‎Roxanna Panufnik: Beastly Tales by Patricia Rozario

On the Ganga's greenest isle lived Kuroop the crocodile (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile)

Sian Edwards, Yvonne Howard, Roderick Williams, Patricia Rozario, City of London Sinfonia

4:56

One day, Mrs Crocodile, gorged on mangoes, with a smile (Narrator, Mrs Crocodile, Mr Crocodile)

Roderick Williams, City of London Sinfonia

4:03

When the monkey saw Kuroop he let out a joyful whoop (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

6:03

Death by drowning, death by slaughter - death by land or death by water (Monkey, Narrator, Mr Crocodile)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

5:38

Brekek, ko-ash/Once upon a time a frog croaked away in Bingle Bog (Frog, Narrator, Nightingale, Creatures of the Bog)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

4:34

Next night when the nightingale shook her head and twitched her tail (Narrator, Nightingale, Frog)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

3:45

Though next morning it was raining, he began her vocal training (Narrator, Nightingale, Frog)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

2:04

Every day the frog who'd sold her songs for silver tried to scold her (Narrator, Frog, Nightingale)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

6:14

Once or twice upon a time in the land of Runnyrhyme (Narrator, Hare, Mouse, Vole, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia

5:22

One day by the Fauna Fountain near the noble Mammal Mountain (Narrator, Hare, Mouse, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia

3:31

'Here!' the hare said: 'Sunday noon'...So, at the appointed time all the beasts of Runnyrhyme (Hare, Narrator, General Public, Reporters, Secretary Bird, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

6:24

Suddenly the dizzy hare saw a field of mushrooms where (Narrator, Hare)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

2:42

Off the hare went, fancy-free. One hour passed, then two, then three (Narrator, Tortoise)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

5:42

But it was in fact the hare, with a calm insouciant air (Narrator, Pressmen, Will Wolf, Hare, Mole, Mouse)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

4:38

Roxanna Panufnik

Composer
Patricia Rozario

Soprano
Sian Edwards

Vocals, Conductor
City of London Sinfonia

Orchestra
Roderick Williams

Baritone

David Groves

Producer

Roxanna Panufnik: Beastly Tales

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