‎Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61 by Cologne Hochschule fur Musik Chamber Choir

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

4:37

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

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

2:40

Act One "Well may they laugh"

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

1:37

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Franz-Josef Selig

3:36

Act One "Dry those unavailing tears"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

Act One "Be comforted: safe though the tyrant"

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

4:13

Act One "Behold the monstruous human beast"

Franz-Josef Selig, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:38

Act One "Can you then think it strange"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

0:16

Act One "Great God!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann

3:47

Act One "My friends, be confident"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

0:52

Act One "All empires upon God depend"

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

3:15

Act One "Oh, sacred oracles of Truth!"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Patrick van Goethem

8:23

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

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

3:56

Act One "Let festal joy triumphant reign!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher

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"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

8:02

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

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"

Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

1:42

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

Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

6:30

Act One "By slow degrees the wrath of God"

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

4:51

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

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

7:02

Act Two "You see my friends"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

0:47

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

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, 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"

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

2:57

Act Two "Let the deep bowl thy praise confess"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher

2:28

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

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

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"

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

1:03

Act Two "Oh misery! - oh terror!"

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

1:34

Act Two "Oh king, live for ever!"

Markus Brutscher, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:50

Act Two "No! To thyself thy trifles be"

Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:38

Act Two "Yet to obey"

Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:09

Act Two "Oh sentence too severe!"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

0:27

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

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:09

Act Two "Oh glorious prince! Thrice happy"

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

4:48

Act Three "Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

4:26

Act Three "Fain would I hope"

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

0:23

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Patrick van Goethem

2:22

Act Three "My hopes revive"

Collegium Cartusianum, Frank Höndgen, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann

1:01

Act Three "Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!"

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

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"

Peter Neumann, Franz-Josef Selig, Collegium Cartusianum

2:06

Act Three "Be it thy care, good Gobrias"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Christopher Robson

4:29

Act Three "Say, venerable prophet"

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

0:52

Act Three "Tell it out among the heathen"

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

1:39

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

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson

1:38

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

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

5:28

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Simone Kermes

Soprano
Christopher Robson

Countertenor

Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61

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