G.F.Handel-Oratorio Belshazzar (sung in English)

"G.F.Handel-Oratorio Belshazzar (sung in English) album by Edition Monastery Maulbronn on BeMusic"

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Release Date: 2005-08-23 00:00:00

  • Ouverture
  • Chorus(The Babylonians)-Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
  • Chorus(The Babylonians)-Behold,by Persia's hero made
  • Air(Belshazzar)-Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
  • Recitative(Belshazzar)-Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r
  • Recitative(Gobrias+Cyrus)-Well may they laugh,from meagre famine safe
  • Chorus(The Babylonians)+Recitative(Belshazzar)-Help,help the king!He faints...
  • Air(Gobrias)-Oppress'd with never-ceasing grief
  • Air(Cyrus)-Dry those unavailing tears
  • Recitative(Belshazzar)+Sinfonia-Call all our Wise Men
  • Recitative(Cyrus)-Be comforted:safe though the tyrant seem
  • Recitative(Belshazzar)+Chorus(Wise Men)-Ye sages,welcome always to your king
  • Chorus(The Babylonians)-Oh misery!Oh terror,hopeless grief!
  • Recitative accomp.(Cyrus)-Methought,as on the bank of deep Euphrates
  • Recitative(Nitocrus+Belshazzar)+Recitative(Belshazzar)-O king, live for ever!
  • Recitative(Cyrus+Gobrias)-Now tell me,Gobrias
  • Air(Daniel)-No,to thyself thy trifles be
  • Air(Gobrias)-Behold the monstous human beast
  • Recitative accomp.(Daniel)-Yet,to obey His dread command
  • Recitative+Air(Cyprus)-Can you then think it strange
  • Recitative(Nitocris)-O sentence too severe
  • Recitative(Cyrus)-My friends,be confident
  • Air(Nitocris)-Regard, O son, my flowing tears
  • Chorus(The Persians)-All empires upon God depend
  • Air(Daniel)-O sacred oracles of truth
  • Air(Cyrus)-O God of truth, Ofaithful guide
  • Recitative accomp.(Daniel)-Rejoice,my countrymen
  • Recitative(Cyrus)-You,Gobrias,lead directly to the palace
  • Chorus(The Jews)-Sing, O ye Heav'ns for the Lord hath done it
  • Chorus(The Persians)-O glorious prince, thrice happy they
  • Air(Belshazzar)-Let festal joy triumphant reign
  • Air(Nitocris)-Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind
  • Recitative(Belshazzar+Nitocris)-For you my friends,the nobles of my court
  • recitative(Nitocris,Arioch,Messenger)-My hopes revive,here Arioch comes
  • Chorus(The Jews)-Recall, O king, thy rash command
  • Chorus(The Jews)-Bel boweth down,Nebo stoopeth
  • Recitative(Nitocris+Belshazzar)-They tell you true;nor can you be to learn
  • Air(Belshazzar)-I thank thee,Sesach
  • A Martial Symphony
  • Duet(Nitocris+Belshazaar)-O dearer than my life,forbear
  • Air(Gobrias)-To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
  • Chorus(The Jews)-By slow degress the wrath of God
  • Recitative(Cyrus)-Be it thy care,good Gobrias
  • Chorus(The Persians)-See,from his post Euphrates flies
  • Air(Cyrus)-Destructive war, thy limits know
  • Recitative(Cyrus)-You see,my friends,a path into the city lies open
  • Chorus(The Persians)-To arms, to arms,no more delay
  • Duets(Nitocris+Cyrus)-Great victor, at your feet I bow
  • Recitative(Cyrus+Daniel)-Say,venerable prophet
  • Soli(Nitocris,Daniel,Gobrias)+Chorus-Tell it out among the heathen