Belshazzar HWV 61

Album by George Frideric Handel & Markus Brutscher & Simone Kermes & Christopher Robson & Patrick Van Goethem & Franz‐Josef Selig & Kölner Kammerchor & Collegium Cartusianum & Peter Neumann

Belshazzar, HWV 61, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed in 1745. The work blends Handel's Italianate solo writing with English choral and orchestral forces, exemplifying the dramatic and theatrical approach of his mid-1740s oratorios and occupying a place in the later phase of his oratorio output.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Overture
    4:16
  2. 2.
    Act I, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris): Vain, fluctuating state of human empire!
    4:46
  3. 3.
    Act I, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Thou, God most high, and Thou alone
    4:37
  4. 4.
    Act I, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Behold, by Persia's hero made
    2:40
  5. 5.
    Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Gobrias, Cyrus): Well may they laugh
    1:38
  6. 6.
    Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias): Oprress'd with never-ceasing grief
    3:36
  7. 7.
    Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Dry those unavailing tears
    2:02
  8. 8.
    Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus, Gobrias): Be comforted: safe through the tyrant
    4:13
  9. 9.
    Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias, Cyrus): Behold the monstrous human beast
    3:38
  10. 10.
    Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): Can you then think it strange
    0:16
  11. 11.
    Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Great God!
    3:47
  12. 12.
    Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): My friends, be confident
    0:52
  13. 13.
    Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: All empires upon God depend
    3:15
  14. 14.
    Act I, Scene 3: Air (Daniel): Oh, sacred oracles of truth!
    8:23
  15. 15.
    Act I, Scene 3: Chorus Of Jews: Sing, oh ye Heav'ns!
    3:56
  16. 16.
    Act I, Scene 4: Air (Belshazzar): Let festal joy triumphant reign!
    4:49
  17. 17.
    Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
    1:02
  18. 18.
    Act I, Scene 4: Air (Nitocris): The leafy honours of the field
    8:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): It is the custom, I may say, the law
    1:37
  2. 3.
    Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: Recall, oh king! thy rash command
    3:09
  3. 4.
    Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): They tell you true
    1:42
  4. 5.
    Act I, Scene 4: Duet (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh dearer than my life, forbear!
    6:30
  5. 6.
    Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: By slow degrees, the wrath of God
    4:44
  6. 7.
    Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: See, from his post Euphrates flies!
    7:11
  7. 8.
    Act II, Scene 1: Recitative (Cyrus): You see my friends
    0:47
  8. 9.
    Act II, Scene 1: Air (Cyrus): Amaz'd to find the foe so near
    4:28
  9. 10.
    Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: To arms, to arms!
    0:31
  10. 11.
    Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Ye tutelar gods of our empire
    2:57
  11. 12.
    Act II, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
    2:28
  12. 13.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Chorus Of Babylonians): Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
    2:30
  13. 14.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar): Call all my Wise Men
    0:24
  14. 15.
    Act II, Scene 2: Sinfonia. Allegro Postillions
    1:37
  15. 16.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Wise Men): Ye sages! welcome always to your king
    1:03
  16. 17.
    Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Oh misery! - oh terror!
    1:34
  17. 18.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh king, live for ever!
    1:50
  18. 19.
    Act II, Scene 2: Air (Daniel): No! To thyself thy trifles be
    1:38
  19. 20.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Daniel): Yet to obey
    2:09
  20. 21.
    Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris): Oh sentence too severe!
    0:27
  21. 22.
    Act II, Scene 2: Air (Nitocris): Regard, oh son, my flowing tears
    6:31
  22. 23.
    Act II, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Oh God of truth, oh faithful guide
    4:27
  23. 24.
    Act II, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
    1:09
  24. 25.
    Act II, Scene 3: Chorus Of Persians: Oh glorious prince! thrice happy
    4:47

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Act III, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind
    4:28
  2. 4.
    Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Daniel): Fain would I hope
    0:24
  3. 5.
    Act III, Scene 1: Air (Daniel): Can the black Aethiop change his skin?
    2:22
  4. 6.
    Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Messenger): My hopes revive
    1:01
  5. 7.
    Act III, Scene 1: Chorus Of Jews: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
    1:28
  6. 8.
    Act III, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): I thank thee, Sesach: thy sweet pow'r
    1:32
  7. 9.
    Act III, Scene 2: Martial Symphony
    0:34
  8. 10.
    Act III, Scene 3: Air (Gobrias): To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
    2:06
  9. 11.
    Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Be it thy care, good Gobrias
    0:23
  10. 12.
    Act III, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Destructive War, thy limits know
    2:50
  11. 13.
    Act III, Scene 3: Duet (Nitocris, Cyrus): Great victor, at your feet I bow
    4:29
  12. 14.
    Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus, Daniel): Say, venerable prophet
    0:52
  13. 15.
    Act III, Scene 3: Soli And Chorus: Tell it out among the heathen
    1:39
  14. 16.
    Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel!
    1:38
  15. 17.
    Act III, Scene 3: Anthem (Soli and Chorus): I will magnify Thee, oh God, my king!
    5:27

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