Les Arts Florissants / William Christie - Handel: Belshazzar (Limited Edition) (CD)

Georg Friedrich Händel, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie — Belshazzar
Format: CD • Label: Harmonia Mundi (HAX 8904127.29) • Released: 2025 • Pressing: Europe • Genre: Baroque, Oratorio, Choral, Orchestra

Tracklist:
1-1. Overture
1-2. Act I
1-3. Scene 1. No. 2a. Aria. Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone
1-4. Scene 1. No. 2b. Recitative. The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh / Scene 2. No. 3a. Recitative. O Much Belov'd
1-5. Scene 2. No. 3b. Air. Lament Not Thus, O Queen, In Vain!
1-6. Scene 3. No. 4. Chorus Of Babylonians. Behold By Persia's Hero Made
1-7. Scene 3. No. 5a. Recitative. Well May They Laugh, From Meagrre Famine Safe / No. 5b. Accompagnato. Oh Memory
1-8. Scene 3. No. 6. Aria. Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief
1-9. Scene 3. No. 7. Aria. Dry Those Unavailing Tears
1-10. Scene 3. No. 8a. Recitative. Be Comforted: Safe Tho' The Tyrant Seem / No. 8b. Accompagnato. Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates / No. 8bis. Recitative. Now Tell Me Gobrias
1-11. Scene 3. No. 9. Aria. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast / No. 10a. Recitative. Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd In Wine
1-12. Scene 3. No. 10b. Aria. Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known / No. 11a. Recitative. My Friends, Be Confident, And Boldly Enter
1-13. Scene 3. No. 11b. Chorus. All Empires Upon God Depend
1-14. Scene 4. No. 12. Arioso. O Sacred Oracles Of Truth!
1-15. Scene 4. No. 13a. Accompagnato. Rejoice, My Countrymen: The Time Draws Near / No. 13b. Recitative. For Long Ago / No. 14. Accompagnato. This Saith The Lord To Cyrus His Annointed
1-16. Scene 4. No. 15. Chorus. Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It
1-17. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears
2-1. Scene 5. No. 16a. Aria. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign / No. 16b. Recitative. For You, My Friends, The Nobles Of My Court
2-2. Scene 5. No. 17. Aria. The Leafy Honours Of The Field
2-3. Scene 5. No. 18a. Recitative. It Is The Custom; I May Say, The Law
2-4. Scene 5. No. 18b. Chorus Of Jews. Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command
2-5. Scene 5. No. 19a. Recitative. They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be To Learn
2-6. Scene 5. No. 19b. Duet. O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear
2-7. Scene 5. No. 20. Chorus Of Jews. By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God To Its Meridian Height Ascends
2-8. Act II
2-9. Scene 1. No. 25a. Recitative. You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City / No. 25b. Aria. Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near / No. 26. Chorus Of Persians. To Arms, To Arms, No More Delay
2-10. Scene 2. No. 27. Chorus. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down
2-11. Scene 2. No. 28. Aria. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess
2-12. Scene 2. No. 29a. Accompagnato And Chorus. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?
2-13. Scene 2. No. 29b. Recitative. Call All Your Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans / No. 30. Symphonie
2-14. Scene 2. No. 31a. Recitative. Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Your King / No. 31b. Trio. Alas! To Hard A Task The King Imposes / No. 32a. Chorus. O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief!
2-15. Scene 2. No. 32b. Recitative. O King, Live For Ever! / No. 32c. Recitative. Art Thou That Daniel, Of The Jewish Captives? / No. 33. Aria. No: To Thyself Thy Trifles Be
2-16. Scene 2. No. 34. Yet To Obey His Dread Command / No. 35. Accompagnato. Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself / No. 36. Recitative. O Sentence Too Severe! And Yet Too Sure!
2-17. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears
3-1. Scene 3. No. 38a. O God Of Truth! O Faithful Guide! / No. 38b. Recitative. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace
3-2. Scene 3. No. 39. O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They
3-3. Act III
3-4. Scene 1. No. 41a. Aria. Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin? / No. 41b. Recitative. My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This
3-5. Scene 1. No. 42. Chorus Of Jews. Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth!
3-6. Scene 2. No. 43. Aria. I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'r / No. 44. A Martial Symphony
3-7. Scene 3. No. 45a. Aria. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due / No. 45b. Recitative. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, To Find Out
3-8. Scene 3. No. 46. Aria. Destructive War Thy Limits Know
3-9. Scene 3. No. 47a. Duett. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / No. 47b. Recitative. Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought
3-10. Scene 3. No. 48. Soli And Chorus. Tell It Out Among The Heathen, That The Lord Is King
3-11. Scene 3. No. 49. Accompagnato. Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel
3-12. Scene 3. No. 50. Anthem. I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King

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