No. |
Title |
Length |
1. |
Belshazzar: Overture |
2:40 |
2. |
Belshazzar: Accompagnato ed Arioso « Vain Fluctuating State of Human Empire! » (featuring Rosemary Joshua) |
4:28 |
3. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Thou, God Most High, and Thou Alone » (featuring Rosemary Joshua) |
4:36 |
4. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « The Fate of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh. » « O Much Belov'd » (featuring Rosemary Joshua) |
1:14 |
5. |
Belshazzar: Air « Lament Not Thus, O Queen, in Vain! » (featuring Iestyn Davies) |
4:58 |
6. |
Belshazzar: Chorus of Babylonians « Behold By Persia'S Hero Made » |
2:27 |
7. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « Well May They Laugh, from Meagre Famine Safe » - Accompagnato « Oh Memory » (featuring Jonathan Lemalu) |
1:27 |
8. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief » (featuring Jonathan Lemalu) |
3:57 |
9. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Dry Those Unavailing Tears » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
1:54 |
10. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « Be Comforted: Safe Tho' the Tyrant Seem » - Accompagnato « Methought, As On the Bank of Deep Euphrates » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
3:58 |
11. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Behold the Monstrous Human Beast » (featuring Jonathan Lemalu) |
3:47 |
12. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd in Wine » - Aria « Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
4:09 |
13. |
Belshazzar: Chorus « All Empires Upon God Depend » |
3:27 |
14. |
Belshazzar: Arioso « O Sacred Oracles of Truth! » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay » (featuring Iestyn Davies) |
4:53 |
15. |
Belshazzar: Accompagnato « Rejoice, My Countrymen: the Time Draws Near » - Recitative « For Long Ago » - Accompagnato « Thus Saith the Lord to Cyrus His Anointed » (featuring Iestyn Davies) |
3:00 |
16. |
Belshazzar: Chorus « Sing, O Ye Heav'Ns, for the Lord Hath Done It » |
4:16 |
17. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign » - Recitative « For You, My Friends, the Nobles of My Court » (featuring Allan Clayton) |
6:45 |
18. |
Belshazzar: Aria « The Leafy Honours of the Field » (featuring Rosemary Joshua) |
7:09 |
19. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « It Is the Custom; I May Say, the Law » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Allan Clayton) |
1:34 |
20. |
Belshazzar: Chorus of Jews « Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command » |
2:32 |
21. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be to Learn » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Allan Clayton) |
1:18 |
22. |
Belshazzar: Duet « O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Allan Clayton) |
4:44 |
23. |
Belshazzar: Chorus of Jews « By Slow Degrees the Wrath of God to Its Meridian Height Ascends » |
6:08 |
24. |
Belshazzar: Chorus « See, from His Post Euphrates Flies! » - Semichorus « Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave » - Semichorus « Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil'd » - Chorus « Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own » |
6:32 |
25. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « You See, My Friends, a Path Into the City » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
6:07 |
26. |
Belshazzar: Chorus « Ye Tutelar Gods of Our Empire, Look Down » |
2:52 |
27. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Let the Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess » (featuring Allan Clayton) |
2:35 |
28. |
Belshazzar: Accompagnato and Chorus « Where Is the God of Judah'S Boasted Pow'R? » - Recitative « Call All Our Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans » (featuring Allan Clayton) |
2:41 |
29. |
Belshazzar: Symphony |
1:45 |
30. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « Ye Sages, Welcome Always to Your King » - Trio « Alas! Too Hard a Task the King Imposes » - Chorus « O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief! » (featuring Allan Clayton) |
2:11 |
31. |
Belshazzar: Recitative « O King, Live for Ever! » - Aria « No: to Thyself Thy Trifles Be » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Allan Clayton) |
2:58 |
32. |
Belshazzar: Accompagnato « Yet to Obey His Dread Command » « Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself » - Recitative « O Sentence Too Severe! and Yet Too Sure! » (featuring Iestyn Davies) |
3:53 |
33. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears » (featuring Rosemary Joshua) |
6:21 |
34. |
Belshazzar: Aria « O God of Truth! O Faithful Guide! » - Recitative « You, Gobrias, Lead Directly to the Palace » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
5:16 |
35. |
Belshazzar: Chorus « O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They » |
4:56 |
36. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Alternate Hopes and Fears Distract My Mind » - Recitative « Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room to Hope? » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies) |
4:42 |
37. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Can the Black Æthiop Change His Skin? » Recitative « My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This » (featuring Iestyn Davies) |
3:25 |
38. |
Belshazzar: Chorus of Jews « Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth! » |
1:28 |
39. |
Belshazzar: Aria « I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'R » - a Martial Symphony (featuring Allan Clayton) |
2:04 |
40. |
Belshazzar: Aria « To Pow'R Immortal My First Thanks Are Due » - Recitative « Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, to Find Out » (featuring Jonathan Lemalu) |
2:22 |
41. |
Belshazzar: Aria « Destructive War Thy Limits Know » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
2:20 |
42. |
Belshazzar: Duett « Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow » - Recitative « Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Caitlin Hulcup) |
5:58 |
43. |
Belshazzar: Soli and Chorus « Tell It Out Among the Heathen, That the Lord Is King. » (featuring Jonathan Lemalu, Iestyn Davies, Caitlin Hulcup) |
1:37 |
44. |
Belshazzar: Accompagnato « Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God of Israel » (featuring Caitlin Hulcup) |
1:37 |
45. |
Belshazzar: Anthem « I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King, » (featuring Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies) |
6:59 |