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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

1:32

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Holmes, Sir Charles Groves

3:49

Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

2:19

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

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis

Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass

Christopher Bishop

Producer
John Willan

Producer
Christopher Parker

Balance Engineer
Stuart Eltham

Balance Engineer

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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Frederick Delius

Sir Charles Groves

John Alldis

London Symphony Orchestra

Simon Estes

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Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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