Belshazzar HWV 61

Händel; Markus Brutscher, Simone Kermes, Christopher Robson, Patrick Van Goethem, Franz-Josef Selig, Kölner Kammerchor, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann · 2001 · Album

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Tracklist

  1. Overture
  2. Act I, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris): Vain, fluctuating state of human empire!
  3. Act I, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Thou, God most high, and Thou alone
  4. Act I, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Behold, by Persia's hero made
  5. Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Gobrias, Cyrus): Well may they laugh
  6. Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias): Oprress'd with never-ceasing grief
  7. Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Dry those unavailing tears
  8. Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus, Gobrias): Be comforted: safe through the tyrant
  9. Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias, Cyrus): Behold the monstrous human beast
  10. Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): Can you then think it strange
  11. Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Great God!
  12. Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): My friends, be confident
  13. Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: All empires upon God depend
  14. Act I, Scene 3: Air (Daniel): Oh, sacred oracles of truth!
  15. Act I, Scene 3: Chorus Of Jews: Sing, oh ye Heav'ns!
  16. Act I, Scene 4: Air (Belshazzar): Let festal joy triumphant reign!
  17. Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
  18. Act I, Scene 4: Air (Nitocris): The leafy honours of the field
  19. Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): It is the custom, I may say, the law
  20. Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: Recall, oh king! thy rash command
  21. Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): They tell you true
  22. Act I, Scene 4: Duet (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh dearer than my life, forbear!
  23. Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: By slow degrees, the wrath of God
  24. Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: See, from his post Euphrates flies!
  25. Act II, Scene 1: Recitative (Cyrus): You see my friends
  26. Act II, Scene 1: Air (Cyrus): Amaz'd to find the foe so near
  27. Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: To arms, to arms!
  28. Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Ye tutelar gods of our empire
  29. Act II, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
  30. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Chorus Of Babylonians): Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
  31. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar): Call all my Wise Men
  32. Act II, Scene 2: Sinfonia. Allegro Postillions
  33. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Wise Men): Ye sages! welcome always to your king
  34. Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Oh misery! - oh terror!
  35. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh king, live for ever!
  36. Act II, Scene 2: Air (Daniel): No! To thyself thy trifles be
  37. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Daniel): Yet to obey
  38. Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris): Oh sentence too severe!
  39. Act II, Scene 2: Air (Nitocris): Regard, oh son, my flowing tears
  40. Act II, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Oh God of truth, oh faithful guide
  41. Act II, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
  42. Act II, Scene 3: Chorus Of Persians: Oh glorious prince! thrice happy
  43. Act III, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind
  44. Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Daniel): Fain would I hope
  45. Act III, Scene 1: Air (Daniel): Can the black Aethiop change his skin?
  46. Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Messenger): My hopes revive
  47. Act III, Scene 1: Chorus Of Jews: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
  48. Act III, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): I thank thee, Sesach: thy sweet pow'r
  49. Act III, Scene 2: Martial Symphony
  50. Act III, Scene 3: Air (Gobrias): To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
  51. Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Be it thy care, good Gobrias
  52. Act III, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Destructive War, thy limits know
  53. Act III, Scene 3: Duet (Nitocris, Cyrus): Great victor, at your feet I bow
  54. Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus, Daniel): Say, venerable prophet
  55. Act III, Scene 3: Soli And Chorus: Tell it out among the heathen
  56. Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel!
  57. Act III, Scene 3: Anthem (Soli and Chorus): I will magnify Thee, oh God, my king!

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