Name: Handel: Belshazzar (English Oratorio From 1751, Performed According To The Traditions Of The Time) by George Frideric Handel
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Handel: Belshazzar (English Oratorio From 1751, Performed According To The Traditions Of The Time)

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 1

1. Ouverture - Handel: Belshazzar

2. Behold, By Persia's Hero Made (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

3. Well May They Laugh / 'Tis That Security (Recitative: Gobrias, Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

4. Oppress'd With Never-Ceasing Grief (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

5. Dry Those Unavailing Tears (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

6. Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

7. Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates (Recit./Accomp.: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

8. Now Tell Me, Gobrias / It Does (Recitative: Cyrus, Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

9. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

10. Can You Then Think It Strange / Great God, Who, Yet But Darkly Known (Recit. & Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

11. My Friends, Be Confident (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

12. All Empires Upon God Depend (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

13. O Sacred Oracles Of Truth (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

14. Rejoice, My Countrymen / For Log Ago, Whole Ages Ere This Cyrus (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

15. Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

16. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

17. For You My Friends / I Must Prevent Thee, Son (Recitative: Belshazzar, Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

18. Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

19. They Tell You True / Away! Is Then My Mother Convert Grown (Recitative: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

20. O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear / O Queen, This Hateful Theme Forbear (Duet: Nitocris & Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

21. By Slow Degress The Wrath Of God (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

22. See, From His Post Euphrates Flies (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

23. You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

24. To Arms, No More Delay (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Volume 2

1. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

2. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

3. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r (Recitative: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

4. Help, Help The King! He Faints, He Dies! / Behold! See There! (Chorus: The Babylonians & Recit.: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

5. Call All My Wise Men, Sorcerers, Chaldeans (Recit.: Belshazzar) & Sinfonia - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

6. Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Our King / Alas, Too Hard A Task The King Imposes (Recit.: Belshazzar & Chorus: Wise Men) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

7. Oh, Misery! Oh Terror, Hopeless Grief! (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

8. O King, Live For Ever / Art Thou That Daniel Of The Jewish Captives? (Recit.: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

9. No, To Thyself Thy Trifles Be (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

10. Yet, To Obey His Dread Command - Mene, Tekel, Upharsin (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

11. Oh, Sentence Too Severe, And Yet Too Sure (Recitative: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

12. Regard Thyself; To Cure Thy Fears / Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

13. O God Of Truth, O Faithful Guide (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

14. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

15. O Glorious Prince, Thrice Happy They (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

16. Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

17. My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes / When You Had Left The Room / All's Lost, The Fate Of Babylon Is Come (Recit.: Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

18. Bel Boweth Down, Nebo Stoopeth (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

19. I Thank Thee, Sesach! Thy Sweet Pow'r (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

20. A Martial Symphony - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

21. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

22. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

23. Destructive War, Thy Limits Know (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

24. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / Rise, Virtuous Queen, Compose Your Mind (Duet: Nitocris & Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

25. Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Aught / O Victorious Prince (Recitative: Cyrus, Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

26. Tell It Out Among The Heathen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

27. Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

28. I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King / Amen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

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