1. Ouverture - Maestoso; Allegro | not rated | 4:38 |
2. Act I - Scene 1, Accompagnato and Arioso: Vain, fluctuating state of human empire (Nitocris) | not rated | 5:06 |
3. - Air: Thou, God most high, and Thou alone (Nitocris) | not rated | 3:59 |
4. - Recitative: The fate of Babylon, I fear, is nigh (Nitocris; Daniel) | not rated | 1:14 |
5. - Air: Lament not thus, oh Queen, in vain! (Daniel) | not rated | 4:54 |
6. - Scene 2, Chorus: Behold, by Persia's hero made (Babylonians) | not rated | 2:48 |
7. - Recitative: Well may they laugh (Gobrias; Cyrus); Accompagnato: Oh memory! (Gobrias) | not rated | 1:19 |
8. - Air: Opprest with never-ceasing grief (Gobrias) | not rated | 3:32 |
9. - Air: Dry those unavailing tears (Gobrias) | not rated | 2:12 |
10. - Recitative: Be comforted; Accompagnato: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates (Cyrus) | not rated | 2:35 |
11. - Recitative: Now, tell me, Gobrias (Cyrus; Gobrias) | not rated | 1:14 |
12. - Air: Behold the monstrous human beast (Gobrias) | not rated | 3:15 |
13. - Recitative: Can you then think it strange (Cyrus) | not rated | 0:16 |
14. - Air: Great God! Who, yet but darkly known (Cyrus) | not rated | 3:49 |
15. - Recitative: My friends, be confident (Cyrus) | not rated | 0:41 |
16. - Chorus: All empires upon God depend | not rated | 3:15 |
17. - Scene 3, Air: Oh sacred oracles of truth! (Daniel) | not rated | 5:13 |
18. - Accompagnato: Rejoice, my countrymen; Air: Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus (Daniel) | not rated | 2:59 |
19. - Chorus: Sing, oh ye heav'ns! | not rated | 4:10 |
| 57:18 |
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