Belshazzar, HWV 61: Air “To Pow’r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due” (Gobrias)

~ Recording by Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Belshazzar, HWV 61: Air “To Pow’r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due” (Gobrias)3:55George Frideric HandelHandel’s Finest Arias for Base VoiceHandel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan CohenAlbum
  • GB2012-12-03
Hyperion (UK classical)CDA67842
1.10Belshazzar, HWV 61: Air “To Pow’r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due” (Gobrias)3:55George Frideric HandelHandel’s Finest Arias for Base VoiceHandel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan CohenAlbum
  • XW2012-12-03
Hyperion (UK classical)CDA67842

Relationships

recording engineer:David Hinitt (UK recording engineer, early 21c)
producer:Adrian Peacock (bass vocalist, producer)
bass vocals:Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
orchestra:Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
conductor:Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
recorded at:All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
recording of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 3, Scene 3, Air "To pow'r immortal my first thanks" (Gobrias) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)

Related works

Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act 3, Scene 3, Air "To pow'r immortal my first thanks" (Gobrias)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1744)
librettist:Charles Jennens
later translated versions:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act III, no. 45. Air "Den ew'gen Mächten sei der der erste Dank" (Gobrias) (German translation)
part of:Belshazzar, HWV 61: Act III (order: 8)