Georg Friederich Handel, Georg Friederich Handel
TPEC 41 Belshazzar, HWV 61

Georg Friederich Handel - TPEC 41 Belshazzar, HWV 61

  • Category: Baroque
  • Duration: 57:18
  • not rated
  • Added June 11, 2023

Tracks

1. Ouverture - Maestoso; Allegronot rated4:38
2. Act I - Scene 1, Accompagnato and Arioso: Vain, fluctuating state of human empire (Nitocris)not rated5:06
3. - Air: Thou, God most high, and Thou alone (Nitocris)not rated3:59
4. - Recitative: The fate of Babylon, I fear, is nigh (Nitocris; Daniel)not rated1:14
5. - Air: Lament not thus, oh Queen, in vain! (Daniel)not rated4:54
6. - Scene 2, Chorus: Behold, by Persia's hero made (Babylonians)not rated2:48
7. - Recitative: Well may they laugh (Gobrias; Cyrus); Accompagnato: Oh memory! (Gobrias)not rated1:19
8. - Air: Opprest with never-ceasing grief (Gobrias)not rated3:32
9. - Air: Dry those unavailing tears (Gobrias)not rated2:12
10. - Recitative: Be comforted; Accompagnato: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates (Cyrus)not rated2:35
11. - Recitative: Now, tell me, Gobrias (Cyrus; Gobrias)not rated1:14
12. - Air: Behold the monstrous human beast (Gobrias)not rated3:15
13. - Recitative: Can you then think it strange (Cyrus)not rated0:16
14. - Air: Great God! Who, yet but darkly known (Cyrus)not rated3:49
15. - Recitative: My friends, be confident (Cyrus)not rated0:41
16. - Chorus: All empires upon God dependnot rated3:15
17. - Scene 3, Air: Oh sacred oracles of truth! (Daniel)not rated5:13
18. - Accompagnato: Rejoice, my countrymen; Air: Thus saith the Lord to Cyrus (Daniel)not rated2:59
19. - Chorus: Sing, oh ye heav'ns!not rated4:10
57:18

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