Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

Album

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

by Sir Charles Groves

200333 tracks138 min

Tracklist

1

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Prologue: "Ha, ha, ha … Stop! Stop! I am quite out of breath" (Chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe)

Elaine Barry/Pamela Smith/Eleanor Capp/Valerie Hill/Doreen Walker/Jean Temperley/Lesley Reid/Patricia Hogan/Simon Estes/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

6:20
2

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh! I cannot sleep" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

Claudia Lindsey/Keith Erwen/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:36
3

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Ah! There's Palmyra" (Simon Perez, Palmyra, The Slaves)

Keith Erwen/Claudia Lindsey/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:19
4

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "But here comes Martinez" (Simon Perez, The Slaves, Don José Martinez, Palmyra)

Keith Erwen/Raimund Herincx/Claudia Lindsey/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

1:52
5

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me" (Koanga, Palmyra, Don José, Simon Perez)

Eugene Holmes/Claudia Lindsey/Raimund Herincx/Keith Erwen/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

7:24
6

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/Raimund Herincx/Keith Erwen/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

2:13
7

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Agreed then, that's a bargain!" (Don José, Simon Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga)

Raimund Herincx/Keith Erwen/Jean Allister/Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

2:28
8

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you" (Palmyra, Clotilda, Don José, Koanga, Simon Perez, Th

Claudia Lindsey/Jean Allister/Raimund Herincx/Eugene Holmes/Keith Erwen/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:15
9

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Now once in a way we are free for a day" (The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/Sir Charles Groves

3:02
10

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "He will meet her when the sun goes down" (The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

London Symphony Orchestra/Jean Allister/Sir Charles Groves/Keith Erwen/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis

3:39
11

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "How time flows on!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, Clotilda, The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra/Claudia Lindsey/Sir Charles Groves/Keith Erwen/Jean Allister

6:07
12

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Don José)

London Symphony Orchestra/Claudia Lindsey/Sir Charles Groves/Raimund Herincx/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis

5:35
13

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me" (Koanga, The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

London Symphony Orchestra/Eugene Holmes/Sir Charles Groves/Jean Allister/Keith Erwen/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis

2:57
14

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: La Calinda, "Hail to thee, mighty Prince!" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Koanga, Don José)

London Symphony Orchestra/Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/Sir Charles Groves/Raimund Herincx/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis

4:00
15

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Where is Palmyra?" (Koanga, Don José)

London Symphony Orchestra/Eugene Holmes/Sir Charles Groves/Raimund Herincx

1:32
16

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Hear me, God Voodoo. I have betrayed my trust" (Koanga)

London Symphony Orchestra/Eugene Holmes/Sir Charles Groves

3:49
17

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -

Eugene Holmes/Claudia Lindsey/Raimund Herincx/Keith Erwen/Jean Allister/Simon Estes/Elaine Barry/Pamela Smith/Eleanor Capp/Valerie Hill/Doreen Walker/Jean Temperley/Lesley Reid/Patricia Hogan/John Dudley/William Mason/John Alldis Choir/John

2:19
18

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Ah! … Onyame! Onyame! … Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes" (The Slaves, Rangwan)

Simon Estes/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

6:00
19

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest" (Koanga, Rangwan, The Slaves)

Eugene Holmes/Simon Estes/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

4:50
20

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Dance. Furioso - "See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him" (The Slaves)

John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

4:14
21

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Sick and pale the sun sinks down" (The Slaves)

John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

1:41
22

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! I hear Palmyra's voice" (Palmyra, Koanga, The Slaves)

Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

5:59
23

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Fools you are to weep and wail!" (Don José, The Slaves)

Raimund Herincx/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

4:24
24

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Tell me where Koanga is!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez)

Claudia Lindsey/Keith Erwen/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

2:22
25

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Koanga! … Now, by the seven times seven plagues" (Simon Perez, Koanga, Palmyra)

Keith Erwen/Eugene Holmes/Claudia Lindsey/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

1:30
26

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "I cannot bear the sight!" (Palmyra, Koanga)

Claudia Lindsey/Eugene Holmes/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

4:20
27

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:36
28

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

6:37
29

Delius: Koanga, RT I/4, Epilogue: "How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die" (Renée, Hélène, Jeanne, Aurore, Olive, Paulette)

Elaine Barry/Pamela Smith/Eleanor Capp/Doreen Walker/Lesley Reid/Patricia Hogan/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:35
30

Delius: A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -

Miriam Bowen/Peter Bingham/Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Edmund Walters/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

8:18
31

Delius: A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very slow (The wide, far distance - The great solitude) - Slow and solemnly -

Miriam Bowen/Peter Bingham/Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Edmund Walters/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

3:29
32

Delius: A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: In Tempo -

Miriam Bowen/Peter Bingham/Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Edmund Walters/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

2:43
33

Delius: A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very quietly - Tempo primo

Miriam Bowen/Peter Bingham/Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Edmund Walters/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Groves

10:28

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