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Delius, Howells & Hadley

Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano, John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Dennis Simons & Robert Growcott (violins), John Chambers (viola), Alexander Cameron (cello), James Lancelot (organ), Francis Grier...

Delius, Howells & Hadley

Delius, Howells & Hadley

Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano, John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Dennis Simons & Robert Growcott (violins), John Chambers (viola), Alexander Cameron (cello), James Lancelot (organ), Francis Grier...

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A 5CD set containing titles from the acclaimed EMI British Composers series, based around the music of Frederick Delius and his contemporaries; Herbert Howells and Patrick Hadley.

Artists

Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano, John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Dennis Simons & Robert Growcott (violins), John Chambers (viola), Alexander Cameron (cello), James Lancelot (organ), Francis Grier (organ), Felicity Palmer (soprano), Robert Lloyd (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Britten Quartet, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Bach Choir, Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, Sir Charles Groves, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Adrian Boult, Philip Ledger

Contents and tracklist

Delius: Songs of Sunset on Texts by Ernest Dowson, RT II / 5
Work length29:36
No. 1, "A song of the setting sun!" (Chorus)
Track length3:05
No. 2, "Cease smiling, Dear!" (Mezzo-soprano, Baritone)
Track length4:48
No. 3, "Pale amber sunlight falls across" (Chorus)
Track length3:56
No. 4, "Exceeding sorrow consumeth my sad heart!" (Mezzo-soprano)
Track length3:47
No. 5, "By the sad waters of separation" (Baritone)
Track length4:31
No. 6, "See how the trees and osiers lithe" (Chorus)
Track length3:17
No. 7, "I was not sorrowful, I could not weep" (Baritone)
Track length3:13
No. 8, "They are not long, the weeping and the laughter" (Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Chorus)
Track length2:59
Delius: Arabesque (1992 Remaster)
Work length11:46
This work is only available as an album download.
Delius: A Mass of Life, FIRST PART
Work length33:40
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I. 'O Du mein Wille!' (Animato, con fervore) [1992 Remaster]
Track length5:37
II. "Erhebt eure Herzen" (Recit, Animoso, con alcuna licenza)
Track length1:59
III. 'In dein Auge schaute ich jüngst' (Andante tranquillo con dolcezza) [1992 Remaster]
Track length14:06
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. 'Wehe mir!' (Agitato ma moderato) [1992 Remaster]
Track length2:58
V. 'Nacht ist es' (Andante molto tranquillo) [1992 Remaster]
Track length9:00
Delius: A Mass of Life, RT II / 4, Pt. 2: No. 6, On the Mountains, a. Orchestral Introduction
Work length3:59
Delius: A Mass of Life, SECOND PART
Work length1:02:03
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I. 'Herauf! nun herauf!' (1992 Remaster)
Track length4:45
II. 'Süße Leier!' (Andante) [1992 Remaster]
Track length4:58
III. Lento (Orchestra) [1992 Remaster]
Track length4:31
'La la la' (1992 Remaster)
Track length15:28
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. 'Heißer Mittag schläft' (Lento molto) [1992 Remaster]
Track length14:46
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V. 'Gottes Weh ist tiefer' (Allegro ma non tropp, con gravità) [1992 Remaster]
Track length3:42
VI. 'Kommt! Laßt uns jetzo wandelnl' (Largo, con solennità) [1992 Remaster]
Track length13:53
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Howells: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 25 "Fantasy String Quartet"
Work length13:20
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  • Britten Quartet
Howells: String Quartet No. 3 "In Gloucestershire"
Work length30:26
  • Britten Quartet
I. With Easy and Flexible Movement
Track length9:57
II. Fairly Quick, but Always Rhythmical
Track length2:05
III. Slow in Pace, with Much Feeling
Track length9:40
IV. Allegro vivace, assai ritmico
Track length8:44
Delius: String Quartet in E Minor
Work length28:43
  • Britten Quartet
I. With Animation
Track length8:24
II. Quick and Lightly
Track length4:44
III. Late Swallows. Slow and Wistful
Track length9:51
IV. Very Quick and Vigorously
Track length5:44
Howells: Hymnus Paradisi
Work length45:44
I. Preludio (orch. only)
Track length4:10
II. Requiem aeternam (chorus, soprano)
Track length9:52
III. The Lord is my shepherd (sop, ten, chorus)
Track length7:28
IV. Sanctus / I will lift up mine eyes (chorus, sop, ten)
Track length9:55
V. I heard a voice from heaven (ten, chorus, sop)
Track length4:38
VI. Holy is the true light (chorus, sop, ten)
Track length9:41
Howells: Concerto for string orchestra
Work length28:15
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I. Allegro, assai vivace - Lento, doloroso - Vivo, come prima
Track length10:04
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II. Quasi lento, teneramente - Lento assai, appassionato
Track length8:40
III. Allegro vivo, ritmico e giocoso - Ancora poco meno mosso - Brioso - Come prima - Lento, dolente ma dolce
Track length9:31
Hadley, P: My beloved spake
Work length2:47
Hadley, P: I sing of a maiden
Work length2:31
Hadley, P: The Hills
Work length36:14
Prologue. Along the Old Manchester Coach Road
Track length5:01
I. (a) The Hills in Spring. "We Are the Hills"
Track length1:09
I. (b) The Hills in Spring. "From Chinley Churn and Rushup Ridge"
Track length1:36
I. (c) The Hills in Spring. "Now Climb, Climb on Aloft"
Track length2:30
II. Interlude. In Taxal Woods
Track length6:21
III. (a) Wedding. "Clatter Poo, Billy Bally"
Track length4:12
III. (b) Wedding. "Hail the Bride and Bridegroom, and Farewell!"
Track length4:06
III. (c) Wedding. "Do I Wake or Dream?"
Track length5:40
Epilogue. The Hills by Moonlight
Track length5:39
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