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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Raimund Herincx, 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)

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

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)

Sir Charles Groves, Claudia Lindsey, 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)

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

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 -

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
John Alldis

Conductor
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass

John Willan

Producer
Christopher Bishop

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 Choir

John Alldis

Simon Estes

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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