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CHAN 9022
Elgar: Sea Pictures Op. 37
Running Time: 63:36
CD UPC: 0095115902226
Release Date: February 1992
Originally recorded in 1991
Release Date: February 1992
Originally recorded in 1991
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Sir Edward Elgar
Mezzo Voice contralto
Linda Finnie
Linda Finnie
Solo organ
Roderick Elms
Roderick Elms
Choral
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Bryden Thomson
Bryden Thomson
Venue
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Peter Newble
Peter Newble
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir
Temporarily out of stock
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)
Sea Pictures Op.37
24:47
A Cycle of Five Songs for COntralto and Orchestra
Ein Zyklus von fünf Liedern für Altstimme und Orchester
Un cycle de cinq mélodies pour contralto et orchestre
1.
1
Sea Slumber-Song
5:29
Andantino
words by Hon. Roden Noel
2.
2
In Haven (Capri)
1:49
Allegretto
words by Caroline Alice Elgar
3.
3
Sabbath Morning at Sea
5:59
Moderato - Grandioso
from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
4.
4
Where Corals Lie
4:26
Allegretto ma non troppo
words by Richard Garnett
5.
5
The Swimmer
6:48
Allegro di molto
from a poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon
The Music Makers Op.69
39:05
Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
for Contralto, Chorus and Orchestra
für Altstimme, Chor und Orchester;
pour contralto, choeur et orchestre
6.
Introduction
3:26
Moderato e nobilmente
7.
'We are the music makers'
2:18
Larghetto
8.
'With wonderful deathless ditties'
1:47
Allegro
9.
'We, in the ages lying'
3:51
Allegretto - Moderato
10.
'A breath of our inspiration'
4:14
Molto tranquillo - Più Allegro ma maestoso - Grandioso
11.
'They had no vision amazing'
3:41
Lento, quasi recit.
12.
'And therefore today is thrilling'
4:25
Allegro molto - Maestoso
13.
'But we, with our dreaming and singing'
3:11
Andantino
14.
'For we are afar with the dawning'
2:36
Come prima
15.
'Great hail! We cry to the comers'
9:36
Allegro
Solo: Roderick Elms organ
Choral: London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
8-9 April 1991
