Artist:
Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
98:30
Record Label:
Chandos
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Release Date
April 18, 2025
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Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn
Genre:
Classical
Total Time:
98:30
Record Label:
Chandos
Stream or Buy:
CD, Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Spotify
Release Date
April 18, 2025
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Find out more about this album release after the jump.
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Product Description: The passage of time has perhaps been unkind to the English composer Maurice Greene. By 1730 he was one of the most senior musicians in England: Organist at St Paul's Cathedral, Organist and Composer to the Chapel Royal, and Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. When he was appointed Master of the King's Music, in 1735, he held every significant appointment in the Kingdom. Of course, the overwhelming presence of Handel in London at the time most certainly played a significant part in Greene's relative obscurity. His second attempt at oratorio, Jephtha, in 1737, marks the first successful foray by an Englishman in this genre. Brimming with attractively varied airs and choruses, powerfully emotive accompanied recitatives, and spirited orchestral movements, it is an engaging work. Taken from the Book of Judges, chapter 11, the account of Jephtha tells the story of a fearless Israelite warrior recalled from exile to fight for his people, a man not only of great valour but, as it transpires - thanks to an impulsive and fateful pledge - of profound honour, too, destined to assume his place as their worthy ruler. Christian Curnyn directs his Early Opera Company forces with a dazzling cast of soloists: Andrew Staples takes the part of Jephtha, joined by Mary Bevan, Michael Mofidian, and Jeremy Budd.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 1, Ouverture
(03:38)
2 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 2, Ye Sons of Gilead, Seek the Lord (03:13)
3 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 3, Jair, Great Judge of Israel, Is No More Michael Mofidian, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:13)
4 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 4, O Mighty Leader, See, Beneath Thy Feet Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:54)
5 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 5, Where Are Your Gods, Your Idol-Train Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (05:13)
6 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 6, Shameful Remembrance! With Repentant Tears Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:50)
7 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 7, O Think What Joy to Him Is Giv'n' Michael Mofidian, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:21)
8 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 8, Ill Doth My Native Land Such Grace Deserve Andrew Staples, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:02)
9 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 9, Against These New Alarms Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:39)
10 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 10, Hence, Shameless Men! Compassion Would Be Guilt Andrew Staples, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:39)
11 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 11, Pity Soothing Melts the Soul Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (04:29)
12 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 12, Cherish That Pity, 'Tis a Godlike Guest Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:36)
13 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 13, Our Prayers with God Acceptance Find (01:24)
14 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 14, Thought I Your Vow'd Repentance Were Sincere Andrew Staples, Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:41)
15 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 15, Thou, Universal Lord (03:22)
16 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 16, No More, with Joy I Undertake Your Cause Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:37)
17 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 17, God of Hosts, Whom We Adore Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:01)
18 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 18, There, What First Shall Meet My Eye Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:41)
19 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 19, God of Hosts, Whom We Adore (02:02)
20 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 20, Symphony (01:04)
21 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 21, The Foes of Gilead Are No More (02:13)
22 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 22, O God, We Own Thy Mighty Hand Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:09)
23 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 23, Be All the Fame (00:22)
24 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 24, Awake, Awake Each Joyful Strain Mary Bevan, Jessica Cale, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:34)
25 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 25, What Do I See, O Heav'n? Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:19)
26 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 26, Ah! My Foreboding Fears Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (07:56)
27 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 27, O Heav'n! With Pity View a Father's Fondness Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:43)
28 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 28, Thou Sweetest Joy by Heav’n Bestow’d Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:38)
29 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 29, O Speak, Disclose My Doom, I Stand Prepar'd Mary Bevan, Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:01)
30 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 30, If I Thy Grief Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (07:29)
31 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 31, O Blot Me from Thy Mind Mary Bevan, Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:42)
32 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 32, O Thou Most Dear Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (04:36)
33 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 33, I Vow'd, Before I Fought the War Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:22)
34 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 34, O God of Might! What Means This Stroke? (01:30)
