Belshazzar

Georg Friedrich Händel, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Arleen Auger, Catherine Robbin, James Bowman, David Wilson-Johnson, The English Concert, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock

Released: 1991 Classical

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Tracklist

Belshazzar (Oratorio); HWV 61

1-1 Overture (Maestoso – Allegro)

4:38

Act One = Erster Akt = Premier Acte = Atto Primo

Scene 1 = Erster Szene = Première Scène = Scena Prima

1-2 Accompagnato Ed Arioso: "Vain, Fluctuating State Of Human Empire" (Nitocris)

5:06

1-3 Air: "Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone" (Nitocris)

3:59

1-4 Recitativo: "The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh" (Nitocris, Daniel)

1:15

1-5 Air: "Lament Not Thus, Oh Queen, In Vain!" (Daniel)

4:55

Scene 2 = Zweite Szene = Deuxième Scène = Scena Seconda

1-6 Chorus: "Behold, By Persia's Hero Made" (Babylonians)

2:49

1-7.1 Recitativo: "Well May They Laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus)

1:19

1-7.2 Accompagnato: "Oh Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul" (Gobrias)

1-8 Air: "Opprest With Never-Ceasing Grief" (Gobrias)

3:33

1-9 Air: "Dry Those Unavailing Tears" (Gobrias)

2:12

1-10.1 Recitativo: "Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem" (Cyrus)

2:36

1-10.2 Accompagnato: "Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates" (Cyrus)

1-11 Recitativo: "Now, Tell Me, Gobrias" (Cyrus, Gobrias)

1:14

1-12 Air: "Behold The Monstrous Human Beast" (Gobrias)

3:16

1-13 Recitativo: "Can You Then Think It Strange" (Cyrus)

0:16

1-14 Air: "Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known" (Cyrus)

3:49

1-15 Recitativo: "My Friends, Be Confident" (Cyrus)

0:41

1-16 Chorus: "All Empires Upon God Depend"

3:15

Scene 3 = Dritte Szene = Troisième Scène = Scena Terza

1-17 Air: "Oh Sacred Oracles Of Truth!" (Daniel)

5:14

1-18.1 Accompagnato: "Rejoice, My Countrymen" (Daniel)

3:00

1-18.2 Air: "Thus Saith The Lord To Cyrus (Daniel)

1-19 Chorus: "Sing, Oh Ye Heav'ns!"

4:11

Scene 4 = Vierte Szene = Quatrième Scène = Scena Quarta

2-1 Air: "Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign!" (Belshazzar)

5:03

2-2 Recitiativo: "For You, My Friends" (Belshazzar, Nitocris)

0:54

2-3 Air: "The Leafy Honours Of The Field" (Nitocris)

7:34

2-4 Recitiativo: "It Is The Custom, I May Say, The Law" (Belshazzar, Nitocris)

1:23

2-5 Chorus: "Recall, Oh King! Thy Rash Command" (Jews)

3:54

2-6 Recitativo: "They Tell You The True" (Nitocris, Belshazzar)

1:23

2-7 Duet: "Oh Dearer Than My Life, Forebear!" (Nitocris, Belshazzar)

7:15

2-8 Chorus: "By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God" (Jews)

4:16

Act Two = Zweiter Akt = Deuxième Acte = Atto Secondo

Scene 1 = Erster Szene = Première Scène = Scena Prima

2-9 Chorus: "See, From His Post Euphrates Flies!"

6:26

2-10 Recitativo: "You See, My Friends, A Path" (Cyrus)

0:45

2-11 Air: "Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near" (Cyrus)

4:24

2-12 Chorus: "To Arms, To Arms! No More Delay!" (Persians)

0:35

Scene 2 = Zweite Szene = Deuxième Scène = Scena Seconda

2-13 Chorus: "Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire"

2:58

2-14 Air: "Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess" (Belshazzar)

2:38

2-15 Accompagnato: "Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?" (Belshazzar, Chorus)

2:41

2-16 Recitativo: "Call All My Wise Men" (Belshazzar)

0:21

3-1 A Sinfony (Allegro Postillions)

1:43

3-2.1 Recitativo: "Yes Sages! Welcome Always To You King" (Belshazzar)

1:06

3-2.2 "Alas! Too Hard A Task The King Imposes" (Wise Men)

3-3 Chorus: "Oh Misery! – Oh Terror! – Hopeless Grief!"

1:50

3-4 Recitativo: "Oh King, Live For Ever!" (Nicotris, Belshazzar)

1:40

3-5 Air: "No! To Thyself Thy Trifles Be" (Daniel)

1:31

3-6 Accompagnato: "Yet, To Obey His Dread Command" (Daniel)

3:13

3-7.1 Recitativo: "Oh Sentence Too Severe!" (Nitocris)

7:00

3-7.2 Air: Regard, Oh Son, My Flowing Tears" (Nitocris)

Scene 3 = Dritte Szene = Troisième Scène = Scena Terza

3-8 Air: Oh God Of Truth! Oh Faithful Guide!" (Cyrus)

4:37

3-9 Recitativo: "You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace" (Cyrus)

1:02

3-10 Chorus: "Oh Glorious Prince!"

4:41

Act Three = Dritter Akt = Troisième Acte = Atto Terzo

Scene 1 = Erster Szene = Première Scène = Scena Prima

3-11 Air: "Alternate Hopes And Fears" (Nitocris)

4:27

3-12 Recitativo: "Fain Would I Hope" (Nitocris, Daniel)

0:22

3-13 Air: "Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin?" (Daniel)

2:26

3-14 Recitativo: "My Hopes Revive" (Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger)

1:51

3-15 Chorus: "Bel Boweth Down!" (Jews)

1:32

Scene 2 = Zweite Szene = Deuxième Scène = Scena Seconda

3-16 Air: "I Thank Thee, Sesach" (Belshazzar)

1:37

3-17 A Martial Symphony

0:39

Scene 3 = Dritte Szene = Troisième Scène = Scena Terza

3-18 Air: "To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks" (Gobrias)

2:44

3-19.1 Recitativo: "Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias" (Cyrus)

2:55

3-19.2 Air: "Destructive War, Thy Limits Know" (Cyrus)

3-20 Duet: "Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow" (Nitocris, Cyrus)

3:58

3-21 Recitativo: "Say, Venerable Prophet" (Cyrus, Daniel)

0:56

3-22 Soli & Chorus: "Tell It Out Among The Heathen"

1:38

3-23 Accompagnato: "Yes, I Will Build The City" (Cyrus)

2:22

3-24 Soli & Chorus: "I Will Magnify Thee" (Daniel, Nitocris, Chorus)

5:27