‎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, Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes

4:47

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

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:37

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

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

2:40

Act One "Well may they laugh"

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

1:37

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

Franz-Josef Selig, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:36

Act One "Dry those unavailing tears"

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum

2:02

Act One "Be comforted: safe though the tyrant"

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

4:13

Act One "Behold the monstruous human beast"

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Franz-Josef Selig

3:38

Act One "Can you then think it strange"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

0:16

Act One "Great God!"

Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum, 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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

3:15

Act One "Oh, sacred oracles of Truth!"

Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:23

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

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

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"

Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:02

Act One "The leafy honours of the field"

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

8:02

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

Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Markus Brutscher, Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:42

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

Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

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"

Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

4:28

Act Two "To arms, to arms!"

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

0:31

Act Two "Ye tutelar gods of our empire"

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

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, Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum

2:30

Act Two "Call all my Wise Men"

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Markus Brutscher

0:24

Act Two Sinfonia

Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

1:37

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

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

1:03

Act Two "Oh misery! - oh terror!"

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

1:34

Act Two "Oh king, live for ever!"

Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes, Markus Brutscher, Peter Neumann

1:50

Act Two "No! To thyself thy trifles be"

Peter Neumann, Patrick van Goethem, Collegium Cartusianum

1:38

Act Two "Yet to obey"

Patrick van Goethem, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann

2:09

Act Two "Oh sentence too severe!"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

0:27

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

Simone Kermes, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

6:31

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann

4:27

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

Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson

1:09

Act Two "Oh glorious prince! Thrice happy"

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

4:48

Act Three "Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind"

Peter Neumann, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

4:26

Act Three "Fain would I hope"

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

0:23

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

Patrick van Goethem, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

2:22

Act Three "My hopes revive"

Peter Neumann, Frank Höndgen, Simone Kermes, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Peter Neumann, Markus Brutscher, Collegium Cartusianum

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, Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum

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"

Collegium Cartusianum, Christopher Robson, Peter Neumann

2:50

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

Peter Neumann, Christopher Robson, Collegium Cartusianum, Simone Kermes

4:29

Act Three "Say, venerable prophet"

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

0:52

Act Three "Tell it out among the heathen"

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

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!"

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

5:28

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Peter Neumann

Conductor
Collegium Cartusianum

Orchestra
Simone Kermes

Soprano
Franz-Josef Selig

Bass

Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61

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