35 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 35, But Oh! Behold the Princely Pair Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:27)
36 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 36, But See! The Dreadful Conflict's O'er (01:36)
37 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 37, Can Heav'n Delight in Guiltless Blood? Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:05)
38 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 38, Let Me Awhile Defer My Fate Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:04)
39 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 39, Go, and with Humble Tears, and Ceaseless Prayers Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:03)
40 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 40, Here Let Me Hold Thee to My Heart Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:17)
41 .Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 41, Israel's Daughters, a Fair Virgin Train (05:09)
2 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 2, Ye Sons of Gilead, Seek the Lord (03:13)
3 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 3, Jair, Great Judge of Israel, Is No More Michael Mofidian, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:13)
4 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 4, O Mighty Leader, See, Beneath Thy Feet Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:54)
5 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 5, Where Are Your Gods, Your Idol-Train Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (05:13)
6 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 6, Shameful Remembrance! With Repentant Tears Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:50)
7 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 7, O Think What Joy to Him Is Giv'n' Michael Mofidian, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:21)
8 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 8, Ill Doth My Native Land Such Grace Deserve Andrew Staples, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:02)
9 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 9, Against These New Alarms Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:39)
10 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 10, Hence, Shameless Men! Compassion Would Be Guilt Andrew Staples, Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:39)
11 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 11, Pity Soothing Melts the Soul Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (04:29)
12 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 12, Cherish That Pity, 'Tis a Godlike Guest Jeremy Budd, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:36)
13 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 13, Our Prayers with God Acceptance Find (01:24)
14 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 14, Thought I Your Vow'd Repentance Were Sincere Andrew Staples, Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:41)
15 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 15, Thou, Universal Lord (03:22)
16 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 16, No More, with Joy I Undertake Your Cause Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:37)
17 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 17, God of Hosts, Whom We Adore Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:01)
18 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 18, There, What First Shall Meet My Eye Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:41)
19 . Jephtha, Pt. 1: No. 19, God of Hosts, Whom We Adore (02:02)
20 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 20, Symphony (01:04)
21 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 21, The Foes of Gilead Are No More (02:13)
22 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 22, O God, We Own Thy Mighty Hand Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:09)
23 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 23, Be All the Fame (00:22)
24 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 24, Awake, Awake Each Joyful Strain Mary Bevan, Jessica Cale, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:34)
25 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 25, What Do I See, O Heav'n? Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:19)
26 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 26, Ah! My Foreboding Fears Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (07:56)
27 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 27, O Heav'n! With Pity View a Father's Fondness Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:43)
28 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 28, Thou Sweetest Joy by Heav’n Bestow’d Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:38)
29 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 29, O Speak, Disclose My Doom, I Stand Prepar'd Mary Bevan, Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:01)
30 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 30, If I Thy Grief Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (07:29)
31 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 31, O Blot Me from Thy Mind Mary Bevan, Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (00:42)
32 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 32, O Thou Most Dear Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (04:36)
33 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 33, I Vow'd, Before I Fought the War Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:22)
34 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 34, O God of Might! What Means This Stroke? (01:30)
35 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 35, But Oh! Behold the Princely Pair Michael Mofidian, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:27)
36 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 36, But See! The Dreadful Conflict's O'er (01:36)
37 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 37, Can Heav'n Delight in Guiltless Blood? Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (03:05)
38 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 38, Let Me Awhile Defer My Fate Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:04)
39 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 39, Go, and with Humble Tears, and Ceaseless Prayers Andrew Staples, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (01:03)
40 . Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 40, Here Let Me Hold Thee to My Heart Andrew Staples, Mary Bevan, Early Opera Company & Christian Curnyn (02:17)
41 .Jephtha, Pt. 2: No. 41, Israel's Daughters, a Fair Virgin Train (05:09)
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