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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:Charles Jennens
later translated versions:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act II, no. 30a. Recitative "Ihr Weisen" (Belshazzar) (German translation)
part of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act II (order: 13)

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1990-07Belshazzar: Act 2, Scene 2, Recitativo "Ye sages! welcome always to your king" (Belshazzar); Recitativo "Alas! too hard a task the king imposes" (Wise Men)Nicolas Robertson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Nigel Short, Richard Wistreich, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock1:06
Belshazzar: Act II. Scene 2. 31a. Recitative (Belshazzar) "Ye sages, welcome always to your king" - 31b. Trio (Wisemen) "Alas! too hard a task the king imposes" - 32a. Chorus "O misery! O terror! hopeless grief!"Les Arts Florissants, William Christie2:12