|
No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
Ouverture - Handel: Belshazzar |
4:35 |
| 2. |
Behold, By Persia's Hero Made (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
2:37 |
| 3. |
Well May They Laugh / 'Tis That Security (Recitative: Gobrias, Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
1:47 |
| 4. |
Oppress'd With Never-Ceasing Grief (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:19 |
| 5. |
Dry Those Unavailing Tears (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
2:15 |
| 6. |
Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
0:31 |
| 7. |
Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates (Recit./Accomp.: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
2:22 |
| 8. |
Now Tell Me, Gobrias / It Does (Recitative: Cyrus, Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
1:22 |
| 9. |
Behold The Monstrous Human Beast (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:23 |
| 10. |
Can You Then Think It Strange / Great God, Who, Yet But Darkly Known (Recit. & Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:52 |
| 11. |
My Friends, Be Confident (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
0:43 |
| 12. |
All Empires Upon God Depend (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:23 |
| 13. |
O Sacred Oracles Of Truth (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
4:57 |
| 14. |
Rejoice, My Countrymen / For Log Ago, Whole Ages Ere This Cyrus (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:37 |
| 15. |
Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
4:31 |
| 16. |
Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
5:00 |
| 17. |
For You My Friends / I Must Prevent Thee, Son (Recitative: Belshazzar, Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
2:23 |
| 18. |
Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
3:37 |
| 19. |
They Tell You True / Away! Is Then My Mother Convert Grown (Recitative: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
1:40 |
| 20. |
O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear / O Queen, This Hateful Theme Forbear (Duet: Nitocris & Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
6:13 |
| 21. |
By Slow Degress The Wrath Of God (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I) |
4:57 |
| 22. |
See, From His Post Euphrates Flies (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
7:17 |
| 23. |
You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
0:49 |
| 24. |
To Arms, No More Delay (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
0:42 |
| 25. |
Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
3:14 |
| 26. |
Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
2:32 |
| 27. |
Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r (Recitative: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
0:44 |
| 28. |
Help, Help The King! He Faints, He Dies! / Behold! See There! (Chorus: The Babylonians & Recit.: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
2:25 |
| 29. |
Call All My Wise Men, Sorcerers, Chaldeans (Recit.: Belshazzar) & Sinfonia - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
2:09 |
| 30. |
Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Our King / Alas, Too Hard A Task The King Imposes (Recit.: Belshazzar & Chorus: Wise Men) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
1:06 |
| 31. |
Oh, Misery! Oh Terror, Hopeless Grief! (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
1:59 |
| 32. |
O King, Live For Ever / Art Thou That Daniel Of The Jewish Captives? (Recit.: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
1:42 |
| 33. |
No, To Thyself Thy Trifles Be (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
1:39 |
| 34. |
Yet, To Obey His Dread Command - Mene, Tekel, Upharsin (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
3:25 |
| 35. |
Oh, Sentence Too Severe, And Yet Too Sure (Recitative: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
0:20 |
| 36. |
Regard Thyself; To Cure Thy Fears / Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
6:23 |
| 37. |
O God Of Truth, O Faithful Guide (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
4:51 |
| 38. |
You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
1:04 |
| 39. |
O Glorious Prince, Thrice Happy They (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II) |
5:23 |
| 40. |
Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
4:26 |
| 41. |
My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes / When You Had Left The Room / All's Lost, The Fate Of Babylon Is Come (Recit.: Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
2:06 |
| 42. |
Bel Boweth Down, Nebo Stoopeth (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
1:29 |
| 43. |
I Thank Thee, Sesach! Thy Sweet Pow'r (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
1:34 |
| 44. |
A Martial Symphony - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
0:43 |
| 45. |
To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
3:22 |
| 46. |
Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
0:24 |
| 47. |
Destructive War, Thy Limits Know (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
2:29 |
| 48. |
Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / Rise, Virtuous Queen, Compose Your Mind (Duet: Nitocris & Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
4:25 |
| 49. |
Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Aught / O Victorious Prince (Recitative: Cyrus, Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
0:51 |
| 50. |
Tell It Out Among The Heathen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
1:59 |
| 51. |
Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
2:37 |
| 52. |
I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King / Amen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III) |
6:04 |
