Belshazzar: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus); Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias)

~ Recording by Catherine Robbin, David Wilson-Johnson, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Belshazzar: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus); Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias)1:19George Frideric HandelBelshazzarGeorge Frideric Handel; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Arleen Auger, Catherine Robbin, James Bowman, David Wilson-Johnson, The English Concert & Choir, Trevor PinnockAlbum
Archiv Produktion431 793-2
1.7Belshazzar: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus); Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias)1:19George Frideric HandelBelshazzarHandel; Auger, Rolphe Johnson, Bowman, The English Concert & Choir, PinnockAlbum
  • DE2004-05-02
Archiv Produktion477 037-2
27.7Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act One, Scene 2. Recitative: "Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe" (Gobrias, Cyrus) - No. 5 Accompagnato: "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul!" (Gobrias)1:19George Frideric HandelHandel: The Great OratoriosGeorge Frideric HandelAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2016-07-01
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)4830142
41.7Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I, Scene 2. Recitative: “Well may they laugh” (Gobrias, Cyrus) / Accompagnato: “Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul” (Gobrias)1:19George Frideric HandelComplete Recordings on Archiv ProduktionTrevor Pinnock & The English ConcertAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2023-04-21
Archiv Produktion00289 486 2478

Relationships

executive producer:Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Charlotte Kriesch
baritone vocals [Gobrias]:David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cyrus]:Catherine Robbin (Canadian mezzo-soprano) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
orchestra:The English Concert (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
conductor:Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
balance engineer:Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Deutsche Grammophon (in 1991)
recorded at:Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
recording of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)
Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus) (from 1990-07-11 until 1990-07-19)

Related works

Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:Charles Jennens
later translated versions:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I, no. 5. Accompagnato "O wecke mir nicht diesen bitteren Schmerz" (Gobrias)
part of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I (order: 8)

Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:Charles Jennens
later translated versions:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I, no. 4a. Recitative "Uns gilt ihr Hohn" (Gobrias, Cyrus) (German translation)
part of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act I (order: 7)