CD1 |
1. Overture | not rated | 4:38 |
2. Accompagnato ed 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. Recitativo '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. Chorus 'Behold, by Persia's hero made' (Babylonians) | not rated | 2:48 |
7. Recitativo 'Well may they laugh'; Accompagnato 'Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul' (Gobrias, Cyrus) | not rated | 1:19 |
8. Air 'Opprest with never-ceasing grief' (Gobrias) | not rated | 3:32 |
9. Air 'Dry thoes unavailing tears' (Cyrus) | not rated | 2:12 |
10. Resitativo 'Be comforted: safe though the tyrant seem'; Accompagnato 'Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates' (Cyru | not rated | 2:35 |
11. Recitativo 'Now, tell me, Gobrias' (Cyrus, Gobrias) | not rated | 1:14 |
12. Air 'Behold the monstrous human beast' (Gobrias) | not rated | 3:15 |
13. Recitativo '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. Recitativo 'My friends, be confident' (Cyrus) | not rated | 0:41 |
16. Chorus 'All empires upon God depend' | not rated | 3:15 |
17. Air 'Oh scared 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 |
CD2 |
1. Act I, Scene 4 - Let festal joy triumphant reign! | not rated | 5:03 |
2. For you, my friends | not rated | 0:53 |
3. The leafy honours of the field | not rated | 7:33 |
4. It is the custom, I may say, the law | not rated | 1:23 |
5. Recall, oh king! thy rash command | not rated | 3:53 |
6. They tell you true | not rated | 1:22 |
7. Oh dearer than my life, forbear! | not rated | 7:15 |
8. By slow degrees the wrath of God | not rated | 4:22 |
9. Act II, Scene 1 - See, from his post Euphrates flies! | not rated | 6:27 |
10. You see, my friends, a path | not rated | 0:45 |
11. Amaz'd to find the foe so near | not rated | 4:23 |
12. To arms, to arms! no more delay! | not rated | 0:34 |
13. Act II, Scene 2 - Ye tutelar gods of our empire | not rated | 2:58 |
14. Let the deep bowl thy praise confess | not rated | 2:38 |
15. Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r | not rated | 2:41 |
16. Call all my Wise Men | not rated | 0:25 |
| 52:43 |
CD3 |
1. A Sinfony | not rated | 1:43 |
2. Ye sages! welcome always to your king - Alas! too hard a task the king imposes | not rated | 1:05 |
3. Oh misery! - oh terror! - hopeless grief | not rated | 1:49 |
4. Oh king! live for ever! | not rated | 1:39 |
5. No! to thyself thy trifles be | not rated | 1:30 |
6. Yet, to obey his dread command | not rated | 3:13 |
7. Oh sentence too severe! - Regard, oh son, my flowing tears | not rated | 6:57 |
8. Act II, Scene 3 - Oh God of Truth! oh faithful guide! | not rated | 4:37 |
9. You, Gobrias, lead directry to the palace | not rated | 1:02 |
10. Oh glorious prince! | not rated | 4:52 |
11. Act III, Scene 1 - Alternate hopes and fears | not rated | 4:28 |
12. Fain would I hope | not rated | 0:23 |
13. Can the black Aethiop change his skin | not rated | 2:26 |
14. My hopes revive | not rated | 1:51 |
15. Bel boweth down | not rated | 1:30 |
16. Act III, Scene 2 - I thank thee, Sesach | not rated | 1:37 |
17. A Martial Symphony | not rated | 0:39 |
18. Act III, Scene 3 - To pow'r immortal my first thanks | not rated | 2:44 |
19. Be it thy care, good Gobrias - Destructive War, thy limits know | not rated | 2:54 |
20. Great victor, at your feet I bow | not rated | 3:58 |
21. Say, venerable prophet | not rated | 0:55 |
22. Tell it out among the heathen | not rated | 1:37 |
23. Yes, I will build thy city | not rated | 2:21 |
24. I will magnify thee | not rated | 5:28 |
| 1:01:30 |
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