George Frideric Handel;Markus Brutscher,Simone Kermes,Christopher Robson,Patrick Van Goethem,Franz-Josef Selig,Kölner Kammerchor,Collegium Cartusianum,Peter NeumannBelshazzar HWV 61

Overture

Act I, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris): Vain, fluctuating state of human empire!

Act I, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Thou, God most high, and Thou alone

Act I, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Behold, by Persia's hero made

Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Gobrias, Cyrus): Well may they laugh

Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias): Oprress'd with never-ceasing grief

Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Dry those unavailing tears

Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus, Gobrias): Be comforted: safe through the tyrant

Act I, Scene 2: Air (Gobrias, Cyrus): Behold the monstrous human beast

Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): Can you then think it strange

Act I, Scene 2: Air (Cyrus): Great God!

Act I, Scene 2: Recitative (Cyrus): My friends, be confident

Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: All empires upon God depend

Act I, Scene 3: Air (Daniel): Oh, sacred oracles of truth!

Act I, Scene 3: Chorus Of Jews: Sing, oh ye Heav'ns!

Act I, Scene 4: Air (Belshazzar): Let festal joy triumphant reign!

Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): For you, my friends, the nobles of my court

Act I, Scene 4: Air (Nitocris): The leafy honours of the field

Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): It is the custom, I may say, the law

Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: Recall, oh king! thy rash command

Act I, Scene 4: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): They tell you true

Act I, Scene 4: Duet (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh dearer than my life, forbear!

Act I, Scene 4: Chorus Of Jews: By slow degrees, the wrath of God

Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: See, from his post Euphrates flies!

Act II, Scene 1: Recitative (Cyrus): You see my friends

Act II, Scene 1: Air (Cyrus): Amaz'd to find the foe so near

Act II, Scene 1: Chorus Of Persians: To arms, to arms!

Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Ye tutelar gods of our empire

Act II, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): Let the deep bowl thy praise confess

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Chorus Of Babylonians): Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar): Call all my Wise Men

Act II, Scene 2: Sinfonia. Allegro Postillions

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Belshazzar, Wise Men): Ye sages! welcome always to your king

Act II, Scene 2: Chorus Of Babylonians: Oh misery! - oh terror!

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): Oh king, live for ever!

Act II, Scene 2: Air (Daniel): No! To thyself thy trifles be

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Daniel): Yet to obey

Act II, Scene 2: Recitative (Nitocris): Oh sentence too severe!

Act II, Scene 2: Air (Nitocris): Regard, oh son, my flowing tears

Act II, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Oh God of truth, oh faithful guide

Act II, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace

Act II, Scene 3: Chorus Of Persians: Oh glorious prince! thrice happy

Act III, Scene 1: Air (Nitocris): Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind

Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Daniel): Fain would I hope

Act III, Scene 1: Air (Daniel): Can the black Aethiop change his skin?

Act III, Scene 1: Recitative (Nitocris, Messenger): My hopes revive

Act III, Scene 1: Chorus Of Jews: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!

Act III, Scene 2: Air (Belshazzar): I thank thee, Sesach: thy sweet pow'r

Act III, Scene 2: Martial Symphony

Act III, Scene 3: Air (Gobrias): To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due

Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Be it thy care, good Gobrias

Act III, Scene 3: Air (Cyrus): Destructive War, thy limits know

Act III, Scene 3: Duet (Nitocris, Cyrus): Great victor, at your feet I bow

Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus, Daniel): Say, venerable prophet

Act III, Scene 3: Soli And Chorus: Tell it out among the heathen

Act III, Scene 3: Recitative (Cyrus): Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel!

Act III, Scene 3: Anthem (Soli and Chorus): I will magnify Thee, oh God, my king!