HANDEL Belshazzar Les Arts Florissants William Christie 3CD

CD Compact disc of an artist HANDEL titled Belshazzar Les Arts Florissants William Christie. Product comes from a legal, official distribution and in brand new and sealed.

Disc 1
1.Ouvertüre
2.Accompagnato u. Arioso: Vain fluctuating state of human empire! (1. Akt)
3.Arie: Thou, God most high and Thou alone
4.Rezitativ: The fate of babylon, I fear, is high - Rezitativ: O much belov'd
5.Arie: Lament not thus, O Queen, in vain!
6.Chor: Behold by Persia's hero made
7.Rezitativ: Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe - Accompagnato: Oh memory
8.Arie: Opprest with never ceasing grief
9.Arie: Dry those unavailing tears
10.Rezitativ: Be comforted: safe tho' the tyrant seem - Accompagnato: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates - ...
11.Arie: Behold the monstrous human beast - Rezitativ: Can you then think it strange, if drown'd in wine
12.Arie: Great God! who yet but darkly known - Rezitativ: My friends, be confident, and boldly enter
13.Chor: All empires upon God depend
14.Arioso: O sacred oracles of truth!
15.Accompagnato: Rejoice, my countrymen: the time draws near - Rezitativ: For long ago - ...
16.Chor: Sing, O ye Heav'ns, for the Lord hath done it
Disc 2
1.Arie: Let festal joy triumphant reign - Rezitativ: For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
2.Arie: The leafy honours of the field
3.Rezitativ: It is the custom; I may say, the law
4.Recall, O king, thy rash command
5.Rezitativ: They tell you true; nor can you be to learn
6.Duett: O dearer than my life, forbear
7.Chor: By slow degrees the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends
8.See, from his post Euphrates flies! - Why faithless river dost thou leave - ... (2. Akt)
9.Rezitativ: You see, my friends, a path into the city - Amaz'd to find the foe so near - ...
10.Chor: Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
11.Arie: Let deep bowl thy praise confess
12.Accompagnato und Chor: Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
13.Rezitativ: Call all our wisemen, sorcerers, Chaldeans - Sinfonie
14.Rezitativ: Ye sages, welcome always to your king - Trio:Alas! too hard a task the king imposes - ...
15.Rezitativ: O king, live for ever! - Rezitativ: Art thou that Daniel, of the Jewish captives? - ...
16.Accompagnato: Yet to obey his dread command - Accompagnato: Thou, O King, hast lifted up thyself
17.Arie: Regard, O son, my flowing tears
Disc 3
1.Arie: O God of truth! O faithful guide! - Rezitativ: You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
2.Chor: O glorious prince! thrice happy they
3.Arie: Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind - Rezitativ: Fain would I hope: Is there not room to hope? (3. Akt)
4.Arie: Can the black Æthiop change his skin? - My hopes revive, here Arioch comes: by this
5.Chor: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
6.Arie: I thank thee, Sesach, thy sweet pow'r - A martial Symphony
7.Arie: To po'r immortal my first thanks are due - Rezitativ: Be it thy care, good Gobrias, to find out
8.Arie: Destructive war thy limits know
9.Duett: Great victor, at your feet I bow - Rezitativ: Say, venerable prophet, is there ought
10.Chor:Tell it out among the heathen, that th Lord is King
11.Accompagnato: Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel
12.I will magnify Thee, O God my king