Relationships

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)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1990-07-11 – 1990-07-19Belshazzar: Act 1, Scene 2, Recitativo "Well may they laugh" (Gobrias, Cyrus); Accompagnato "Oh memory! Still bitter to my soul" (Gobrias)Catherine Robbin, David Wilson-Johnson, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock1:19
Belshazzar: Act I. Scene 3. 5a. Recitative (Gobrias) "Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe" - 5b. Accompagnato (Gobrias) "Oh memory"Les Arts Florissants, William Christie1:27