| 1 |
Belshazzar : Overture to Act 1 |
4:31 |
| 2 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Vain, fluctuating state” (Nitocris) |
5:06 |
| 3 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Thou, God most high” (Nitocris) |
4:06 |
| 4 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “The fate of Babylon” [Nitocris] “Oh much belov’d” [Nitocris, Daniel] |
1:19 |
| 5 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Lament not thus” (Daniel) |
4:49 |
| 6 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Behold, by Persia’s hero made” [Chorus] |
2:56 |
| 7 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Well may they laugh” [Gobrias, Cyrus] “Oh memory!” [Gobrias] |
1:29 |
| 8 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Oppress’d with never‐ceasing grief” (Gobrias) |
3:09 |
| 9 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Dry those anavailing tears” (Cyrus) |
2:37 |
| 10 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Be comforted” [Cyrus] “Methought, as on the bank” [Cyrus] “Now tell me, Gobrias” [Cyrus, Gobrias] |
4:07 |
| 11 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Behold the monstrous human beast” (Gobrias) |
3:16 |
| 12 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Can you then think” “Great God! who, yet but darkly known” “My friends, be confident” [Cyrus] |
4:50 |
| 13 |
Belshazzar HWV61 : Act 1 “All empires” [Chorus] |
3:39 |
| 14 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Oh sacred oracles” (Daniel) |
5:17 |
| 15 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Rejoice, my countrymen” “For long ago” “Thus saith the Lord” [Daniel] |
3:07 |
| 16 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Sing, oh ye heav’ns!” [Chorus] |
4:34 |
| 17 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Let festal joy” (Belshazzar) |
4:54 |
| 18 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “For you, my friends” (Belshazzar, Nitocris) |
1:02 |
| 19 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “The leafy honours” (Nitocris) |
8:18 |
| 20 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “It is the custom” (Belshazzar, Nitocris) |
1:55 |
| 21 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “Recall, oh king!” [Chorus] |
3:00 |
| 22 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “They tell you true” (Nitocris, Belshazzar) |
1:36 |
| 23 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 1: “Oh dearer than my life” (Nitocris, Belshazzar) |
6:43 |
| 24 |
Belshazzar : Act 1 “By slow degrees” [Chorus] |
4:38 |
| 25 |
Belshazzar HWV61 : Act 2 “See from his post” “Why, faithless river” “Euphrates hath his task” “Of things on earth” [Chorus] |
6:31 |
| 26 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “You see, my friends” “Amaz’d to find the foe so near” [Cyrus] |
5:26 |
| 27 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “To arms, to arms!” [Chorus] |
0:30 |
| 28 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Ye tutelar gods” [Chorus] |
2:56 |
| 29 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Let the deep bowl” [Belshazzar] “Where is the God” [Chorus] “Help, help the king!” [Chorus, Belshazzar] “Call all my wise men” [Belshazzar] |
5:46 |
| 30 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Ye sages!” [Belshazzar] “Alas! too hard a task” [Chorus] |
2:42 |
| 31 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Oh misery!” [Chorus] |
1:33 |
| 32 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Oh king” [Nitocris] “Art thou that Daniel” [Belshazzar] |
1:44 |
| 33 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “No! to thyself” [Daniel] “Yet to obey” [Daniel] “Though, o king” [Daniel] “Oh sentence too severe!” [Nitocris] |
4:41 |
| 34 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 2: “Regard, oh son” (Nitocris) |
6:24 |
| 35 |
Belshazzar : Act 2 “Oh God of Truth!” “You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace” [Cyrus] |
5:29 |
| 36 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 2: “Oh glorious prince!” (Chorus) |
4:46 |
| 37 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: ’"Alternate hopes and fears” (Nitocris) |
4:32 |
| 38 |
Belshazzar : Act 3 “Fain would I hope” [Nitocris, Daniel] “Can the black Aethiop change his skin?” [Daniel] |
2:20 |
| 39 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: “My hopes revive” (Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger) |
2:15 |
| 40 |
Belshazzar : Act 3 “Bel boweth down” [Chorus] |
1:35 |
| 41 |
Belshazzar : Act 3 “I thank thee, Sesach” [Belshazzar] A Marital Symphony |
2:14 |
| 42 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: “To pow’r immortal” (Gobrias) |
2:14 |
| 43 |
Belshazzar : Act 3 “Be it thy care” “Destructive War” [Cyrus] |
3:02 |
| 44 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: “Great Victor” (Nitocris, Cyrus) |
5:16 |
| 45 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: “Say, venerable prophet” (Cyrus, Daniel) |
0:49 |
| 46 |
Belshazzar : Act 3 “Tell it out” [Chorus] “Yes, I will build the city” [Cyrus] |
3:32 |
| 47 |
Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act 3: “I will magnify thee” (Chorus, Belshazzar, Nitocris, Cyrus, Daniel, Gobrias, Arioch, Messenger) |
5:34 |
| 48 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Ouverture - Menuet |
6:52 |
| 49 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: I. Accompagnato |
6:45 |
| 50 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: II. Chorus |
2:46 |
| 51 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: III. Recitativo Zebul, Jephitha |
5:06 |
| 52 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: IV. Recitativo Storgé |
5:54 |
| 53 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: V. Recitativo Hamor |
5:06 |
| 54 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: VI. Recitativo Iphis |
4:26 |
| 55 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: VII. Recitativo Hamor |
6:52 |
| 56 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: VIII. Recitativo Jephitha |
1:48 |
| 57 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: IX. Chorus |
4:06 |
| 58 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: X. Recitativo Storgé |
5:12 |
| 59 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: XI. Recitativo Iphis, Storgé |
4:13 |
| 60 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: XII. Recitativo Zebul, Jephitha |
0:29 |
| 61 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act I: XIII. Chorus |
4:29 |
| 62 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: I. Recitativo Hamor |
1:05 |
| 63 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: II. Chorus |
3:35 |
| 64 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: III. Aria |
4:57 |
| 65 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: IV. Recitativo Iphis |
4:36 |
| 66 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: V. Recitativo Zebul |
3:43 |
| 67 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: VI. Aria |
6:29 |
| 68 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: VII. Chorus |
2:23 |
| 69 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: VIII. Symphony |
1:23 |
| 70 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: IX. Aria |
4:54 |
| 71 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: X. Recitativo Jephitha |
4:17 |
| 72 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XI. Recitativo Zebul, Jephitha |
1:11 |
| 73 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XII. Concitato (Allegro) Storgé |
2:50 |
| 74 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XIII. Recitativo Hamor |
1:51 |
| 75 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XIV. Quartet (Andante) |
2:32 |
| 76 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XV. Recitativo Iphis |
5:17 |
| 77 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XVI. Accompagnato (Largo) Jephitha |
3:39 |
| 78 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act II: XVII. Chorus: How dark |
6:42 |
| 79 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: I. Aria (Andante) Jephitha |
6:20 |
| 80 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: II. Accompagnato Iphis |
5:40 |
| 81 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: III. Chorus |
3:07 |
| 82 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: IV. Recitativo Zebul |
1:53 |
| 83 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: V. Recitativo Angel |
5:53 |
| 84 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: VI. (Larghetto) Jephitha |
1:48 |
| 85 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: VII. Chorus |
3:08 |
| 86 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: VIII. Recitativo Zebul |
2:38 |
| 87 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: IX. Recitativo Storgé |
2:31 |
| 88 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: X. Recitativo Hamor |
7:35 |
| 89 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: XI. Recitativo Iphis |
5:59 |
| 90 |
Jephtha, Oratorio, HWV 70: Act III: XII. Chorus |
3:25 |