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Belshazzar HWV 61 (Belsazar, Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme)
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Accompagnato u. Arioso: Vain fluctuating state of human empire! (1. Akt)
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Arie: Thou, God most high and Thou alone
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Rezitativ: The fate of babylon, I fear, is high - Rezitativ: O much belov'd
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Arie: Lament not thus, O Queen, in vain!
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Chor: Behold by Persia's hero made
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Rezitativ: Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe - Accompagnato: Oh memory
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Arie: Opprest with never ceasing grief
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Arie: Dry those unavailing tears
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Rezitativ: Be comforted: safe tho' the tyrant seem - Accompagnato: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates - ...
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Arie: Behold the monstrous human beast - Rezitativ: Can you then think it strange, if drown'd in wine
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Arie: Great God! who yet but darkly known - Rezitativ: My friends, be confident, and boldly enter
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Chor: All empires upon God depend
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Arioso: O sacred oracles of truth!
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Accompagnato: Rejoice, my countrymen: the time draws near - Rezitativ: For long ago - ...
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Chor: Sing, O ye Heav'ns, for the Lord hath done it
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Arie: Let festal joy triumphant reign - Rezitativ: For you, my friends, the nobles of my court
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Arie: The leafy honours of the field
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Rezitativ: It is the custom, I may say, the law
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Recall, O king, thy rash command
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Rezitativ: They tell you true, nor can you be to learn
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Duett: O dearer than my life, forbear
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Chor: By slow degrees the wrath of God to its meridian height ascends
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See, from his post Euphrates flies! - Why faithless river dost thou leave - ... (2. Akt)
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Rezitativ: You see, my friends, a path into the city - Amaz'd to find the foe so near - ...
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Chor: Ye tutelar gods of our empire, look down
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Arie: Let deep bowl thy praise confess
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Accompagnato und Chor: Where is the God of Judah's boasted pow'r?
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Rezitativ: Call all our wisemen, sorcerers, Chaldeans - Sinfonie
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Rezitativ: Ye sages, welcome always to your king - Trio:Alas! too hard a task the king imposes - ...
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Rezitativ: O king, live for ever! - Rezitativ: Art thou that Daniel, of the Jewish captives? - ...
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Accompagnato: Yet to obey his dread command - Accompagnato: Thou, O King, hast lifted up thyself
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Arie: Regard, O son, my flowing tears
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Arie: O God of truth! O faithful guide! - Rezitativ: You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace
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Chor: O glorious prince! thrice happy they
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Arie: Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind - Rezitativ: Fain would I hope: Is there not room to hope? (3. Akt)
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Arie: Can the black Æthiop change his skin? - My hopes revive, here Arioch comes: by this
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Chor: Bel boweth down! Nebo stoopeth!
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Arie: I thank thee, Sesach, thy sweet pow'r - A martial Symphony
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Arie: To po'r immortal my first thanks are due - Rezitativ: Be it thy care, good Gobrias, to find out
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Arie: Destructive war thy limits know
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Duett: Great victor, at your feet I bow - Rezitativ: Say, venerable prophet, is there ought
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Chor:Tell it out among the heathen, that th Lord is King
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Accompagnato: Yes, I will build thy city, God of Israel
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I will magnify Thee, O God my king
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