‎Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills by Sir Charles Groves

"Ha, ha, ha … Stop! Stop! I am quite out of breath" (Chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe)

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

6:20

"Oh! I cannot sleep" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

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

3:36

"Ah! There's Palmyra" (Simon Perez, Palmyra, The Slaves)

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

3:19

"But here comes Martinez" (Simon Perez, The Slaves, Don José Martinez, Palmyra)

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

1:52

"O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me" (Koanga, Palmyra, Don José, Simon Perez)

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

7:24

"If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

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

2:13

"Agreed then, that's a bargain!" (Don José, Simon Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga)

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

2:28

"Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you" (Palmyra, Clotilda, Don José, Koanga, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

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

3:15

"Now once in a way we are free for a day" (The Slaves)

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

3:02

"He will meet her when the sun goes down" (The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

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

3:39

"How time flows on!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, Clotilda, The Slaves)

John Alldis Choir, Keith Erwen, Jean Allister, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis, Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves

6:07

"The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Don José)

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

5:35

"Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me" (Koanga, The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

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

2:57

La Calinda, "Hail to thee, mighty Prince!" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Koanga, Don José)

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

4:00

"Where is Palmyra?" (Koanga, Don José)

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

1:32

"Hear me, God Voodoo. I have betrayed my trust" (Koanga)

Eugene Holmes, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

3:49

Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

2:19

"Ah! Ah! … Onyame! Onyame! … Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes" (The Slaves, Rangwan)

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

6:00

"Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest" (Koanga, Rangwan, The Slaves)

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

4:50

Dance. Furioso - "See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him" (The Slaves)

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

4:14

"Sick and pale the sun sinks down" (The Slaves)

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

1:41

"Ah! I hear Palmyra's voice" (Palmyra, Koanga, The Slaves)

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

5:59

"Fools you are to weep and wail!" (Don José, The Slaves)

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

4:24

"Ah! Tell me where Koanga is!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez)

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

2:22

"Koanga! … Now, by the seven times seven plagues" (Simon Perez, Koanga, Palmyra)

Keith Erwen, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Holmes, Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves

1:30

"I cannot bear the sight!" (Palmyra, Koanga)

Eugene Holmes, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

3:36

Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

6:37

"How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die" (Renée, Hélène, Jeanne, Aurore, Olive, Paulette)

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

3:35

With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

8:18

Very slow (The wide, far distance - The great solitude) - Slow and solemnly -

Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

3:29

In Tempo -

Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Christopher Bishop

Producer
John Willan

Producer
Christopher Parker

Balance Engineer
Stuart Eltham

Balance Engineer

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

RECORD LABEL

Frederick Delius

Sir Charles Groves

John Alldis Choir

Simon Estes

London Symphony Orchestra

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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