CD 1:
Belshazzar, Oratorio En Trois Actes HWV 61
1. Overture - 2:40
Act I
2. Scene 1. No. 1. Accompagnato Ed Arioso. Vain Fluctuating State Of Human Empire! - 4:28
3. Scene 1. No. 2a. Aria. Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone - 4:36
4. Scene 1. No. 2b. Recitative. The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh / Scene 2. No. 3a. Recitative. O Much Belov'd - 1:14
5. Scene 2. No. 3b. Air. Lament Not Thus, O Queen, In Vain! - 4:58
6. Scene 3. No. 4. Chorus Of Babylonians. Behold By Persia's Hero Made - 2:27
7. Scene 3. No. 5a. Recitative. Well May They Laugh, From Meagrre Famine Safe / No. 5b. Accompagnato. Oh Memory - 1:27
8. Scene 3. No. 6. Aria. Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief - 3:57
9. Scene 3. No. 7. Aria. Dry Those Unavailing Tears - 1:57
10. Scene 3. No. 8a. Recitative. Be Comforted: Safe Tho' The Tyrant Seem / No. 8b. Accompagnato. Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates / No. 8bis. Recitative. Now Tell Me Gobrias - 3:58
11. Scene 3. No. 9. Aria. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast / No. 10a. Recitative. Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown'd In Wine - 3:47
12. Scene 3. No. 10b. Aria. Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known / No. 11a. Recitative. My Friends, Be Confident, And Boldly Enter - 4:09
13. Scene 3. No. 11b. Chorus. All Empires Upon God Depend - 3:27
14. Scene 4. No. 12. Arioso. O Sacred Oracles Of Truth! - 4:53
15. Scene 4. No. 13a. Accompagnato. Rejoice, My Countrymen: The Time Draws Near / No. 13b. Recitative. For Long Ago / No. 14. Accompagnato. This Saith The Lord To Cyrus His Annointed - 3:00
16. Scene 4. No. 15. Chorus. Sing, O Ye Heav'ns, For The Lord Hath Done It - 4:16
17. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears - 6:21
1. Scene 5. No. 16a. Aria. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign / No. 16b. Recitative. For You, My Friends, The Nobles Of My Court - 6:45
2. Scene 5. No. 17. Aria. The Leafy Honours Of The Field - 7:09
3. Scene 5. No. 18a. Recitative. It Is The Custom; I May Say, The Law - 1:34
4. Scene 5. No. 18b. Chorus Of Jews. Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command - 2:31
5. Scene 5. No. 19a. Recitative. They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be To Learn - 1:18
6. Scene 5. No. 19b. Duet. O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear - 4:44
7. Scene 5. No. 20. Chorus Of Jews. By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God To Its Meridian Height Ascends - 6:08
CD 2:
Act II
8. Scene 1. No. 21. Chorus. See, From His Post Euphrates Flies! / No. 22. Semichorus. Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave / No. 23. Semichorus. Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil'd / No. 24. Chorus. Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own - 6:32
9. Scene 1. No. 25a. Recitative. You See, My Friends, A Path Into The City / No. 25b. Aria. Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near / No. 26. Chorus Of Persians. To Arms, To Arms, No More Delay - 6:07
10. Scene 2. No. 27. Chorus. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire, Look Down - 2:52
11. Scene 2. No. 28. Aria. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess - 2:35
12. Scene 2. No. 29a. Accompagnato And Chorus. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r? - 2:41
13. Scene 2. No. 29b. Recitative. Call All Your Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans / No. 30. Symphonie - 1:45
14. Scene 2. No. 31a. Recitative. Ye Sages, Welcome Always To Your King / No. 31b. Trio. Alas! To Hard A Task The King Imposes / No. 32a. Chorus. O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief! - 2:11
15. Scene 2. No. 32b. Recitative. O King, Live For Ever! / No. 32c. Recitative. Art Thou That Daniel, Of The Jewish Captives? / No. 33. Aria. No: To Thyself Thy Trifles Be - 2:58
16. Scene 2. No. 34. Yet To Obey His Dread Command / No. 35. Accompagnato. Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself / No. 36. Recitative. O Sentence Too Severe! And Yet Too Sure! - 3:53
17. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears - 6:21
CD 3:
1. Scene 3. No. 38a. O God Of Truth! O Faithful Guide! / No. 38b. Recitative. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace - 5:16
2. Scene 3. No. 39. O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They - 4:56
Act III
3. Scene 1. No. 40a. Alternate Hopes And Fears Distract My Mind / No. 40b. Recitative. Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room To Hope? - 4:42
4. Scene 1. No. 41a. Aria. Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin? / No. 41b. Recitative. My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes: By This - 3:25
5. Scene 1. No. 42. Chorus Of Jews. Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth! - 1:28
6. Scene 2. No. 43. Aria. I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow'r / No. 44. A Martial Symphony - 2:04
7. Scene 3. No. 45a. Aria. To Pow'r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due / No. 45b. Recitative. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, To Find Out - 2:22
8. Scene 3. No. 46. Aria. Destructive War Thy Limits Know - 2:20
9. Scene 3. No. 47a. Duett. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow / No. 47b. Recitative. Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought - 5:58
10. Scene 3. No. 48. Soli And Chorus. Tell It Out Among The Heathen, That The Lord Is King - 1:37
11. Scene 3. No. 49. Accompagnato. Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God Of Israel - 1:37
12. Scene 3. No. 50. Anthem. I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King - 6:59
