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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
Work length29:36
A song of the setting sun (Quietly) -
Track length3:05
Cease smiling, dear! (with easy movement) -
Track length4:48
Pale amber moonlight falls (Slow)
Track length3:56
Exceeding sorrow consumeth my sad heart (Con tristezza. Not too slow) -
Track length3:47
By the sad waters of separation (with quiet movement)
Track length4:31
See how the trees (Freshly) -
Track length3:17
I was not sorrowful (Very quietly but not too slow) -
Track length3:13
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter (Quietly)
Track length2:59
Delius: Arabesque
Work length11:46
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Delius: A Mass of Life (1992 Digital Remaster), FIRST PART
Work length33:40
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I. 'O Du mein Wille!' (Animato, con fervore)
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)
Track length14:06
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IV. 'Wehe mir!' (Agitato ma moderato)
Track length2:58
V. 'Nacht ist es' (Andante molto tranquillo)
Track length9:00
Delius: A Mass of Life (1992 Digital Remaster), SECOND PART
Work length1:06:02
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Auf den Bergen (On the Mountains) (Andante) (Orchestra)
Track length3:59
I. 'Herauf! nun herauf!' (Con elevazione e vigore)
Track length4:45
II. 'Süße Leier!' (Andante)
Track length4:58
III. Lento (Orchestra) -
Track length4:31
'La la la'
Track length15:28
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IV. 'Heißer Mittag schläft' (Lento molto)
Track length14:46
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V. 'Gottes Weh ist tiefer' (Allegro ma non tropp, con gravità) -
Track length3:42
VI. 'Kommt! Laßt uns jetzo wandelnl' (Largo, con solennità)
Track length13:53
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Howells: Fantasy Quartet Op. 25
Work length13:20
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  • Britten Quartet
  • Recorded: 1995-03-22
  • Recording Venue: 19-22 March 1995 / St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol
Howells: In Gloucestershire, (String Quartet No. 3)
Work length30:26
  • Britten Quartet
  • Recorded: 1995-03-22
  • Recording Venue: 19-22 March 1995 / St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol
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
Work length28:43
  • Britten Quartet
  • Recorded: 1995-03-22
  • Recording Venue: 19-22 March 1995 / St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol
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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  • Alexander Cameron (cello), Dennis Simons (violin), John Chambers (viola), Robert Growcott (violin)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1999-01-01
  • Recording Venue: 17 & 19 November 1973, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
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: Prologue: Along the Old Manchester Coach Road (Andante con moto - Lento) [bass, chorus]
Work length5:01
Hadley, P: The Hills, I. The Hills in Spring
Work length5:15
'We are the Hills' (Moderato - Vivace ma non troppo) - [chorus]
Track length1:09
'From Chinley Churn and Rushup Ridge' - [chorus, soprano, tenor]
Track length1:36
'Now climb, climb on aloft' (Molto moderato - Presto) [soprano, tenor, chorus]
Track length2:30
Hadley, P: The Hills: II. Interlude: In Taxal Woods (Andante tranquillo) [tenor, soprano]
Work length6:21
Hadley, P: The Hills, III. Wedding
Work length13:58
'Clatter poo, billy bally' (Giocoso) - [chorus]
Track length4:12
'Hail the bride and bridegroom, and farewell!' (Molto moderato - Vivace non troppo - Molto moderato) - [chorus, soprano, tenor]
Track length4:06
'Do I wake or dream?' (Poco più mosso - Allegro agitato) [bass]
Track length5:40
Hadley, P: The Hills: Epilogue: The Hills by Moonlight (Lento tranquillo - Andante con moto - Lento tranquillo) [chorus, soprano, tenor]
Work length5:39
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