George Frederick Handel
Belshazzar, HWV 61
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Sinfonia: Allegro Postillons
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Sinfonia: Allegro Postillons
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Air: Opprest with never-ceasing grief
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Air: Opprest with never-ceasing grief
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 1. Accompagnato ed Arioso. Vain fluctuating state of human empire!
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 1. Accompagnato ed Arioso. Vain fluctuating state of human empire!
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 2a. Aria. Thou, God most high, and Thou alone
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 2a. Aria. Thou, God most high, and Thou alone
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 2b. Recitative. The fate of Babylon, I fear, is nigh / Scene 2. No. 3a. Recitative. O much belov'd
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Act 1. Scene 1. No. 2b. Recitative. The fate of Babylon, I fear, is nigh / Scene 2. No. 3a. Recitative. O much belov'd
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Act 1. Scene 2. No. 3b. Air. Lament not thus, O Queen, in vain!
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Act 1. Scene 2. No. 3b. Air. Lament not thus, O Queen, in vain!
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 4. Chorus of Babylonians. Behold by Persia's hero made
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 4. Chorus of Babylonians. Behold by Persia's hero made
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 5a. Recitative. Well may they laugh, from meagrre famine safe / No. 5b. Accompagnato. Oh memory
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 5a. Recitative. Well may they laugh, from meagrre famine safe / No. 5b. Accompagnato. Oh memory
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 6. Aria. Opprest with never ceasing grief
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 6. Aria. Opprest with never ceasing grief
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 7. Aria. Dry those unavailing tears
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 7. Aria. Dry those unavailing tears
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Act 1. 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
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Act 1. 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
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 9. Aria. Behold the monstrous human beast / No. 10a. Recitative. Can you then think it strange, if drown'd in wine
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 9. Aria. Behold the monstrous human beast / No. 10a. Recitative. Can you then think it strange, if drown'd in wine
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 10b. Aria. Great God! who yet but darkly known / No. 11a. Recitative. My friends, be confident, and boldly enter
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 10b. Aria. Great God! who yet but darkly known / No. 11a. Recitative. My friends, be confident, and boldly enter
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 11b. Chorus. All empires upon God depend
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Act 1. Scene 3. No. 11b. Chorus. All empires upon God depend
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Act 1. Scene 4. No. 12. Arioso. O sacred oracles of truth!
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Act 1. Scene 4. No. 12. Arioso. O sacred oracles of truth!
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Act 1. 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
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Act 1. 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
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Act 1. Scene 4. No. 15. Chorus. Sing, O ye Heav'ns, for the Lord hath done it
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Act 1. Scene 4. No. 15. Chorus. Sing, O ye Heav'ns, for the Lord hath done it
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 16a. Aria. Let festal joy triumphant reign / No. 16b. Recitative. For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 16a. Aria. Let festal joy triumphant reign / No. 16b. Recitative. For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 17. Aria. The leafy honours of the field
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 17. Aria. The leafy honours of the field
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 18a. Recitative. It is the custom; I may say, the law
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 18a. Recitative. It is the custom; I may say, the law
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 18b. Chorus of Jews. Recall, o king, thy rash command
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 18b. Chorus of Jews. Recall, o king, thy rash command
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 19a. Recitative. They tell you true; nor can you be to learn
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 19a. Recitative. They tell you true; nor can you be to learn
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 19b. Duet. O dearer than my life, forbear
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 19b. Duet. O dearer than my life, forbear
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 20. Chorus of Jews. by slow degrees the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends
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Act 1. Scene 5. No. 20. Chorus of Jews. by slow degrees the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 27. Chorus. Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 27. Chorus. Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 28. Aria. Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 28. Aria. Let the deep bowl thy praise confess
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 29a. Accompagnato and Chorus. Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 29a. Accompagnato and Chorus. Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 29b. Recitative. Call all your Wisemen, sorcerers, Chaldeans / No. 30. Symphonie
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 29b. Recitative. Call all your Wisemen, sorcerers, Chaldeans / No. 30. Symphonie
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Act 2. 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!
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Act 2. 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!
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. 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
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Act 2. 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!
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Act 2. 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!
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O son, my flowing tears
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Act 2. Scene 2. No. 37. Aria. Regard, O son, my flowing tears
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Act 2. Scene 3. No. 38a. O God of truth! O faithful guide! / No. 38b. Recitative. You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
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Act 2. Scene 3. No. 38a. O God of truth! O faithful guide! / No. 38b. Recitative. You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
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Act 2. Scene 3. No. 39. O glorious prince! thrice happy they
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Act 2. Scene 3. No. 39. O glorious prince! thrice happy they
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Act 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?
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Act 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?
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Act 3. Scene 1. No. 41a. Aria. Can the black AEthiop change his skin? / No. 41b. Recitative. My hopes revive, here Arioch comes: by this
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Act 3. Scene 1. No. 41a. Aria. Can the black AEthiop change his skin? / No. 41b. Recitative. My hopes revive, here Arioch comes: by this
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Act 3. Scene 1. No. 42. Chorus of Jews. Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
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Act 3. Scene 1. No. 42. Chorus of Jews. Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
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Act 3. Scene 2. No. 43. Aria. I thank thee, Sesach, thy sweet pow'r / No. 44. A martial Symphony
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Act 3. Scene 2. No. 43. Aria. I thank thee, Sesach, thy sweet pow'r / No. 44. A martial Symphony
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Act 3. 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
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Act 3. 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
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 46. Aria. Destructive war thy limits know
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 46. Aria. Destructive war thy limits know
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 47a. Duett. Great victor, at your feet I bow / No. 47b. Recitative. Say, venerable prophet, is there ought
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 47a. Duett. Great victor, at your feet I bow / No. 47b. Recitative. Say, venerable prophet, is there ought
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 48. Soli and Chorus. Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 48. Soli and Chorus. Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 49. Accompagnato. Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 49. Accompagnato. Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 50. Anthem. I will magnify Thee, o God my king
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Act 3. Scene 3. No. 50. Anthem. I will magnify Thee, o God my king
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To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
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To pow'r immortal my first thanks are due
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Act 3. Scene 3. Destructive war
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Act 3. Scene 3. Destructive war
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Great victor, at your feet I bow
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Great victor, at your feet I bow
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