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Arioso « O Sacred Oracles of Truth! » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
William Christie, Iestyn Davies & Les Arts Florissants
Handel: Belshazzar
4 MINUTES AND 53 SECONDS
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Album Tracklist
1
Overture
02:40
2
Accompagnato ed Arioso « Vain Fluctuating State of Human Empire! »
04:28
3
Aria « Thou, God Most High, and Thou Alone »
04:36
4
Recitative « The Fate of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh. » « O Much Belov'd »
01:14
5
Air « Lament Not Thus, O Queen, in Vain! »
04:58
6
Chorus of Babylonians « Behold By Persia'S Hero Made »
02:27
7
Recitative « Well May They Laugh, from Meagre Famine Safe » - Accompagnato « Oh Memory »
01:27
8
Aria « Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief »
03:57
9
Aria « Dry Those Unavailing Tears »
01:54
10
Recitative « Be Comforted: Safe Tho' the Tyrant Seem » - Accompagnato « Methought, As On the Bank of Deep Euphrates »
03:58
11
Aria « Behold the Monstrous Human Beast »
03:47
12
Recitative « Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd in Wine » - Aria « Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known »
04:09
13
Chorus « All Empires Upon God Depend »
03:27
14
Arioso « O Sacred Oracles of Truth! » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
04:53
15
Accompagnato « Rejoice, My Countrymen: the Time Draws Near » - Recitative « For Long Ago » - Accompagnato « Thus Saith the Lord to Cyrus His Anointed »
03:00
16
Chorus « Sing, O Ye Heav'Ns, for the Lord Hath Done It »
04:16
17
Aria « Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign » - Recitative « For You, My Friends, the Nobles of My Court »
06:45
18
Aria « The Leafy Honours of the Field »
07:09
19
Recitative « It Is the Custom; I May Say, the Law »
01:35
20
Chorus of Jews « Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command »
02:32
21
Recitative « They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be to Learn »
01:18
22
Duet « O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear »
04:44
23
Chorus of Jews « By Slow Degrees the Wrath of God to Its Meridian Height Ascends »
06:08
24
Chorus « See, from His Post Euphrates Flies! » - Semichorus « Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave » - Semichorus « Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil'd » - Chorus « Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own »
06:32
25
Recitative « You See, My Friends, a Path Into the City » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
06:07
26
Chorus « Ye Tutelar Gods of Our Empire, Look Down »
02:52
27
Aria « Let the Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess »
02:35
28
Accompagnato and Chorus « Where Is the God of Judah'S Boasted Pow'R? » - Recitative « Call All Our Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans »
02:41
29
Symphony
01:45
30
Recitative « Ye Sages, Welcome Always to Your King » - Trio « Alas! Too Hard a Task the King Imposes » - Chorus « O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief! »
02:11
31
Recitative « O King, Live for Ever! » - Aria « No: to Thyself Thy Trifles Be »
02:58
32
Accompagnato « Yet to Obey His Dread Command » « Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself » - Recitative « O Sentence Too Severe! and Yet Too Sure! »
03:53
33
Aria « Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears »
06:21
34
Aria « O God of Truth! O Faithful Guide! » - Recitative « You, Gobrias, Lead Directly to the Palace »
05:16
35
Chorus « O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They »
04:57
36
Aria « Alternate Hopes and Fears Distract My Mind » - Recitative « Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room to Hope? »
04:42
37
Aria « Can the Black Æthiop Change His Skin? » Recitative « My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This »
03:25
38
Chorus of Jews « Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth! »
01:28
39
Aria « I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'R » - a Martial Symphony
02:04
40
Aria « To Pow'R Immortal My First Thanks Are Due » - Recitative « Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, to Find Out »
02:22
41
Aria « Destructive War Thy Limits Know »
02:20
42
Duett « Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow » - Recitative « Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought »
05:58
43
Soli and Chorus « Tell It Out Among the Heathen, That the Lord Is King. »
01:37
44
Accompagnato « Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God of Israel »
01:37
45
Anthem « I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King, »
06:59
Handel: Belshazzar
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Arioso « O Sacred Oracles of Truth! » - Aria « Amaz'd to Find the Foe So Near » - Chorus of Persians « to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay »
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