Handel: Belshazzar (English Oratorio From 1751, Performed According To The Traditions Of The Time)

Ouverture - Handel: Belshazzar

Behold, By Persia's Hero Made (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Well May They Laugh / 'Tis That Security (Recitative: Gobrias, Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Oppress'd With Never-Ceasing Grief (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Dry Those Unavailing Tears (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates (Recit./Accomp.: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Now Tell Me, Gobrias / It Does (Recitative: Cyrus, Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Behold The Monstrous Human Beast (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Can You Then Think It Strange / Great God, Who, Yet But Darkly Known (Recit. & Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

My Friends, Be Confident (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

All Empires Upon God Depend (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

O Sacred Oracles Of Truth (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Rejoice, My Countrymen / For Log Ago, Whole Ages Ere This Cyrus (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

For You My Friends / I Must Prevent Thee, Son (Recitative: Belshazzar, Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

They Tell You True / Away! Is Then My Mother Convert Grown (Recitative: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear / O Queen, This Hateful Theme Forbear (Duet: Nitocris & Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

By Slow Degress The Wrath Of God (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act I)

See, From His Post Euphrates Flies (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

To Arms, No More Delay (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r (Recitative: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Help, Help The King! He Faints, He Dies! / Behold! See There! (Chorus: The Babylonians & Recit.: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Call All My Wise Men, Sorcerers, Chaldeans (Recit.: Belshazzar) & Sinfonia - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Our King / Alas, Too Hard A Task The King Imposes (Recit.: Belshazzar & Chorus: Wise Men) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Oh, Misery! Oh Terror, Hopeless Grief! (Chorus: The Babylonians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

O King, Live For Ever / Art Thou That Daniel Of The Jewish Captives? (Recit.: Nitocris, Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

No, To Thyself Thy Trifles Be (Air: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Yet, To Obey His Dread Command - Mene, Tekel, Upharsin (Recit./Accomp.: Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Oh, Sentence Too Severe, And Yet Too Sure (Recitative: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Regard Thyself; To Cure Thy Fears / Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

O God Of Truth, O Faithful Guide (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

O Glorious Prince, Thrice Happy They (Chorus: The Persians) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act II)

Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind (Air: Nitocris) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes / When You Had Left The Room / All's Lost, The Fate Of Babylon Is Come (Recit.: Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Bel Boweth Down, Nebo Stoopeth (Chorus: The Jews) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

I Thank Thee, Sesach! Thy Sweet Pow'r (Air: Belshazzar) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

A Martial Symphony - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due (Air: Gobrias) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Destructive War, Thy Limits Know (Air: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / Rise, Virtuous Queen, Compose Your Mind (Duet: Nitocris & Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Aught / O Victorious Prince (Recitative: Cyrus, Daniel) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Tell It Out Among The Heathen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel (Recitative: Cyrus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)

I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King / Amen (Soli & Chorus) - Handel: Belshazzar (Act III)