‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

1:32

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

Sir Charles Groves, Eugene Holmes, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

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)

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

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

3:29

In Tempo -

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
John Alldis

Conductor

John Willan

Producer
Christopher Bishop

Producer
Christopher Parker

Balance Engineer
Stuart Eltham

Balance Engineer

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

RECORD LABEL

Frederick Delius

Sir Charles Groves

Simon Estes

London Symphony Orchestra

John Alldis

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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