Les Arts Florissants, William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar (2025) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:46:21 minutes | 1,63 GB | Genre: Classical
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A dark, pessimistic work, Belshazzar casts an uncompromising gaze on the fate of empires and those who govern them. In 2013, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants recorded a noble and majestic account of this formidable oratorio. The Times proclaimed “Belshazzar is delivered with ringing zest by Allan Clayton, Rosemary Joshua and other top Brits, and an orchestra forever on the boil.”

Tracklist:

1. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61: Overture (02:40)
2. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 1: Accompagnato ed Arioso. Vain Fluctuating State of Human Empire! (04:28)
3. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 1: Aria. Thou, God Most High, and Thou Alone (04:36)
4. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scenes 1-2: Recitative. The Fate of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh – Recitative. O Much Belov’d (01:14)
5. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 2: Air. Lament Not Thus, O Queen, in Vain! (04:58)
6. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Chorus of Babylonians. Behold By Persia’S Hero Made (02:27)
7. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Recitative. Well May They Laugh, from Meagre Famine Safe – Accompagnato. Oh Memory (01:27)
8. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Aria. Opprest With Never Ceasing Grief (03:57)
9. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Aria. Dry Those Unavailing Tears (01:54)
10. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Recitative. Be Comforted Safe Tho’ the Tyrant Seem – Accompagnato. Methought, As On the Bank of Deep Euphrates – Recitative. Now tell me Gobrias (03:58)
11. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Aria. Behold the Monstrous Human Beast – Recitative. Can You Then Think It Strange, If Drown’d in Wine (03:47)
12. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Aria. Great God! Who Yet But Darkly Known – Recitative. My friends, be confident, and boldly enter (04:09)
13. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 3: Chorus. All Empires Upon God Depend (03:27)
14. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 4: Arioso. O Sacred Oracles of Truth! (04:53)
15. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 4: Accompagnato. Rejoice, My Countrymen the Time Draws Near – Recitative. For Long Ago – Accompagnato. Thus Saith the Lord to Cyrus His Anointed (03:00)
16. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 4: Chorus. Sing, O Ye Heav’Ns, for the Lord Hath Done It (04:16)
17. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Aria. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign – Recitative. For You, My Friends, the Nobles of My Court (06:45)
18. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Aria. The Leafy Honours of the Field (07:09)
19. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Recitative. It Is the Custom, I May Say, the Law (01:34)
20. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Chorus of Jews. Recall, O King, Thy Rash Command (02:32)
21. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Recitative. They Tell You True; Nor Can You Be to Learn (01:18)
22. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Duet. O Dearer Than My Life, Forbear (04:44)
23. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act I Scene 5: Chorus of Jews. By Slow Degrees the Wrath of God to Its Meridian Height Ascends (06:08)
24. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 1: Chorus. See, from His Post Euphrates Flies! – Semichorus. Why Faithless River Dost Thou Leave – Semichorus. Euphrates Hath His Task Fulfil’d – Chorus Of Things On Earth, Proud Man Must Own (06:32)
25. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 1: Recitative. You See, My Friends, a Path Into the City – Aria. Amaz’d to Find the Foe So Near – Chorus of Persians. to Arms, to Arms, No More Delay (06:07)
26. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Chorus. Ye Tutelar Gods of Our Empire, Look Down (02:52)
27. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Aria. Let the Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess (02:35)
28. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Accompagnato and Chorus. Where Is the God of Judah’S Boasted Pow’R? (02:41)
29. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Recitative. Call All Our Wisemen, Sorcerers, Chaldeans – Symphony (01:45)
30. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Recitative. Ye Sages, Welcome Always to Your King – Trio. Alas! Too Hard a Task the King Imposes – Chorus. O Misery! O Terror! Hopeless Grief! (02:11)
31. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Recitative. O King, Live for Ever! – Recitative. Art thou that Daniel, of the Jewish captives? – Aria. No to Thyself Thy Trifles Be (02:58)
32. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Accompagnato. Yet to Obey His Dread Command – Accompagnato. Thou, O King, Hast Lifted Up Thyself – Recitative. O Sentence Too Severe! and Yet Too Sure! (03:53)
33. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 2: Aria. Regard, O Son, My Flowing Tears (06:21)
34. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 3: Aria. O God of Truth! O Faithful Guide! – Recitative. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly to the Palace (05:16)
35. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act II Scene 3: Chorus. O Glorious Prince! Thrice Happy They (04:56)
36. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 1: Aria. Alternate Hopes and Fears Distract My Mind – Recitative. Fain Would I Hope. Is There Not Room to Hope? (04:42)
37. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 1: Aria. Can the Black Æthiop Change His Skin? – Recitative. My Hopes Revive, Here Arioch Comes By This (03:25)
38. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 1: Chorus of Jews. Bel Boweth Down! Nebo Stoopeth! (01:28)
39. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 2: Aria. I Thank Thee, Sesach, Thy Sweet Pow’R – A Martial Symphony (02:04)
40. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Aria. To Pow’R Immortal My First Thanks Are Due – Recitative. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias, to Find Out (02:22)
41. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Aria. Destructive War Thy Limits Know (02:20)
42. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Duet. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow – Recitative. Say, Venerable Prophet, Is There Ought (05:58)
43. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Soli and Chorus. Tell It Out Among the Heathen, That the Lord Is King. (01:37)
44. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Accompagnato. Yes, I Will Build Thy City, God of Israel (01:37)
45. Les Arts Florissants & William Christie – Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61, Act III Scene 3: Anthem. I Will Magnify Thee, O God My King! (06:59)

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