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Artwork for Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Thomas Hampson, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Thomas Hampson, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

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  1. Released on EMI Classics, also Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Maria Callas), Tosca: “Vissi d'arte” (Tosca) (Maria Callas) and Orphée et Eurydice : « J’ai perdu mon Eurydice » (Maria Callas)

  2. Produced by David R. Murray, also Requiem: Pie Jesu (Sarah Brightman), Porgy and Bess, Act 1 Scene 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Girls of Chorus) (Craig Rutenberg) and Two Fanfares: 2. Short Ride in a Fast Machine (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)

  3. Engineered by Mike Clements, also Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequenz: Lacrimosa dies illa (London Philharmonic Choir), Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Felicity Lott) and Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Kyrie (London Philharmonic Choir)

  4. Recorded at Symphony Hall, also Two Fanfares: 2. Short Ride in a Fast Machine (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra), The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) and Stabat Mater: VI. Chrystus niech mi bedzie grodem (Simon Halsey)

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Written by
William Walton
Produced by
David R. Murray
Performed by
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Thomas Hampson
Engineered by
Mike Clements
Part of
Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony no. 1
Recorded at
Symphony Hall
Released on
EMI Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by Thomas Hampson

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was performed by Thomas Hampson

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was produced by David R. Murray

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was produced by David R. Murray

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was written by William Walton

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was written by William Walton

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City is part of the release Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony no. 1

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City is part of the release Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony no. 1

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  7. 7MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was recorded at Symphony Hall

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was recorded at Symphony Hall

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  8. 8MusicBrainz EMI Classics is the label of the song Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City

    EMI Classics is the label of the song Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City

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  9. 9MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was engineered by Mike Clements

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was engineered by Mike Clements

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  10. 10MusicBrainz Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was released on 1998

    Belshazzar's Feast: Thus in Babylon, the Mighty City was released on 1998

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