Koanga ; The song of the high hills / by Frederick Delius.

Author/creator Delius, Frederick
Format Audio (Streaming)
Publication Info[Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, [2005]
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
Operas.

Other author/creatorAllister, Jean, vocalist.
Other author/creatorBingham, Peter (Tenor), vocalist.
Other author/creatorBowern, Miriam, vocalist.
Other author/creatorErwen, Keith, vocalist.
Other author/creatorEstes, Simon, vocalist.
Other author/creatorGroves, Charles, 1915-1992, conductor.
Other author/creatorHerincx, Raimund, vocalist.
Other author/creatorHolmes, Eugene, vocalist.
Other author/creatorLindsey, Claudia, vocalist.
Included WorkDelius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Song of the high hills.
Uniform titleKoanga
Contents Koanga. Prologue: Ha, ha, ha ... Stop! stop! I am quite out of breath (chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe) ; Act I. Oh! I cannot sleep (Palmyra, Perez, Slaves) ; Ah! There's Palmyra (Perez, Palmyra, Slaves) ; But here comes Martinez (Perez, Slaves, Martinez, Palmyra) ; O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me (Koanga, Palmyra, Martinez, Perez) ; If you agree to work with us, Koanga (Palmyra, Koanga, Martinez, Perez, Slaves) ; Agreed then, that's a bargain! (Martinez, Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga) ; Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you (Palmyra, Clotilda, Martinez, Koanga, Perez, Slaves) ; Act II. Now once in a way we are free for a day (Slaves) ; He will meet her when the sun goes down (Slaves, Clotilda, Perez) ; How time flows on! (Palmyra, Perez, Clotilda, Slaves) ; The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender (Palmyra, Slaves, Martinez) ; Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me (Koanga, Slaves, Clotilda, Perez) ; Hail to thee, mighty Prince! (La Calinda) (Palmyra, Slaves, Koanga, Martinez) ; Where is Palmyra? (Koanga, Martinez) ; Hear me, God Voodoo: I have betrayed my trust (Koanga) ; Act III. (Lento: molto tranquillo) ; Ah! Ah! ... Onyame! Onyame! ... Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes (Slaves, Rangwan) ; Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest (Koanga, Rangwan, Slaves) ; (Dance: Furioso)--See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him (Slaves) ; Sick and pale the sun sinks down (Slaves) ; Ah!...I hear Palmyra's voice (Palmyra, Koanga, Slaves) ; Fools you are to weep and wail! (Martinez, Slaves) ; Ah! Tell me where Koanga is! (Palmyra, Perez) ; Koanga! ... Now, by the seven times seven plagues (Perez, Koanga, Palmyra) ; I cannot bear the sight! (Palmyra, Koanga) ; My lord Koanga dead! (Palmyra) ; (Lento -- Molto moderato e tranquillo) ; Epilogue: How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die (Planters' Daughters, except Marie and Hortense) -- The Song of the High Hills.
General notePreviously released as a compact disc.
General noteThe 1st work an opera in 3 acts with prologue and epilogue; libretto by C.F. Keary, revised by Douglas Craig and Andrew Page; the 2nd work for soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra; textless.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012).
Performer In the 1st work: Claudia Lindsey, soprano ; Jean Allister, contralto ; Keith Erwen, tenor ; Eugene Holmes, baritone ; Raimund Herincx, Simon Estes, basses ; supporting soloists ; John Alldis Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Charles Groves, conductor. In the 2nd work: Miriam Bowern, soprano ; Peter Bingham, tenor ; Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at Kingsway Hall 19-26 September, 1973 and the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 18 & 19 June 1973.
Genre/formSound recordings.

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