‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

1:32

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

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Holmes

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, John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves

6:00

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

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

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)

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

3:36

Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

6:37

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

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

3:35

With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -

Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

8:18

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

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

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass
John Alldis Choir

Chorus

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

London Symphony Orchestra

Simon Estes

John Alldis Choir

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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