Belshazzar Les Arts Florissants William Christie

Lista utworów

• 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 Athiop 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