‎Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61 by Peter Neumann

Overture

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:13

Act One "Vain, fluctuating state of human empire!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

4:47

Act One "Thou, God most high, and Thou alone"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

4:37

Act One "Behold, by Persia's hero made"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:40

Act One "Well may they laugh"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Franz-Josef Selig, Collegium Cartusianum

1:37

Act One "Oprress'd with never-ceasing grief"

Franz-Josef Selig, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

3:36

Act One "Dry those unavailing tears"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson

2:02

Act One "Be comforted: safe though the tyrant"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Franz-Josef Selig

4:13

Act One "Behold the monstruous human beast"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Franz-Josef Selig

3:38

Act One "Can you then think it strange"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

0:16

Act One "Great God!"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

3:47

Act One "My friends, be confident"

Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann

0:52

Act One "All empires upon God depend"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:15

Act One "Oh, sacred oracles of Truth!"

Peter Neumann, Patrick van Goethem, Collegium Cartusianum

8:23

Act One "Sing, oh ye Heav'ns!"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

3:56

Act One "Let festal joy triumphant reign!"

Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:49

Act One "For you, my friends, the nobles of my court"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher

1:02

Act One "The leafy honours of the field"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

8:02

Act One "It is the custom, I may say, the law"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher

1:35

Act One "Recall, oh king! Thy rash command"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

3:09

Act One "They tell you true"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher

1:42

Act One "Oh dearer than my life, forbear!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher

6:30

Act One "By slow degrees the wrath of God"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:51

Act Two "See, from his post Euphrates flies!"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

7:02

Act Two "You see my friends"

Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann

0:47

Act Two "Amaz'd to find the foe so near"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:28

Act Two "To arms, to arms!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

0:31

Act Two "Ye tutelar gods of our empire"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

2:57

Act Two "Let the deep bowl thy praise confess"

Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum

2:28

Act Two "Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?"

Peter Neumann, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher

2:30

Act Two "Call all my Wise Men"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher

0:24

Act Two Sinfonia

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:37

Act Two "Ye sages! Welcome always to your king"

Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

1:03

Act Two "Oh misery! - oh terror!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann

1:34

Act Two "Oh king, live for ever!"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher

1:50

Act Two "No! To thyself thy trifles be"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Patrick van Goethem

1:38

Act Two "Yet to obey"

Collegium Cartusianum, Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann

2:09

Act Two "Oh sentence too severe!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

0:27

Act Two "Regard, oh son, my flowing tears"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

6:31

Act Two "Oh God of truth, oh faithful guide"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson

4:27

Act Two "You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace"

Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:09

Act Two "Oh glorious prince! Thrice happy"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:48

Act Three "Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind"

Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

4:26

Act Three "Fain would I hope"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann

0:23

Act Three "Can the black Aethiop change his skin?"

Collegium Cartusianum, Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann

2:22

Act Three "My hopes revive"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Frank Höndgen, Simone Kermes

1:01

Act Three "Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:28

Act Three "I thank thee, Sesach: thy sweet pow'r"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher

1:32

Act Three Martial Symphony

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:34

Act Three "To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due"

Franz-Josef Selig, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:06

Act Three "Be it thy care, good Gobrias"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:23

Act Three "Destructive War, thy limits know"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:50

Act Three "Great victor, at your feet I bow"

Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

4:29

Act Three "Say, venerable prophet"

Christopher Robson, Patrick van Goethem, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

0:52

Act Three "Tell it out among the heathen"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Frank Höndgen, Markus Brutscher, Franz-Josef Selig, Simone Kermes, Christopher Robson, Patrick van Goethem

1:39

Act Three "Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel!"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

1:38

Act Three "I will magnify Thee, oh god, my king!"

Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir, Simone Kermes, Christopher Robson, Patrick van Goethem, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Frank Höndgen, Markus Brutscher, Franz-Josef Selig

5:28

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra
Simone Kermes

Soprano
Christopher Robson

Countertenor

Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61

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