Williams / Terfel / Davis / Bbc Singers Belshazzars Feast Job CD

Walton - Belshazzar's Feast; Vaughan Williams - Job Andrew Davis, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra Bryn Terfel (Artist) The CD features the voice of Bryn Terfel and a stirring performance of Walton's great work. The text, taken directly from the King James Version of the Bible by Osbert Sitwell, has been intelligently chosen: it begins with Isaiah's prophecy that Israel will be taken away to Babylon, continues with the lament in Psalm 137 which begins "By the waters of Babylon we sat down" then proceeds through the book of Revelation prophecies about Babylon the Great, before focusing on Daniel's account of Belshazzar's Feast. The work concludes by going back to Revelation to the song of rejoicing sung by the people of God when Babylon is no more.

1. Thus Spake Isaiah 2. If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem 3. Babylon Was a Great City 4. Praise Ye 5. Thus in Babylon the Mighty City 6. And in That Same Hour 7. Then Sing Aloud to God Our Strength 8. The Trumpeters and Pipers Are Silent 9. Then Sing Aloud to God Our Strength 10. Scene I - Introduction 11. Sarabande of the Sons of God 12. Scene II - Satan's Dance of Triumph 13. Scene III - Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives 14. Scene IV - Job's Dream 15. Scene V - Dance of the Three Messengers 16. Scene VI - Dance of Job's Comforters 17. Scene VII - Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty 18. Pavane of the Sons of the Morning 19. Scene VIII - Gaillard of the Sons of the Morning 20. Altar Dance 21. Scene IX - Epilogue