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1. BELSHAZZAR Oratorio in Three Acts HWV 61 1751 version - Ouverture |
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2. [Scene 1 - missing in this version] Scene 2. Chorus of Babylonians: Behold by Persia's hero made in ample form the strong blockade |
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3. Scene 2. Recitative Gobrias Cyrus: Well may they laugh from meagre famine safe |
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4. Scene 2. Air Gobrias: Oppress'd with never-ceasing grief |
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5. Scene 2. Air Cyrus: Dry those unavailing tears haste your just revenge to speed |
2:15 |
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6. Scene 2. Recitative Cyrus: Be comforted: safe though the tyrant seem within those walls |
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7. Scene 2. Recitative accompanied Cyrus: Methought as on the bank of deep Euphrates I stood |
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8. Scene 2. Recitative Cyrus Gobrias: Now tell me Gobrias does not this Euphrates flow through the midst of Babylon? |
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9. Scene 2. Air Gobrias: Behold the monstrous human beast wallowing in excessive feast |
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10. Scene 2. Recitative Air Cyrus: Can you then think it strange ... Great God who yet but darkly known |
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11. Scene 2. Recitative Cyrus: My friends be confident and boldly enter upon this high exploit |
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12. Scene 2. Chorus of Persians: All empires upon God depend |
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13. Scene 3. Air Daniel: O sacred oracles of truth O living spring of purest joy |
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14. Scene 3. Recitative accompagnato Daniel: Rejoice my countrymen |
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15. Scene 3. Chorus of Jews: Sing O ye Heav'ns for the Lord hath done it |
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16. Scene 4. Air Belshazzar: Let festal joy triumphant reign glad ev'ry heart in ev'ry face appear |
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17. Scene 4. Recitative Belshazzar Nitocris: For you my friends the nobles of my court |
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18. Scene 4. Chorus of Jews: Recall O king thy rash command |
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19. Scene 4. Recitative Nitocris Belshazzar: They tell you true nor can you be to learn |
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20. Scene 4. Duet Nitocris Belshazzar: O dearer than my life forbear |
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21. Scene 4. Chorus of Jews: By slow degress the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends |
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22. ACT THE SECOND. Scene 1. Chorus of Persians: See from his post Euphrates flies |
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23. Scene 1. Recitative Cyrus: You see my friends a path into the city lies open |
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24. Scene 1. Chorus of Persians: To arms to arms no more delay |
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1. Scene 2. Chorus of Babylonians: Ye tutelar gods of our empire look down |
3:14 |
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2. Scene 2. Air Belshazzar: Let the deep bowl thy praise confess |
2:32 |
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3. Scene 2. Recitative Belshazzar: Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r? |
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4. Scene 2. Chorus of Babylonians Recitative Belshazzar: Help help the king ... Behold - See there - Pointing to the hand upon the wall |
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5. Scene 2. Recitative Belshazzar: Call all my Wise Men Sorcerers Chaldeans Astrologers Magicians Soothsayers Sinfonia Allegro Postillons |
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6. Scene 2. Recitative Belshazzar: Ye sages welcome always to your king Chorus of Wise Men: Alas too hard a task the king imposes |
1:06 |
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7. Scene 2. Chorus of Babylonians: Oh misery Oh terror hopeless grief |
1:59 |
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8. Scene 2. Recitative Nitocris Belshazzar: O king live for ever Let not thy heart its wonted courage lose |
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9. Scene 2. Air Daniel: No to thyself thy trifles be or takes thy rich rewards who will |
1:39 |
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10. Scene 2. Recitative accompanied Daniel: Yet to obey His dread command who vindicates His honour now |
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11. Scene 2. Recitative Nitocris: Oh sentence too severe and yet too sure |
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12. Scene 2. Air Nitocris: Regard thyself to cure thy fears regard the God above |
6:23 |
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13. Scene 3. Air Cyrus: O God of truth O faithful guide |
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14. Scene 3. Recitative Cyrus: You Gobrias lead directly to the palace |
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15. Scene 3. Chorus: O glorious prince thrice happy they born to enjoy thy future sway |
5:23 |
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16. ACT THE THIRD. Scene 1. Air Nitocris: Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind |
4:26 |
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17. Scene 1. Recitative Nitocris Arioch Messenger: My hopes revive here Arioch comes |
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18. Scene 1. Chorus of Jews: Bel boweth down Nebo stoopeth |
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19. Scene 2. Air Belshazzar: I thank thee Sesach Thy sweet pow'r does to myself myself restore |
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20. Scene 2. A Martial Symphony |
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21. Scene 3. Air Gobrias: To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due |
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22. Scene 3. Recitative Cyrus: Be it thy care good Gobrias to find out the queen |
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23. Scene 3. Air Cyrus: Destructive war thy limits know |
2:29 |
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24. Scene 3. Duet Nitocris Cyrus: Great victor at your feet I bow |
4:25 |
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25. Scene 3. Recitative Cyrus Daniel: Say venerable prophet is there aught in Cyrus' pow'r by which he can oblige thee or thy people? |
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26. Scene 3. Soli and Chorus: Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King |
1:59 |
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27. Scene 3. Recitative accompanied Cyrus: Yes I will build thy city God of Israel |
2:37 |
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537 Kbps |
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28. Scene 3. Soli Daniel Nitocris and Chorus: I will magnify Thee O God my king |
6:03 |
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