Album · 2001
Belshazzar HWV 61
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Overture
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4:16
2
Act I, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris): Vain, fluctuating state of human empire!
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4:46
3
Act I, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Thou, God most high, and Thou alone
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4:37
4
Act I, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Behold, by Persia's hero made
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2:40
5
Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Gobrias, Cyrus): Well may they laugh
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1:38
6
Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias): Oprress'd with never-ceasing grief
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3:36
7
Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Dry those unavailing tears
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2:02
8
Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus, Gobrias): Be comforted: safe through the tyrant
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4:13
9
Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias, Cyrus): Behold the monstrous human beast
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3:38
10
Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): Can you then think it strange
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0:16
11
Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Great God!
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3:47
12
Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): My friends, be confident
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0:52
13
Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: All empires upon God depend
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3:15
14
Act I, Scene 3: Air (Daniel): Oh, sacred oracles of truth!
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8:23
15
Act I, Scene 3: Chorus Of Jews: Sing, oh ye Heav'ns!
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3:56
16
Act I, Scene 4: Air (Belshazzar): Let festal joy triumphant reign!
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4:49
17
Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
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1:02
18
Act I, Scene 4: Air (Nitocris): The leafy honours of the field
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8:02
Disc 2
1
Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): It is the custom, I may say, the law
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1:37
2
Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: Recall, oh king! thy rash command
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3:09
3
Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): They tell you true
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1:42
4
Act I, Scene 4: Duet (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh dearer than my life, forbear!
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6:30
5
Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: By slow degrees, the wrath of God
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4:44
6
Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: See, from his post Euphrates flies!
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7:11
7
Act II, Scene 1: Recitative (Cyrus): You see my friends
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0:47
8
Act II, Scene 1: Air (Cyrus): Amaz'd to find the foe so near
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4:28
9
Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: To arms, to arms!
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0:31
10
Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Ye tutelar gods of our empire
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2:57
11
Act II, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
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2:28
12
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Chorus Of Babylonians): Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
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2:30
13
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar): Call all my Wise Men
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0:24
14
Act II, Scene 2: Sinfonia. Allegro Postillions
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1:37
15
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Wise Men): Ye sages! welcome always to your king
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1:03
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Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Oh misery! - oh terror!
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1:34
17
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh king, live for ever!
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1:50
18
Act II, Scene 2: Air (Daniel): No! To thyself thy trifles be
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1:38
19
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Daniel): Yet to obey
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2:09
20
Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris): Oh sentence too severe!
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0:27
21
Act II, Scene 2: Air (Nitocris): Regard, oh son, my flowing tears
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6:31
22
Act II, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Oh God of truth, oh faithful guide
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4:27
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Act II, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
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1:09
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Act II, Scene 3: Chorus Of Persians: Oh glorious prince! thrice happy
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4:47
Disc 3
1
Act III, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind
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4:28
2
Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Daniel): Fain would I hope
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0:24
3
Act III, Scene 1: Air (Daniel): Can the black Aethiop change his skin?
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2:22
4
Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Messenger): My hopes revive
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1:01
5
Act III, Scene 1: Chorus Of Jews: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
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1:28
6
Act III, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): I thank thee, Sesach: thy sweet pow'r
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1:32
7
Act III, Scene 2: Martial Symphony
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0:34
8
Act III, Scene 3: Air (Gobrias): To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
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2:06
9
Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Be it thy care, good Gobrias
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0:23
10
Act III, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Destructive War, thy limits know
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2:50
11
Act III, Scene 3: Duet (Nitocris, Cyrus): Great victor, at your feet I bow
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4:29
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Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus, Daniel): Say, venerable prophet
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0:52
13
Act III, Scene 3: Soli And Chorus: Tell it out among the heathen
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1:39
14
Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel!
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1:38
15
Act III, Scene 3: Anthem (Soli and Chorus): I will magnify Thee, oh God, my king!
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5:27