Jürgen Budday - Handel: Belshazzar (2005)

CD1
1.01 Ouverture 4:35

Act The First
Scene I: The First Scene Is Missing In The Version From The Year 1751.
Scene II: The Camp Of Cyrus Before Babylon. A View Of The City, With The River Euphrates Running Through It.
1.02 Chorus (The Babylonians): Behold, By Persia's Hero Made 2:37
1.03 Recitative (Gobrias, Cyrus): Well May They Laugh / 'Tis That Security 1:48
1.04 Air (Gobrias): Oppress'd With Never-ceasing Grief 3:19
1.05 Air (Cyrus): Dry Those Unavailing Tears 2:15
1.06 Recitative (Cyrus): Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem 0:32
1.07 Recitative/Accompagnato (Cyrus): Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates 2:22
1.08 Recitative (Cyrus, Gobrias): Now Tell Me, Gobrias / It Does 1:22
1.09 Air (Gobrias): Behold The Monstrous Human Beast 3:24
1.10 Recitative & Air (Cyrus): Can You Then Think It Strange / Great God, Who, Yet But Darkly Known 3:53
1.11 Recitative (Cyrus): My Friends, Be Confident 0:44
1.12 Chorus (The Persians): All Empires Upon God Depend 3:23
Scene III: Daniel's House - Daniel, With The Prophecies Of Isaiah And Jeremiah Open Before Him. Other Jews.
1.13 Air (Daniel): O Sacred Oracles Of Truth 4:57
1.14 Recitative/Accompagnato (Daniel): Rejoice, My Countrymen / For Log Ago, Whole Ages Ere This Cyrus 3:38
1.15 Chorus (The Jews): Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It 4:31
Scene IV: The Palace - Belhazzar, Nitocris, Babylonians And Jews.
1.16 Air (Belshazzar): Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign 5:00
1.17 Recitative (Belshazzar, Nitocris): For You My Friends / I Must Prevent Thee, Son 2:23
1.18 Chorus (The Jews): Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command 3:37
1.19 Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): They Tell You True / Away! Is Then My Mother Convert Grown 1:40
1.20 Duet (Nitocris, Belshazzar): O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear / O Queen, This Hateful Theme Forbear 6:13
1.21 Chorus (The Jews): By Slow Degress The Wrath Of God 4:58

Act The Second
Scene I: Without The City, The River Almost Empty - Cyrus And Chorus Of Persians And Medes
1.22 Chorus (The Persians): See, From His Post Euphrates Flies 7:17
1.23 Recitative (Cyrus): You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City 0:50
1.24 Chorus (The Persians): To Arms, No More Delay 0:40

CD2
Scene II: A Banquet-room, Adorned With The Images Of The Babylonian Gods - Belhazzar, His Wives, Concubines, And Lords, Drinking Out Of The Jewish Temple-vessels, And Singing The Praises Of Their Gods.
2.01 Chorus (The Babylonians): Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down 3:14
2.02 Air (Belshazzar): Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess 2:32
2.03 Recitative (Belshazzar): Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r 0:44
2.04 Chorus (The Babylonians) & Recitative (Belshazzar) - Help, Help The King! He Faints, He Dies! / Behold! See There! 2:25
2.05 Recitative (Belshazzar) & Sinfonia: Call All My Wise Men, Sorcerers, Chaldeans... 2:09
2.06 Recitative (Belshazzar) & Chorus (Wise Men): Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Our King / Alas, Too Hard A Task The King Imposes 1:07
2.07 Chorus (The Babylonians): Oh, Misery! Oh Terror, Hopeless Grief! 1:59
2.08 Recitative (Nitocris, Belshazzar): O King, Live For Ever / Art Thou That Daniel Of The Jewish Captives? 1:42
2.09 Air (Daniel): No, To Thyself Thy Trifles Be 1:39
2.10 Recitative/Accompagnato (Daniel): Yet, To Obey His Dread Command - MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN 3:25
2.11 Recitative (Nitocris): Oh, Sentence Too Severe, And Yet Too Sure 0:20
2.12 Air (Nitocris): Regard Thyself; To Cure Thy Fears / Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears 6:23

Scene III: Within The City - Cyrus, Gobrias, Chorus Of Persians And Medes.
2.13 Air (Cyrus): O God Of Truth, O Faithful Guide 4:51
2.14 Recitative (Cyrus): You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace 1:05
2.15 Chorus (The Persians): O Glorious Prince, Thrice Happy They 5:23

Act The Third
Scene I: The Palace - Nitocris, Daniel And The Jews.
2.16 Air (Nitocris): Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind 4:26
2.17 Recitative (Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger): My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes / When You Had Left The Room / All's Lost, The Fate Of Babylon Is Come 2:06
2.18 Chorus (The Jews): Bel Boweth Down, Nebo Stoopeth 1:30

Scene II: Belshazzar, His Lords, And Other Babylonians, With Their Swords Drawn
2.19 Air (Belshazzar): I Thank Thee, Sesach! Thy Sweet Pow'r 1:34
2.20 A Martial Symphony 0:43

Scene III: Cyrus, Gibrias And Chorus.
2.21 Air (Gobrias): To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due 3:22
2.22 Recitative (Cyrus): Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias 0:24
2.23 Air (Cyrus): Destructive War, Thy Limits Know 2:29
2.24 Duet (Nitocris, Cyrus): Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / Rise, Virtuous Queen, Compose Your Mind 4:25
2.25 Recitative (Cyrus, Daniel): Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Aught / O Victorious Prince 0:51
2.26 Soli & Chorus: Tell It Out Among The Heathen 1:59
2.27 Recitative (Cyrus): Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel 2:37
2.28 Soli & Chorus: I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King / Amen 6:02