV 70 “Waft her, Angels“ (reference recording: Nikolaus Harnoncourt)

Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) - Jephtha, HWV 70 Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation (00:00-11:37) 00:00 Overture — Menuet Act One 06:50 No. 1 Accompagnato: It must be so - or these vile Ammonites (Zebul) No.2 Air: Pour forth no more unheeded pray’rs (Zebul) 13:35 No.3 Chorus: No more to Ammon’s god and king 16:21 Recitative: But Jephtha comes. — Kind Heaven, assist our plea (Zebul, Jephtha) No.4 Air: Virtue my soul shall still embrace (Jephtha) 21:28 Recitative: ’Twill be a painful separation, (Jephtha Storgè) No.5 Air: In gentle murmurs will I mourn (Storgè) 27:23 Recitative: Happy this embassy, my charming Iphis (Hamor) No.6 Air: Dull delay, in piercing anguish, bids thy faithful lover languis (Hamor) 32:30 Recitative: Ill suits the voice of love when glory calls (Iphis) No.7 Air: Take the heart you fondly gave, lodg’d in your breast with mine (Iphis) 36:56 Recitative: I go; my soul, inspir’d by thy co