Georg Friedrich Händel, The English Concert & Choir - Trevor Pinnock
Belshazzar an Oratorio

The English Concert & Choir - Trevor Pinnock - Belshazzar an Oratorio

  • Release date: 1990
  • Genre: Classical
  • Format: CD
  • Category: classical
  • Duration: 2:51:31
  • not rated
  • Added November 16, 2008

Tracks

CD1
1. Overturenot rated4:38
2. Accompagnato ed 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. Recitativo '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. Chorus 'Behold, by Persia's hero made' (Babylonians)not rated2:48
7. Recitativo 'Well may they laugh'; Accompagnato 'Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul' (Gobrias, Cyrus)not rated1:19
8. Air 'Opprest with never-ceasing grief' (Gobrias)not rated3:32
9. Air 'Dry thoes unavailing tears' (Cyrus)not rated2:12
10. Resitativo 'Be comforted: safe though the tyrant seem'; Accompagnato 'Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates' (Cyrunot rated2:35
11. Recitativo 'Now, tell me, Gobrias' (Cyrus, Gobrias)not rated1:14
12. Air 'Behold the monstrous human beast' (Gobrias)not rated3:15
13. Recitativo 'Can you then think it strange' (Cyrus)not rated0:16
14. Air 'Great God! who, yet but darkly known' (Cyrus)not rated3:49
15. Recitativo 'My friends, be confident' (Cyrus)not rated0:41
16. Chorus 'All empires upon God depend'not rated3:15
17. Air 'Oh scared 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
CD2
1. Act I, Scene 4 - Let festal joy triumphant reign!not rated5:03
2. For you, my friendsnot rated0:53
3. The leafy honours of the fieldnot rated7:33
4. It is the custom, I may say, the lawnot rated1:23
5. Recall, oh king! thy rash commandnot rated3:53
6. They tell you truenot rated1:22
7. Oh dearer than my life, forbear!not rated7:15
8. By slow degrees the wrath of Godnot rated4:22
9. Act II, Scene 1 - See, from his post Euphrates flies!not rated6:27
10. You see, my friends, a pathnot rated0:45
11. Amaz'd to find the foe so nearnot rated4:23
12. To arms, to arms! no more delay!not rated0:34
13. Act II, Scene 2 - Ye tutelar gods of our empirenot rated2:58
14. Let the deep bowl thy praise confessnot rated2:38
15. Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'rnot rated2:41
16. Call all my Wise Mennot rated0:25
52:43
CD3
1. A Sinfonynot rated1:43
2. Ye sages! welcome always to your king - Alas! too hard a task the king imposesnot rated1:05
3. Oh misery! - oh terror! - hopeless griefnot rated1:49
4. Oh king! live for ever!not rated1:39
5. No! to thyself thy trifles benot rated1:30
6. Yet, to obey his dread commandnot rated3:13
7. Oh sentence too severe! - Regard, oh son, my flowing tearsnot rated6:57
8. Act II, Scene 3 - Oh God of Truth! oh faithful guide!not rated4:37
9. You, Gobrias, lead directry to the palacenot rated1:02
10. Oh glorious prince!not rated4:52
11. Act III, Scene 1 - Alternate hopes and fearsnot rated4:28
12. Fain would I hopenot rated0:23
13. Can the black Aethiop change his skinnot rated2:26
14. My hopes revivenot rated1:51
15. Bel boweth downnot rated1:30
16. Act III, Scene 2 - I thank thee, Sesachnot rated1:37
17. A Martial Symphonynot rated0:39
18. Act III, Scene 3 - To pow'r immortal my first thanksnot rated2:44
19. Be it thy care, good Gobrias - Destructive War, thy limits knownot rated2:54
20. Great victor, at your feet I bownot rated3:58
21. Say, venerable prophetnot rated0:55
22. Tell it out among the heathennot rated1:37
23. Yes, I will build thy citynot rated2:21
24. I will magnify theenot rated5:28
1:01:30

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